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Today Kanoa is joined by Rob DeMello today as they react to the announcement of the USA Basketball 2023 Men's U16 National Team. One of the announced players is JJ Mandaquit, former Iolani School basketball star. JJ's fater, Jay Mandaquit, makes a guest appearance to discuss the news and his son's career to date.

We welcome Hawaii Defensive Linemen Jonah Kahahawai-Welch as he joins Jordan & Hunter in this episode of Hawaii Football Now! Jonah talks story about his journey, leadership, the Ha'a, and more! Jordan and Hunter also discuss Governor Green's new Aloha Stadium plans. Mahalo to Spectrum and HawaiiUSA FCU for sponsoring Hawaii Football Now!

Dan Favale from The Bleacher Report talks the NBA Finals as they tip off tonight, where the one-seed Denver Nuggets take on the ultimate underdogs in the eighth-seeded Miami Heat. Paul Biancardi from ESPN talks the NBA Draft and Victor Wembanyama.

Josh and Hunter come on talking about the NBA Finals which starts off tomorrow, and the question is how intriguing is this NBA Finals series before it even happens? ESPN NBA Reporter Jamal Collier joins the show to talk about the series and if the Nuggets have the better shot of winning this with all the rest that they had before it begins. Also, the University of Hawaii football team now knows th...

Kanoa Leahey and Billy Hull want to talk the SEC, NIL and the transfer portal, and inequity amongst student athletes. Look back on Warrior Baseball’s now concluded season and their steady rise over recent years. A segment of “What The Bleep” including the Heat taking the Celtics, Jimmy Garoppolo’s contract, and more. 

Congratulations to Chris Hart and Gary Dickman celebrating 18 years of The Sports Animals today! Golden State president/general manager Bob Myers stepping down brings up the importance of team culture or lack thereof. Mitchell Renz, Host of The Las Vegas Raiders Show and Raiders report host at Chat Sports, makes a guest appearance. Also joining the show is Brad Davidson, UH Men’s Assistant Basketb...

Josh and Hunter talk about what they did over the Memorial Day weekend, but also talking about some, shall we call it, pet peeves. But among other things, there was Selection Monday for college baseball, and what seemed like potentially 3 Big West Conference teams could be called in theory turned out to be only 1 in reality. Big West Commissioner Dan Butterly joins the show to give his reaction an...

Join Daren Kimura for another episode of the Sports Cards and Collectibles Show, with special guest Jesse Kobayashi.

UH Baseball player Stone Miyao who was the hero of Saturday night's final home game of the season against UC Santa Barbara joined the Sports Animals this morning.

Kanoa Leahey is joined today by resident football guru, Rich Miano. The NBA Playoff finals kick off this week between Miami Heat and the Denver Nuggets. Warrior baseball player, Matt Wong, makes a guest appearance to talk about how he's feeling wrapping up his University of Hawaii Baseball career.

Chris and Gary are reunited again to talk NFL, top quarterbacks, and the NBA Playoff finals to come later this week. Two guests today include Warrior Baseball's Stone Miyao, and Eric Pincus, writer and instructor at Sports Biz.

Mark Veneri comes off the bench to join Hunter on this Aloha Friday, and it starts off with talk on the NBA, but there's a lot of talk on the New Aloha Stadium project with the new notes on it coming from Governor Josh Green. With Mark talking about it on air for the first time, the question that comes up of is it better to have the home stadium just be in Manoa? Also, Samson Anguay, former WR...

Dave Kawada comes off the bench and joins Hunter and they follow game 5 of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals, but there was some news about NASED and the projection from Governor Josh Green about the New Aloha Stadium project. Also, Jesse Nakanishi, new head coach for HPU basketball, joins the show to talk about his promotion and goals.

Gary Dickman is joined by guest co-host Josh Pacheco to breakdown UH Baseball’s shocking victory over Santa Barbara last night. The state announces current plan of action for Aloha Stadium, and Stadium Authority Chair, Brennon Morioka, calls in to tell all about it. Interview with guest, David Matlin, to talk how he’s feeling as outgoing athletic director and what’s next for him. Interview with UH...

Kanoa is joined by Rob DeMello. Hear their reactions to the announcement that the state is going to move forward with a “modified version” of their plan for Aloha Stadium. In addition, they go through a list of the Top 75 College Football Quarterbacks of the 2000s and determine if they agree

Gary Dickman is joined by Josh Pacheco co-hosting today to talk UH Baseball starting 3 game series to end their 2023 season, as well as MLB, Kolten Wong, and defense struggles. UH Wahine Basketball Coach, Laura Beeman, joins to talk excitement to get back in the gym for the upcoming youth camps. Second guest is Keith Smith, Celtics blog writer and co-host on The Front Office Show podcast, who join...

Welcome back to another episode of Hawai'i Football Now as we approach the 100-episode milestone! The highly anticipated announcement of Craig Angelos as the newly appointed UH Athletic Director has finally arrived, and Jordan & Hunter dive into the details and discuss its implications. They also discuss the latest developments in Ching Field's renovations.

Live from Growler Hawaii, join Josh Pacheco, Chris Hart, and Gary Dickman for another edition of the Really Big Road Show! Special guests include Rich Miano, Bryant Moniz, Rich Hill, Eran Ganot, and Kaleo Baxter!

Josh and Hunter are on this Wednesday at Growler Hawaii right before the Really Big Road Show to talk about...slap fighting? Dayne Viernas joins the show to talk about slap fighting and a couple of athletes from Hawaii that's participating and even going for a belt. Other topics on the show include the University of Hawaii football team and their outlook going towards the 2023 season, a list o...

Kanoa is joined by Billy Hull to talk Nuggets victory over the Lakers, making it to the final for the first time ever, and how Nikolas Jokic is to thank. Also, an interview with Jesse Nakanishi who was just named the new Head Coach of HPU Men's Basketball.

Andre Ilagan advances to the sweet sixteen in NCAA Tennis tournament, as Chris and Gary provide updates through the show. Looking at the NBA, Celtics have made a comeback, the guys talk the importance of chemistry and a unified team, as well as the increase in NBA All stars coming from outside the US. Guests to the show today include Zach Bye (co-host of The Stokley and Zach Show), Scott Robbs (UH...

Join Daren Kimura for another episode of the Sports Cards and Collectibles Show, with special guests Reece Felix, Kyle Rino, and Lance Kaulukukui

After the Celtics force game 5 in the Eastern Conference Finals against the Heat, the guys talk about the game and if the Celtics can make the run-back, but also talking about Lebron James and what he does next during the offseason. Plus, who could be on the coaching search for different teams, including the Suns?

Today Kanoa is joined by Jordan Helle. They share how they feel about LeBron James serious consideration of retirement and the likelihood of that becoming a reality. Pal Eldredge calls in to talk important things to consider as Warrior baseball heads into their final series of the 2023 season. Also, what do the guys make of the rumors that Jimmy Butler is the estranged son of Michael Jordan?

Eno Sarris from The Athletic joins to talk MLB and contract years. The NBA Playoffs continue, the Lakers are eliminated from the series, Chris and Gary discuss the best NBA second round draft picks of all time, and a call from Dan Feldman from the Dunc'd podcast for even more NBA takes. PGA tournament sparks the question of whether Tiger Woods brings all the views. Also, what are Chris and Gar...