Hawaii Sports Radio Network

What a week that saw games 1 & 2 of the NBA Finals, The Epic French Open Championships on both Menʻs and Womenʻs side, Nations League Championship in Europe, plus Aaron Rodgers makes it official!

Happy Aloha Friday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul kick off the day talking about another insane Indiana Pacers comeback to begin the NBA Finals, snatching Game 1 from the OKC Thunder with another Hali stunner.

We discuss the UH athletics director search coming to an end after President Wendy Hensel recommended Matt Elliott to be the next AD for the Rainbow Warriors.

The first hour closes out with some UH women's basketball talk after Hawaii News Now's Cienna Pilotin spoke to former Rainbow Wahine star Daejah Phillips about the guard's sudden in-season departure from the program.

Hour 2 recycles the UH AD conversation, hearing from committee co-chair Jack Tsui regarding the importance of capital support for the school and the process that ended with Elliott as the choice.

We talk about Special Olympics Hawaii's 2025 State Summer Games that will kick off later Friday evening and the fun-filled weekend ahead that will be covered on HSRN's YouTube channel.

The show closes out with a special guest joining Ku & Paul for a fun chat about tumbling, Uncle Kev and the draw of the theatre.

Happy Aloha (Breaking News) Thursday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul go live on YouTube after University of Hawai'i President Wendy Hensel announced that she will recommend former UCLA Chief Strategy Officer Matt Elliott to be the next athletics director for UH.

We break down the newest Hawai'i softball head coaching hire as the Rainbow Wahine tabbed Long Beach State associate HC Panita Thanatharn as the fourth head coach in UH softball history on Wednesday afternoon.

The hour closes out with Paul giving some local basketball recruiting information after HPU picked up another transfer and UH forward Roy Igwe left the team to sign professionally in Japan.

You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.

Hour 2 opens with more thoughts from Ku & Paul regarding UH President Wendy Hensel recommending former UCLA CSO Matt Elliott to be the next athletics director for the University of Hawai'i.

We hear from brand new Hawai'i softball head coach Panita Thanatharn's intro presser after the 42-year-old softball lifer spoke to local media on Wednesday. 

We also discuss the breaking NFL news with Aaron Rodgers and the Steelers while closing out the show with a brief preview of the NBA Finals that begin on Thursday between the Pacers and Thunder.

You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.

Happy Mana Wahine Wednesday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul kick off a wild day talking about the latest rumors surrounding the UH athletics director search before moving over to the latest college realignment news after Utah Valley announced that they will join the Big West in 2026.

Paul gives some more organized thoughts on the Knicks moving on from HC Tom Thibodeau, discussing who he would and would not like to be considered to take his place in the head chair,

The first hour closes out with more UH AD talk as Ku & Paul begin to talk about some of the background of the reported finalists for the job.

Hour 2 continues the UH AD search conversation as Ku & Paul go further in-depth in the backgrounds of three different candidates, explaining why certain questions are fair when looking at potential red flags.

We discuss more of the Big West adding Utah Valley & what could happen with the remaining schools in the WAC to close out the show. 

Happy Tuesday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul open the show talking about the loss of multiple Hawai'i baseball players to the transfer portal, including Cooper Walls and Itsuki Takemoto.

We hear Michael Lasquero's conversation with Saint Louis great and 2025 HHSAA Hall of Honor inductee Pupu Sepulona after the celebratory dinner last weekend.

We close out the first hour with some breaking NBA news as the New York Knicks moved on from head coach Tom Thibodeau, per ESPN's Shams Charania.

Hour 2 opens up with some looks along the NFL newswire with a few Hawai'i-tied storylines while Paul processes his feelings about the Knicks moving on from Thibs.

The conversation moves over to the diamond as Ku breaks down the latest happenings in softball from the Women's College World Series while Paul makes fun of the SEC underachieving in baseball's Men's College World Series regional round.

The show closes out with a re-hashing of the "what makes a superstar" debate from Monday as Ku shares her favorite example of her standards for superstardom. 

Happy Aloha Monday, beautiful people! Ku, Paul & Michael kick off the show discussing the Eastern Conference Finals finish as the Pacers kicked out the Knicks in six games to reach the NBA Finals for the first time in a quarter of a century.

We discuss the end of a few eras as the NBA on TNT's coverage closed out with the ECF and five schools officially notifying the Mountain West of the intent to leave the conference after this year.

The first hour closes with a fun discussion about what makes an NBA player a "superstar" and if the league is in need of some new ones or already have them.

You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.