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Hour 2 opens on the court, previewing the American Savings Bank Rainbow Wahine Classic for Hawaii women's basketball before looking at the men's matchup against North Dakota on Friday.
We return to the Hawaii Football Senior Night conversation, hearing from the "Tokyo Toe" Kansei Matsuzawa after he was named a Lou Groza Award finalist & Campbell alum Peter Manuma as he prepares for his final couple games playing for the home state.
The show closes out with our Thanksgiving mahalos and appreciations for another year of enjoying sports with the beautiful people.
You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.
Happy Thanksgiving Eve, beautiful people! Ku & Paul have a special YouTube show for the final Wake Up of the week, giving final thoughts ahead of Hawaii-Wyoming football to close out the regular season.
We hear from senior RB Landon Sims and HC Timmy Chang as they look to return the Paniolo Trophy to the islands for the first time since Chang took over.
The first hour wraps up talking high school football ahead of the Division I and II state championship games, hearing Michael Lasquero's chat with Waimea HC Kyle Linoz as the Menehunes look for the program's third state title in four years.
You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.
Hour 2 continues the basketball conversation, hearing from Hawaii Pacific HC Jesse Nakanishi after the Sharks fought hard but fell short on Monday night against the University of Hawai'i.
We get into other results in college basketball's Feast Week, including the 2025 Southwest Maui Invitational that nearly saw Chaminade upsetting Washington State on the opening day.
Happy Tuesday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul open the day recapping Monday night's win for UH over Hawaii Pacific, hearing from Rainbow Warriors HC Eran Ganot after his team improved to 5-2 to begin the season.
We also discuss some national recognition received by the Hawaii football team as senior kicker Kansei Matsuzawa was named one of the three finalists for the Lou Groza Award & HC Timmy Chang was named the AFCA Regional Coach of the Year.
Hour 2 opens up on the hardwood, previewing Monday's matchup between Hawaii Pacific and the University of Hawai'i in a battle for Manoa.
We shift over to women's basketball after the Rainbow Wahine remained perfect to begin the 2025-26 season, taking down Portland on Sunday to win the Bank of Hawaii Classic.
The show wraps up recapping Hawai'i women's volleyball's senior night, closing out the 2025 campaign and UH's run in the Big West.
You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.
Happy Aloha Monday, beautiful people! Ku returns to the Den to talk about the weekend that was in UH athletics, including a brutal loss in Las Vegas against UNLV for the football team.
We also chat about other storylines from the weekend of college football, including Cal firing HC Justin Wilcox and promoting former UH head coach Nick Rolovich to the interim coach position.
You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.
So much going on! UH loses to UNLV, Cambell/Kamehameha advance to State Championship and all the NFL action! Rams continue their roll, Steelers lose again and KC stays alive in the AFC! Plus, Lakers Front Office moves have Monty excited and Ernie crying!
Ku & Kyle dive into final previews and predictions ahead of Hawaii-UNLV, leaning on the over with two dynamic offenses looking primed for big games.
The duo does an abbreviated version of their NFL Quick Picks before welcoming Circa owner & CEO Derek Stevens to close out the show for the week.
You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.
Big West assistant commissioner Dominic Drury continues chatting with Ku & Kyle, diving into the conference point of view of scheduling for basketball and how they look at the impact of the transfer portal.
The hour closes out with Ku & Kyle starting to get back into the UH discussion, looking ahead to the big football game on Friday night against UNLV.
You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.
Happy Aloha Friday, beautiful people! Ku & Kyle recap the Hawaii-Arizona State game from last night while talking about the highlights of the HI-LV After Dark meetup.
Big West assistant commissioner Dominic Drury pops by the cabana, talking about realignment madness from his point of view working in a conference & some of the big upsets in basketball by the Big West to begin the season.
You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.
KC Smurthwaite sticks around to dive into college realignment, media rights for the Mountain West & Pac-12 and some background into merchandise orders for schools, hitting on why the UH bookstore doesn't have men's basketball stuff available.
You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.
