The Rick Hamada Program
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Episodes
April 26, 2024 • 39 mins
It's time for Wine @ 9 -- the 'Fellas are back on NewsRadio 830 KHVH! And this week, Rick Hamada & Jim Byxbee welcome in The Kahala Hotel & Resort for some wonderful food and drink tasting opportunities. Rick and Jim talk with Christina Maffei, Food & Beverage Director at The Kahala and Jonathan Mizukami, Executive Chef at the Kahala about food, wine, and much more for the full hour!
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April 26, 2024 • 10 mins
Rick Hamada connects with Hawaii's big band leader who plays at the Blue Note every month with his swingin' band--including this Monday night (4/29)! Mike Lewis and Rick talk about the music from the jazz and "Big Band" era that still resonates today. To find tickets for the Mike Lewis Big Band at Blue Note Hawaii, check here: https://www.bluenotejazz.com/hawaii/shows/?eid=13281073
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April 26, 2024 • 5 mins
Rick Hamada takes five minutes and reacts to a FOX News report on the proposed ban on TikTok if the parent company of that social media phenomenon--a Chinese Communist Party affiliated entity called ByteDance--does not divest its interest in the app. Is this law needed...or should we look closer to home?
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April 26, 2024 • 44 mins
In this edition of the Pacific Resource Partnership Hour, Rick Hamada talks with Josh Magno (Interim Executive Director of the Pacific Resource Partnership) and Edmund Aczon (Executive Director of the Hawaii Carpenter's Apprenticeship and Training Fund) about a very simple question: How does someone become an apprentice and graduate as a journey-level carpenter? The answers are all here! In the second half of the hour, they are j...
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April 26, 2024 • 15 mins
Michelle Pollino of FOX News Radio returns with Rick Hamada for the Friday morning wrap up of the week that was in Hollywood. Rick and Michelle start with the shock overturning of Harvey Weinstein's rape conviction in New York State -- and a discussion of the culture in Hollywood that allowed him to prosper while being a predator. Plus, they discuss Jerry Seinfeld's statement this week that, essentially movies are not the center...
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April 25, 2024 • 38 mins
Zack is back! Rick Hamada talks cars for the full hour with Zack of Starkey's Auto Repair on Dillingham Boulevard.
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April 25, 2024 • 16 mins
Rick Hamada talks with Jonathan Helton, Policy Advisor for the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii about the recently settled Hawaii state budget, poised to be passed in the state legislature in the coming days. Find out what's in this complex document, how it might change your taxes or benefits, and what the overall consensus is about the budget from the Grassroot Institute.
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April 25, 2024 • 20 mins
Rick Hamada and Chad Blair are back together this morning on NewsRadio 830 KHVH to talk about the stories appearing now in Honolulu Civil Beat (civilbeat.org). Stories that are top of mind this morning: the state budget is settled, Maui Mayor Richard Bissen's last minute money request, a number of bills that died in the legislature....and a few of them that maybe should not have died.
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April 25, 2024 • 42 mins
Honolulu Police Chief Joe Logan is in studio for this week's Ask The Chief hour on NewsRadio 830 KHVH! Rick and Chief Joe start the conversation talking about the upcoming town hall meeting in Manoa (tonight--April 25th!) and the decreasing crime numbers in Waikiki under the Safe And Sound program. From there, plenty of other headline topics are covered, along with answering phone calls from listeners around the City and County o...
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April 25, 2024 • 13 mins
Rick Hamada starts Thursday's show by connecting with Lorna Nishihara, Chair of the upcoming Jenny K Wilson Invitational Golf Tournament. Rick and Lorna talk about Hawaii's top women's golf tournament, played this year from Friday May 17th - Sunday May 19th at Mid Pacific Country Club in Lanikai.
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April 24, 2024 • 37 mins
It's time to talk cars once again! Zack from Starkey's Auto Repair is back in studio to talk about your vehicle, maintenance, prevention, and more!
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April 24, 2024 • 14 mins
Rick Hamada welcomes Bill Knotts, nephew of the late Don Knotts, to the program to talk about his upcoming appearance at Manoa Valley Theatre. Bill is presenting "Mayberry Memories" at Manoa Valley Theatre next Thursday May 2nd...where he will talk about his legendary uncle Don, how Don brought Barney Fife to life on the show, and many of the other actors and characters that made "The Andy Griffith Show" such an incredible slice o...
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April 24, 2024 • 15 mins
Rick Hamada and Richard Cricchio get together again for an update on Hawaii's real estate market -- and given the headlines, there's a lot to talk about! Top of mind -- Governor Josh Green's support of giving counties the power to ban or limit short-term rentals in Hawaii. Rick and Richard talk about the slippery slope of government mandates, the long legal process, executive orders, and more.
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April 24, 2024 • 21 mins
Rick Hamada checks in with David Fischer of Landmark Capital this week for another edition of Wealth Wednesday! David's expertise is in full display once again as he recounts some of the big news from the financial markets this week--and more importantly, he talks about how these headlines that seem so far away can affect you and your budget and retirement! Spend a few minutes with this week's Wealth Wednesday!
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April 24, 2024 • 43 mins
Mayor Rick Blangiardi is in studio and taking your calls from all over Oahu for this week's Ask The Mayor hour. Mayor Blangiardi kicks off the hour talking about the upcoming town hall meeting in Manoa, then dives right into phone calls. Topics include the Safe and Sound Waikiki crime reduction program, expired vehicle tags, and the current case before the U.S. Supreme Court dealing with homelessness and how that might affect the...
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April 24, 2024 • 12 mins
Rick Hamada kicks of Wednesday's show recounting his trip to Safeway Beretania and the meager amount of groceries he could purchase for just under $200....and how no politician is actually drilling down on how disastrous cost-of-living problems are in the general population.
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April 24, 2024 • 22 mins
Rick Hamada welcomes best-selling author ("Persuasion", "Divine Intelligence") Scott Hogle and Professor Abdu Murray to the show to talk about the upcoming Hawaii Prayer Breakfast, scheduled for Friday morning April 26th.
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April 24, 2024 • 12 mins
Rick Hamada welcomes Hawaii State Representative (District 7) Nicole Lowen to the show to talk about legislation currently pending in the Hawaii State Legislature regarding solar energy and streamlining the permitting process to install solar in your home!
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April 24, 2024 • 9 mins
Rick Hamada reacts to a Hawaii News Now report that show arrests being made by police for DUI -- even though the individuals involved have verified blood alcohol levels well below the legal limit of .08 -- some arrests occurred with a BAL of 0.00! Rick talks about these cases and the police statistics this story is based upon.
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April 24, 2024 • 17 mins
Rick Hamada talks with Alex Nester, investigative fellow at the non-profit Parents Defending Education group, about the attempted gutting of Title IX by the Biden administration. Listen to Alex describe the attempts to abuse Title IX, meant to help women, by those who wish to impose gender identity politics on institutions across the nation.
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