The Rick Hamada Program

On this week's episode of Community Matters, Rick Hamada talks with Chef Lee Anne Wong about the role of food both as a community necessity and a community cultural touchstone.

On this week's episode of Community Matters, Rick Hamada talks with Rep. Diamond Garcia about current bills pending in the Hawaii Legislature.

Episode 76 (14 March 2026): Today’s Freedom Hour – Crossover at the Capitol: The Bills Shaping Hawai‘i’s Future. Crossover is a pivotal moment in the Hawai‘i legislative session, when only a small number of bills survive to continue moving toward becoming law. This episode explores several of the most consequential crossover bills — from emergency powers and election administration to immigration...

Rick Hamada is joined by Duke Ah Moo, Vice President and Commercial Director, Hawaii and French Polynesia will represent Hilton. Listen now!

Hawaii Theatre Hour is back with Wine Before Nine! Listen now!

Episode 75 (7 March 2026): Today’s Freedom Hour – Kalihi Voices: How Local Leaders Shape Hawai‘i’s Future. This episode welcomes community advocate Amanda Ybanez for a conversation about grassroots leadership and the power of neighborhoods to shape Hawai‘i’s future. From neighborhood boards to community initiatives, we explore how everyday residents step forward to address local challenges and inf...

Rick Hamada is joined by Diamond Garcia, listen now!

Rick Hamada is joined by Chef Lee Anne Wong talking all about her career and Koko Head Cafe. Listen now!

Rick Hamada is joined by Rory O'Neil as they talk and cover all things Americans in Combat, Strait of Hormuz & more. Listen now.

Joining us today are Bayer's Ayja Welch, who leads the Bayer Hawaii Summer Associates Program, and Bayer's Nelson Masang, a University of Hawaii alum and mentor in the program. Later in the show, Rick Hamada will be joined by Rich Meiers from Bayer to discuss the Life Sciences Scholarship for high school seniors.

Mayor Rick Blangiardi is back with Rick Hamada for another episode of "Ask The Mayor". Listen now to stay up to date with everything happening in Honolulu.

Rick Hamada visits with Mike Lambert, Director of the Hawaii Department of Law Enforcement...discussing current issues facing communities across the state and law enforcement officers statewide.

Rick Hamada speaks with state Sen. Donna Mercado Kim about schools, funding, the University of Hawaii, and more. Full interview.

On this week's episode of Community Matters, Rick Hamada speaks with state Sen. Donna Mercado Kim about Hawaii public schools, incluidng educational orientation, funding, and controversies surrounding her questioning of DOE officials and University of Hawaii spending.

Episode 74 (28 February 2026): Todays Freedom Hour – Public Health, Personal Liberty, and the Next Pandemic. This episode welcomes Dr. Richard Bartlett and investigative journalist Jon Fleetwood for a timely conversation on bird flu, pandemic preparedness, and the expanding public health response system. After Hawaiʻi’s prolonged COVID emergency orders, what infrastructure remains in place — and w...

Rick Hamada celebrates this morning with Richard Cricchio of Help-U-Sell Hawaii on a big day...the 26th anniversary of Richard's segment on the Rick Hamada program! The guys look back at things that have happened over the years and what lies ahead for the future.

Rick Hamada welcomes John Starkey from Starkey's Auto Repair into the studio to talk about repairs and maintenance on vehicles here on Oahu...and the things listeners can do to ensure their ride lasts a long time!

Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi returns for another hour of Ask the Mayor this week on NewsRadio 830 KHVH. Don't forget--you can call in your questions for the mayor every Wednesday when Ask the Mayor is live from 7AM - 8AM!

Rick Hamada speaks with Kat from Thrive For Life about a new program that Thrive For Life is proud to offer!

Rick Hamada talks about a bill moving at the Hawaii Legislature that would codify a right for boys/men to use girl's/women's bathrooms and spaces. Rick talks about what we would face if this becomes law.

Rick Hamada spends a few moments with Children Such as These (CSAT) Founder and CEO Jeffrey Pimentel, a retired law-enforcement officer and Air National Guard veteran who will be walking across America to raise awareness about missing children across the United States.

Rick Hamada breaks down the latest in the ongoing saga of Lt. Governor Sylvia Luke and the swirl around both her previous campaign finances, plus whether or not she is the lawmaker who allegedly took $35,000 in a brown paper bag. Rick also lays out a path where, as Lt. Governor and without even a vote, Luke could still have a path to the governor's office.

Rick Hamada covers a few local and national headlines, including a story from Monday about a woman stabbing one man at a local bus stop, then boarding the bus and stabbing another man. Plus, a court ruling on transgender surgeries continues a trend of finding the medical profession liable for harm.

To wrap up the show on Monday, Rick Hamada talks about the wrap up of the Winter Olympic Games, including gold medals for the US men's and women's hockey teams and Allysa Liu in women's figure sakting. He also gets an update on skier Linsday Vonn, who was seriously injured at the start of the Games 2 weeks ago.

Rick Hamada connects with Ira Mehlman of the group Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR). Things have changed a lot over the past year with President Trump effectively shutting down illegal immigration at the Southern Border. However, the fight goes on to remove those here illegally. Rick and Ira talk about headlines about enforcement, ICE, and attitudes to wards legal and illegal immi...