The Rick Hamada Program

Rick Hamada starts Aloha Friday with a scan of headlines around the state of Hawaii.

Rick Hamada talks with Ed Kageyama from Pearl At Kalauao -- talking about the success of the revamped course (reopened in 2025) and what the facility can offer for golfers and others as Father's Day approaches.

Ready to talk about news across the state, Chad Blair from Honolulu Civil Beat joins Rick Hamada to discuss the tremendous amount of information on civilbeat.org--including public employee salaries and other data--, all presented in a format that is easy to search and understand.

Rick Hamada starts Kamehameha Day 2026 with a look at headlines across the nation.

Rick Hamada wraps up the show for Wednesday with a talk about auto care and maintenance with our friend John Starkey of Starkey's Auto Repair.

Rick Hamada talks with Ira Mehlman from F.A.I.R. (Federation For American Immigration Reform) about the current state of the American immigration system. Even with President Trump shutting the door on the southern U.S. border, there are still issues that need attention, including ICE detentions and arrests. Listen to this interview to get the latest!

With Mayor Rick Blangiardi out of studio this morning, Department of Transportation Services head Roger Morton and Director of Transit John Nouchi are here in studio to answer your questions about everything from the Skyline to TheBus to traffic lights in your neighborhood! It's all on the table...listen to the full hour!

Rick Hamada welcomes a legendary Hawaii radio personality to the show -- Kamasami Kong! Why is Kong back in town...and where can you get the famous **Kong Burger** nowadays? Find out here...with plenty of other stories discussed too!

What's happening with the dismantling of the current Aloha Stadium...and why is the timeline now March 2029 for the *new* Aloha Stadium to be completed? Rick Hamada talks with Andrew Pereira, Vice-Chair of the Aloha Stadium Authority about these questions and more!

Rick Hamada starts the morning reacting to the latest news about the current hostilities between the USA and Iran.

Rick Hamada spends time with Ernie Lau, chief engineer with the Board of Water Supply, to get answers about the current state of Oahu's water supply, discussions on where to put a landfill on Oahu, well locations and testing, and more.

You hear 2026 Hawaii gubernatorial candidate Gary Cordery every Saturday morning on The Freedom Hour on NewsRadio 830 KHVH--and bright and early on a Monday morning, Gary and Doug Pasnik from the Aloha Freedom Coalition are in studio for you! Rick Hamada talks with Gary about the campaign across Hawaii and the core values that drive him to run for the biggest office in the state.

Episode 88 (20 June 2026): Today's Freedom Hour – Divine Destiny: Discovering Your Purpose In A Time of Uncertainty. Many people today are asking the same question: why am I here? In a world filled with uncertainty, it's easy to feel like life is happening *to* us instead of *through* us. Today we are explaring the idea of Divine Destiny with the author of the book of the same name - author and ra...

It's the Hawaii Theatre Hour! Rick Hamada is joined by Greg Dunn of the Hawaii Theatre to talk about upcoming shows, including a "two-fer" weekend featuring shows from 80s favorites The Romantics and Information Society!

It may not be "tax season" anymore, but this conversation is always fascinating. Rick Hamada is joined by Tom Yamachika of the Tax Foundation of Hawaii to dive into tax cuts that were passed by the Legislature and signed by Governor Josh Green...but are now being clawed back by those same people in state government.

Rick Hamada chats with Brian Cohen, the Festival Director for the inaugural Wailuku Film Festival on Maui! Learn more about this fantastic new event coming to the Valley Isle.

Rick Hamada dives into the latest information about the terrible beating of two men on the North Shore of Oahu by several underage perpetrators.

Rick Hamada welcomes representatives from the Aloha Tequila Festival, happening the Saturday before Father's Day (June 20th) in Waikiki!

Mayor Rick Blangiardi takes your questions and comments once again for the full hour on Ask The Mayor this week on the Rick Hamada Program. Your calls always take priority, but Rick Hamada and the mayor get into other hot-button City and County of Honolulu issues.

Rick Hamada is joined by retired Colonel Ray "Frenchy" L'Heureux (USMC) to talk about the latest development with the state of Hawaii and land lease negotiations for training areas for our servicemembers. The military contributions to Hawaii are substantial--just in overall economics--and the discussion is in-depth.

On this episode of Sustaining Hawaii, brought to you by Bayer, we sit down with representatives from Ho'ola Na Pua to discuss their critical mission to combat youth sex trafficking in Hawaii. We explore the life-changing work happening at their Pearl Haven campus and highlight a recent partnership with Bayer Hawaii’s Oahu Outreach Initiative that is planting seeds of empowerment through a brand-ne...

Rick Hamada spends a few moments with Naeha Breeland--the President and Co-Founder of Ola Brew. Find out the backstory of this great company and the products they've brought to market.

Rick Hamada talks with the man behind one of Hawaii's most popular Facebook pages: Stolen Stuff Hawaii. Michael Kitchens joins the conversation this morning to talk about overall crime in Hawaii and about the top stories on his site right now.

Rick Hamada once again welcomes Joe Kent of the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii to talk about Hawaii's economic picture and how the financial decisions made in your state capitol affect the everyday life of its citizens.

To wrap up Friday morning, Rick Hamada welcomes Kam Napier from Aloha State Daily to talk about local news headlines and in-depth information covered in Aloha State Daily.