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Happy Tuesday, beautiful people! The men’s college basketball transfer portal officially has opened, giving Ku & Paul plenty of ammo to open the show talking about with the University of Hawai’i seeing plenty of movement.
UH athletics director Matt Elliott joins the show at the bottom of the hour to give updates on a variety of topics facing the school, including the new local media rights deal, the latest in contract talks with MBB coach Eran Ganot and where the hiring process stands for the WBB head coaching job.
Hour 2 starts by recapping our conversation with Hawai’i AD Matt Elliott, giving our biggest takeaways from the plethora of information the school’s top athletics administrator divulged in the first hour.
We shift to the baseball diamond, hearing from HPU HC Dane Fujinaka, freshman LHP Nick Blakeney and pitching coach Zach Swanstrom after the Sharks swept a Monday doubleheader against crosstown rival Chaminade.
The day wraps up with a quick recap of Paul’s thoughts from the NCAA men’s basketball national title game before Ku sends off her morning show partner for the foreseeable future as he and his wife await the birth of their daughter.
Powered by true freshman LHP Nick Blakeney’s first career complete game, the Hawai’i Pacific University baseball team swept Monday’s doubleheader over cross island rival Chaminade with 6-2 and 15-3 victories in a pair of seven inning contests at Hans L’Orange Park in Waipahu. READ MORE.
Happy Aloha Monday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul recap a weekend filled with basketball that finally saw UCLA crowned atop the women’s hoops world.
We also discuss the women’s portal opening, seeing Keiara Curtis put her name in to transfer after a big freshman season with Hawaii.
The first hour wraps up talking about Hawai’i men’s volleyball’s impressive weekend wins at UC Irvine, hearing from HC Charlie Wade after sweeping the Anteaters.
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Na Menehune improved to 8-1 in league play and are at the top of the OIA East after their 5-1 win over the Falcons. Kalani drops to 6-2 in league play.
We start the show with the news that former UH Men's Basketball Associate Head coach Brad Davidson will be leaving Mānoa to take an assistant coach position at USC. University of Hawai'i football alum Rocky Savaiigaea joins the show to share about his experience helping those on the North Shore who were affected by the Kona Low storms, living true to his brand The Village HI. Later in the hour, Ku'u welcomes Nā Koa Football Club President Daren Kimura who shares about all the exciting things coming up at the annual golf tournament on April 14 and more ways that fans can support the Rainbow Warrior football program.
Ku is joined fully by Paul for the 2nd hour for a rare two-hour Thursday show, letting the soon-to-be-dad talk about the nerves of a Spartan Sprint April coinciding with the birth of his daughter.
We shift gears to the volleyball court, hearing from Hawaii men’s volleyball head coach Charlie Wade ahead of a critical weekend road series against No. 5 UC Irvine.
The day wraps up previewing Senior Weekend in the pool for the University of Hawaii women’s water polo squad and Paul's thoughts on former Hawaii men's basketball Associate HC Brad Davidson heading to USC.
Hawai‘i Pacific powered past Fresno Pacific, 13–9, in a high-scoring PacWest matchup at Hans L’Orange Park.
The Sharks jumped out early with three runs in the first and led 4–2 after two innings before Fresno Pacific surged ahead with a five-run stretch across the third and fourth to take a 7–4 lead.
HPU answered immediately, tying the game at 7–7 in the fourth behind RBI hits from Noah Hata and Jayden Gabrillo. The momentum fully swung in the sixth when Tyler Arnold launched a two-run homer to put the Sharks back in front for good.
Arnold finished with two home runs and four RBIs, while Christian Perez added a homer and four RBIs of his own to lead an 18-hit offensive effort.
Jacob Vanek earned the win in relief, and Noah Rhea closed it out as HPU pulled away late with four runs over the final two innings.
Happy Mana Wahine Wednesday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul open April Fools’ Day talking about some of their favorite pranks pulled by and on them before getting into some of the jokes on social media.
We talk some Rainbow Wahine water polo ahead of their Senior Week, hearing from seniors Roni Perlman & Tara Logan along with HC James Robinson as another successful regular season winds down.
The first hour wraps up chatting some Hawai’i softball, hearing from head coach Panita Thanatharn & 1B/RHP Millie Fidge ahead of a tough road trip against nationally-ranked UCLA & the Big West’s top team UC Santa Barbara.
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Hour 2 gets into some texts joking about Patrick Mahomes being sent to the Jets & Pete Crow-Armstrong getting traded by the Cubs after signing an extension.
Ku & Paul discuss the NCAA’s Division I Oversight Committee approving new tampering punishments & give first blush reactions to a big Wednesday news drop.
The day wraps up previewing Hawaii Pacific baseball’s series opener against Fresno Pacific on Wednesday and the importance of the next month of games for the Sharks.
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It’s a somber but celebratory Tuesday in the Den as Ku & Paul spend the day discussing the legendary 14-year run by Hawaii Rainbow Wahine basketball coach Laura Beeman coming to a close yesterday after the longtime coach announced her retirement.
We touch on her career achievements, hear her press conference opening statement and a few of her answers to questions from the local media one more time.
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Hour 2 continues the celebration of the Laura Beeman era in Hawai’i, getting former Rainbow Wahine G Kelsie Imai on the phone to talk about what her former coach meant to her, her career and the islands as a whole.
We start to look ahead and talk about what the job opening entails as well, going over how attractive the job is, who the candidates might be and the most important things for the University of Hawai’i to focus on in the national search for Beeman’s successor.
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Happy Victory Monday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul return after a weekend filled with Hawai’i wins, discussing big results from the diamond & volleyball court as conference play heats up.
We hear from Hawai’i men’s volleyball head coach Charlie Wade following the weekend sweep of No. 8 UC Santa Barbara & talk about the Rainbow Warriors revving up another level as the regular season winds down.
The first hour wraps up chatting about a wild weekend of March Madness action, the UCONN shot heard ‘round the world & some history of the past 29 years of NCAA men’s basketball champions.
Hour 2 gets back into basketball as Ku & Paul chat about some of the keyboard warriors on the message boards that talked about issues with the MBB program’s coaching staff and NIL efforts.
We wrap up the show talking about dating shows, Ku’s dream trip to Malta & NBC’s coverage of the NBA.
What a weekend as UConn shocks Duke at the buzzer while Michigan and Arizona look dominant! The Ilini give the Big 10 2 chances to end the drought of no champions! Plus, NBA news, MLB quick preview and Ernieʻs closing thought!
Happy Aloha Friday, beautiful people! Paul re-joins Ku’ulei after a fun Sharks Weekly to talk about Hawai’i G Aaron Hunkin-Claytor’s decision to enter his name into the transfer portal and his reaction from yesterday’s surprise news.
The duo discusses their broken March Madness brackets after the first set of Sweet 16 games got played, giving an update on the HSRN pool leaders along with their takes from two very different games on the men’s side from Thursday.
The first hour wraps up with some MLB Opening Day talk after a texter asked opinions on the new coverage on the diamond from NBC after solid reviews from the first run of the 2026 season.
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