Hour 2 continues the conversation with VP of Global Sports & Event Sales for MGM Dan Rush, talking about Hawai'i's draw historically in sports before getting into his hopes for the game against UNLV on Friday.
We hear Hawaii men's basketball head coach Eran Ganot's media availability from earlier in the week before Paul Brecht chimes in with what to expect on Thursday night as the Rainbow Warriors take on Arizona State.
Old friend KC Smurthwaite stops by as the hour wraps up, updating the beautiful people on what he's been up to during the fall.
You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.
On UNLV-Hawaii eve, Ku & Kyle open the show from the cabana talking about the scenarios that the Mountain West put out on Wednesday for teams contending for a spot in the conference championship game.
Dan Rush, the Vice President of Global Sports & Event Sales for MGM, sits down for the rest of the hour to discuss his job, sports tourism and the growth of UNLV football.
You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.
UNLV professor Dr. Bo Bernhard joins Ku & Kyle to close out the day, talking about a range of topics from his family's origin story in Las Vegas to his involvement in the move of the Raiders from Oakland to Sin City.
The conversation shifts towards the islands as Ku & Kyle explore Bernhard's expertise in the Gaming and Economic Development sectors for ways to help Hawai'i benefit from the changing landscape of gambling and sports - the "Fun Economy" growing.
You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.
Hour 2 continues the conversation with UNLV assistant professor-in-residence for the Intercollegiate and Professional Sports Management (IPSM) program Dr. Michelle Calica Coyner, previewing Friday's game between the Rebels and Rainbows from her point of view.
The chat shifts back to the educational side of things as Ku & Kyle explore the depths of the IPSM program and how UNLV is continuing to grow the opportunities for students that want to get involved in sports.
The second hour wraps up with the second guest of the day, UNLV professor of sociology & hospitality and expert on Gaming and Economic Development, Dr. Bo Bernhard joining the show.
You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.
Ku & Kyle open up the invite for Thursday's HI-LV After Dark event in Las Vegas, a meet-up for UH fans to watch Hawaii men's basketball play Arizona State and prepare for the UNLV-Hawaii football game with a party the night before.
Paul Brecht chimes in from back in the studio, recapping Hawaii Pacific's 88-75 win over St. Martin's from Tuesday night before playing his chat with head coach Jesse Nakanishi following the Sharks home opener.
UNLV assistant professor-in-residence for the Untercollegiate and Professional Sports Management (IPSM) program Michelle Calica Coyner joins the show to close out the first hour, talking about her unconventional background into falling in love with sports events.
You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.
Hour 3 rolls on as Ku celebrates her Chicago Bears sitting alone in first place in the NFC North, ahead of Kyle's Green Bay Packers and the defending divisional champion Lions.
We get back into the Hawaii football conversation, hearing from Hawaii QB Micah Alejado ahead of his return to the desert, where the southpaw signal caller spent the majority of his high school football career before heading back home to the islands for college.
The hour finishes up bringing in Paul Brecht to make the case Alejado to become the youngest player to ever win the Mountain West Conference Offensive Player of the Year award & how the redshirt freshman can take firm hold of the award this weekend.
You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.
Hour 2 opens with some banter as Ku previews some of the upcoming guests that will join Wake Up in the Den during the week in Las Vegas before giving Kyle the chance to discuss what his takeaways from last week's special session regarding UH athletics were.
We move back into previewing Friday's matchup between the Rainbow Warriors and Rebels, hearing from UNLV HC Dan Mullen and his thoughts about getting a chance to join the storied rivalry between programs.
The hour wraps up with Ku & Kyle going through some of the scenarios about the Mountain West standings that would help Hawaii clinch a spot in the championship game.
You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.
Aloha from Las Vegas! Ku'ulei Agbayani & Kyle Galdeira open up the first of three hours in the Ninth Island discussing the week ahead with massive football implications and big plans for fun.
We hear from Hawaii HC Timmy Chang ahead of the battle for the Island Showdown trophy & what the Rainbow Warriors are doing to prepare for another playoff-like matchup.
You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.



