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Daren Kimura talks with Rece Felix from Aloha Card Shop to talk about the upcoming Aloha Pop Con this weekend, as well as the Damar Hamlin situation in the NFL and how it impacts the rest of the sport. 

Greg Auman joins the show to talk about the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and their path to the NFL Playoffs, and what they need to do to recapture any of the magic from their Super Bowl run from two seasons ago. Matt Parrino talks the Buffalo Bills and what they need to do to finally break through to the Super Bowl this season. Derrick Low talks Hawaii Men's Basketball and what the team needs to do to rec...

Travis Wingfield from the Miami Dolphins and the Drivetime Podcast talks the playoff push for the Dolphins as they sneak into the 7th seed with a win over the Jets, and whether or not the Phins have a chance against the Bills this weekend with or without Tua Tagovailoa. Mark Rolfing from the Golf Channel talks the Sentry Tournament of Champions and the collapse of Collin Morikawa and the win for J...

Stephen Tsai joins the show to talk UH football, basketball and the news about David Matin's upcoming retirement in June. New Moanalua football head coach Andrew Manley talks about how he got the job, what he's been doing between his time winning the state championship at Leilehua and now and his plan moving forward now that he has the job. Lori Santi joins the show to talk Wahine basketball and w...

Happy New Years! This week on the first episode of 2023, Jordan Helle and Hunter Hughes continue their signing day breakdown, recapping the range of different commits from local high school talent to international and transfer portal commits. Jordan and Hunter close this episode by chatting about the upcoming College Football National Championship which will be between Georgia and TCU on Monday, D...

Larry Kreuger talks San Francisco 49ers with Gary and Chris today and how the 49ers could potentially get the number one overall seed in the NFC this weekend. Trent Rush, play by play announcer from UCI, talks the Big West and his opinion on the conference after the first weekend of in conference play for the Big West and who he likes so far. Laura Beeman joins the show to talk about her Wahine ba...

Kanoa Leahey and Rob DeMello finish off 2022 in style with Billy Hull breaking down his final picks for 2023, and the guys talk about the sports world and 2022 on the islands and the biggest stories, from the best to the worst. 

Chris Vannini from The Athletic talks college football playoffs and the college football landscape as we head into another fun offseason. Bill Rabinowitz from the Columbus Dispatch talks Ohio State football and what he thinks the Buckeyes need to do to upset Georgia tomorrow night. Derrick Low joins the show to talk Hawaii Men's Basketball and a great win for the 'Bows in the Big West opener.&nbsp...

Former University of Hawaii Wide Receiver, Zion Bowens joins episode 70 of Hawaii Football Now after his roller coaster senior season which included a battle through an injury but ended with him leading the team in receiving yards with 494! Now completely healthy, Zion shares with Jordan Helle and Hunter Hughes how he is preparing to compete at the next level. In the first half of the episode, Jor...

Josh Pacheco hops on with Gary and Tanner to talk about the Big West opener for the Hawaii Men's Basketball team tonight against UC-Davis and how the team can avoid an early upset after their astronomical high from Sunday's miracle win. Keith Smith talks the NBA as we near the mid-point of the NBA season, how hot the Brooklyn Nets are, and Luka Doncic's 60-21-11 performance from the other night.&n...

Dan Wolken talks college football as the College Football Playoffs semi-finals creeps up this weekend and who has going to the National Championship this season. Tyler Dragon talks NFL and the breaking news about Tua Tagovailoa officially being listed with a concussion, suffered sometime on Sunday. Dave Kawada, voice of Rainbow Wahine basketball, talks the disappointing non-conference schedule, bu...

Kanoa Leahey and Jordan Helle break down the long-holiday weekend, along with the miracle finish for Hawaii's first ever Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic trophy on the back of JoVon McClanahan. Assistant coach John Montgomery joins the show to break down the weekend of winning for the 'Bows and the quick turnaround for the team as they prepare to host UC-Irvine for the start of Big West play...

Alain Poupart from AllDolphins talks the Miami Dolphins after another disappointing loss and after Tua Tagovailoa is placed in the concussion protocol once again. Charlie Wade, head coach of the Rainbow Warriors Men's Volleyball team, hypes up his team as we stand at three weeks until the start of non-conference play for the 'Bows. Brad Jones, assistant coach of the Rainbow Warriors Men's Basketba...

Mark Veneri chats with ILH DI-Open Player of the Year John-Keawe Sagapolutele of Punahou School who signed with the University of Hawaii yesterday. 

Happy Holidays from the Hawaii Football Now Podcast!! On episode 69, the boys do an offensive recap of the season and talk about the University of Hawaii Early Signing Class. 26 players from 11 different states signed their commitment to the Braddahhood; of those 26, 17 of those players were defensive signees and three of them came internationally.

Jerome Desrosiers joins the show to talk Hawaii men's basketball as they prepare for the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic this weekend and how the team can use the positive momentum from last Sunday's victory over Saint Francis to find success this weekend. Bob Coolen, head softball coach for the Rainbow Wahine, talks the new upcoming schedule for the Wahine, his new and improved roster for...

Josh Pacheco talks the wild weekend of NFL games, the FIFA World Cup Finals between Argentina and France and why Mbappe vs. Messi is the greatest futbol match of all time. 

Kanoa Leahey talks the dramatic weekend of NFL games, as well as one of, if not the best, football match of all time between Messi's Argentina and Mbappe's France. And verbal commit Cam Stone hops on to the show to talk his recruitment, and his loyalty to the program. 

Marc Adams from the 49ers Webzone talks the 49ers and their playoff-clinching victory last Thursday led by the defense and rookie quarterback Brock Purdy. Ben Kercheval from CBS Sports talks college football, bowl season and his opinions on coaching changes across the nation from Deion Sanders to Ken Niumatalolo. 

Josh Pacheco talks the NFL, Tua Tagovailoa and the Miami Dolphins, the Soccer vs Futbol debate and goes in on the Aloha Stadium discussion. 

Eric Pincus from Bleacher Report talks the NBA and the struggling Lakers and if there is any realistic moves for them to make to make a playoff push this season. Roxy Bernstein from ESPN talks his next trip to Oahu for the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic and his expectations from the University of Hawaii as well as storylines for other teams in the tournament. Jamey Eisenburg from CBS Sport...

Josh Pacheco and Tanner Haworth talk Thursday Night Football between the 49ers and Seahawks, the NCAA's new president incoming and the new updates to the NASED project and how to feel about it. 

Kanoa Leahey and Rob DeMello talk Honolulu Marathon, the new NBA awards, go "What the Bleep?" and talk Hawaii athletics in your noon hour today. 

Derrick Low joins the show to talk Hawaii Men's Basketball and their prep before the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic next week. Brady Hoke, head coach of the San Diego State Aztecs, joins the show to discuss coming back to Hawaii for the EasyPost Hawaii Bowl and what it means for not only his team, but for the seniors Seyddrick Lakalaka and Alama Uluave to return home for their final games....

The proud Kapolei graduate and now retired University of Hawaii Defensive-Back player, Leonard Lee joins the Hawaii Football Now Podcast to share his perspective on playing his final year under the Timmy Chang coaching staff. Mahalo to Spectrum, HawaiiUSA FCU, and Battery Bill's for sponsoring the Hawaii Football Now Podcast!