The Rick Hamada Program

Rick Hamada is joined by Patty from Crystal Cruises -- she's on the mainland now, but will be here in Hawaii August 20th for our informational gathering on the KHVH Crystal Cruises 14-day adventure sailing the Mediterranean from Lisbon Portugal to Rome Italy!. RSVP now at crazycruiser.com...and listen now for an introduction to sailing with Crystal Cruises. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...

Rick Hamada starts Tuesday morning with a report from Hawaii News Now weather anchor Guy Hagi...who says a disturbance near the central Pacific has a good chance of developing into a tropical storm or more. Get the latest with Rick...and some follow-up commentary. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rick Hamada welcomes Mario Rodriguez from Rehab Hospital of the Pacific to the studio to talk about something personal: stroke symptoms and care after a stroke has occurred. Listen to Rick and Mario to find out about the great care offered for stroke patients at Rehab Hospital. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andrew Pereira returns to the Rick Hamada program, wearing a different and brand-new hat: he's now with the Hawaii Empoyer's Council...an organization founded back in the 1940s with a long history of helping employers across the state. AP brings with him Christina Tamaru, a dynamic speaker and corporate trainer with the Hawaii Employer's Council. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information...

Rick Hamada is joined for the full hour by Joe Kent of the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii. Joe also brings along his executive assistant Melissa -- the driving organizing force behind the Grassroot Institute's upcoming gala event in September, featuring comedian and podcaster Adam Carolla. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rick Hamada shares a few thoughts about Saturday's Hawaii Primary Election, then is joined by the Republican nominee for governor, Gary Cordery. Hear directly from Gary the issues he will be campaigning on and the pillars he has for his campaign for the people of Hawaii. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rick Hamada is joined by Andrew Pereira to talk about Aloha Stadium and the *new* Aloha Stadium planned for Halawa. The old stadium is almost completely down, and Andrew gives an update on the timeline for both complete deconstruction and groundbreaking for the new stadium...and also looing even farther ahead. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rick Hamada reacts to a Hawaii News Now report on the latest chapter in the Peter Boy Kema case -- a settlement between the state of Hawaii and Peter Boy's siblings. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rick Hamada welcomes Kat Timpf to the program this morning, ahead of her highly anticipated shows at Blue Note Hawaii on Sunday August 9th! First show was a near sell-out so a second show was added! Get to know Kat beyond what you've seen late nights on Gutfeld and FOX News! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rick Hamada welcomes two of Starkey's Auto Repair's best workers -- Kai and Sherry -- to talk about your car or truck's maintenance and how Starkey's can help! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

2 days before Hawaii's Primary election day, Rick Hamada gives his thoughts on one of the more closely-watched races: the battle on the Democrat side between incumbent Ed Case and challenger Jarrett Keohokalole See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Honolulu Police Chief David Lazar is back in our studios this morning for another edition of Ask The Chief -- and it's a timely appearance. After an prisoner escaped custody, Chief Lazar talks about how HPD came together to capture this fugitive....and also talks about a new tool in the HPD arsenal: a crime-fighting drone. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's a truncated edition of Ask The Mayor with Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi this week -- after a power surge and outage knocked out our KHVH studios halfway through the program! But...it's a power-packed half hour with the Mayor answering at least one call, reviewing last weeks questions wiht updated answers, AND talking about the endless battle to get a new landfill settled for the island of Oa...

Rick Hamada talks about an issue he says has been a non-stop battle for the past **30 Years!** of the Rick Hamada Program: finding a location for a new landfill on Oahu. What's the latest on this never-ending debate? Listen here! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rick Hamada starts Wednesday with a reaction to a FOX News story about further increases in the minimum wage in the state of California. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode of Sustaining Hawaii, brought to you by Bayer, Rick Hamada speaks with Chad Buck from the Hawaii Foodservice Alliance. Get to know Chad and learn what it takes to get food from farm to facility to your dining room table. Plus, nearly 3 years after the tragic wildfires in Lahaina, Chad and Rick talk about the days in the aftermath of the fires and the Hawaii Foodservice Alliances' e...

Rick Hamada takes a few minutes to dive into the overall political environment today as we head towards Hawaii's primary election on Saturday and the general election in November. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rick Hamada checks in once again with Ira Mehlman of F.A.I.R. (Federation for American Immigration Reform) about the latest stories on immigration. Yes, the southern border is no longer wide open, but the people who streamed across the border unvetted during the Biden administration continue to cause problems in the interior of the United States. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information...

Chad Blair from Honolulu Civil Beat joins the Rick Hamada program this morning to give a preview and overview of the upcoming Hawaii primary election, coming up this Saturday August 8th. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rick Hamada speaks to Stan Fitchman, publisher of the Politics Hawaii website (which recently won several Society of Professional Journalist Hawaii Chapter awards, including first place in both online feature reporting (L) and opinion (R)). Stan and Rick get into more details of the Hawaii corruption scandal -- going beyond Lt. Governor Sylvia Luke to the other persons involved you may not be fami...

On this week's episode of Community Matters, Rick Hamada speaks with Chad Buck, head of the Hawaii Food Service Alliance, about Hawaii's food infrastructure, importation, and how vulnerable we are to disruption. Plus, on this 3rd anniversary of the tragic Maui wildfires that killed more than 100 people, Chad talks about the efforts of the Hawaii Food Service Alliance to get the needed food and sup...

It's the latest edition of the Pacific Resource Partnership hour on the Rick Hamada Program. On this edition, the idea of “Value Capture” is in focus, with a study on infrastructure investment & public revenues in focus -- zeroing in on 3 new Skyline station stops expected to produce significant tax revenues into the future as transit-oriented development takes off. See omnystudio.com/listener for...

Rick Hamada starts Aloha Friday with plenty of news headlines, plus dips into live audio of President Trump's latest Cabinet meeting. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You've seen the story on local TV news -- a teenage girl trapped in a car that gets carjacked at Honolulu airport. The suspect is charged with carjacking, but not kidnapping after terrorizing the girl, before letting her out. Now...hear directly from Lawrence and Rose Ching, whose daughter went through this horrifying experience. They talk for the full hour on the Rick Hamada program....and are st...

Honolulu Police Chief David Lazar is confirmed--he will be here in studio at NewsRadio 830 KHVH every Thursday to answer your calls and questions on Ask The Chief! This week, Chief Lazar answers caller questions, follows up on last week's questions, and dives into some of the inner workings of the Honolulu Police Department. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.