The Rick Hamada Program
Rick Hamada | 6am-10am
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May 2, 2024 • 17 mins
Rick Hamada has a fascinating conversation with non-voting HART board member Natalie Iwasa about the contentiousness between the HART board, led by Colleen Hanabusa, and HART CEO Lori Kahikina and how that is affecting the work on the Honolulu rail project.
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May 2, 2024 • 19 mins
Chad Blair checks in from Honolulu Civil Beat this morning on the Rick Hamada Program after a long week...and a long Wednesday after literally hundreds of votes made in the Hawaii Legislature. Find out what survived and is heading to Governor Josh Green's desk and what failed its final vote.
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May 2, 2024 • 43 mins
It's time for this week's edition of Ask The Chief with Honolulu Police Chief Joe Logan...and plenty on the agenda! Rick and the Chief talk about new items coming out of the Legislature in this session, including the permission to put speed monitoring and ticketing technology on red light cameras. Other topics include the split of duties from the former Department of Public Safety, other crimes on Oahu, and more.
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May 2, 2024 • 5 mins
Rick Hamada reacts to this morning's news reports on the protests over the Israel-Hamas war on college campus locations, plus actual news coming from the Middle East this morning.
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May 1, 2024 • 43 mins
In this episode of Sustaining Hawaii presented by Bayer, Rick Hamada interviews Dr. Erin Bantum, a Clinical Health Psychologist at the UH Cancer Center. They explore the benefits of meditation and mindfulness for cancer patients. Additionally, Candice Fajardo, Executive Director of March of Dimes, is joined by Joe Carter, Vice President of Coca-Cola Bottling Company, and Kurt Milne, Owner of Chick Fil-A Ala Moana, who are March for...
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May 1, 2024 • 19 mins
Richard Cricchio of Help U Sell Hawaii is back on the Rick Hamada Program to give you the snapshot of the Hawaii real estate market as we enter the month of May. Is there a bill before Congress to force large companies like BlackRock to sell residential real estate holdings? Tax breaks for buyers? What about the Hawaii market specifically? Richard talks about the entire market and how it could affect you.
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May 1, 2024 • 21 mins
David Fischer returns with his take on a losing month on Wall Street and what lies ahead economically this summer on this edition of Wealth Wednesday on the Rick Hamada Program. Another bank failure leads David's headlines, plus the Fed's maintenance of high interest rates, and other issues in the financial world.
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May 1, 2024 • 43 mins
Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi is off this week as he attends meetings in Washington D.C. On this week's edition of Ask The Mayor, Rick Hamada welcomes City and County of Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreation Director Laura Thielen for the full hour. Get to know a little bit more about the tremendous job the Director of Parks and Rec has, from trimming trees, managing the Summer Fun program for kids, and--of course--the man...
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May 1, 2024 • 9 mins
Rick Hamada kicks off Wednesday morning by talking to one of the world's greatest jazz pianists! Monty Alexander is getting ready for two shows at Blue Note Hawaii this coming Saturday (5/4) and calls into the Rick Hamada Program live from Tokyo Japan.
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April 30, 2024 • 12 mins
Rick Hamada talks with the head of the Hawaii Tourism Authority and Hawaii Lodging and Tourism Association to talk about a massive event happening this weekend -- the 45th Annual Visitor Industry Charity Walk! Find out how you can participate in this 5.5 mile walk starting at Ala Moana Beach Park this weekend on Oahu...and other Charity Walks happening on other islands as well. Visit charitywalkhawaii.org to find out how to walk i...
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April 30, 2024 • 18 mins
This is it for the state legislature in 2024! Rick Hamada talks with Jillian Anderson as the Hawaii legislature gets ready for a marathon session on Wednesday and is expected to pass a number of bills that have escaped the conference committees for both chambers for a vote. Find out what bills look like they are not only likely to pass, but also likely to be signed by Governor Josh Green in the coming days.
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April 30, 2024 • 38 mins
It's another edition of Ask The Doctor on NewsRadio 830 KHVH, hosted by Rick Hamada with Dr. Alan Faulkner and Christopher Faulkner of Aloha Laser Vision and Aesthetics. Topics include a recent COVID-19 diagnoses, health aspects of a rodent infestation in a restaurant, and some of the top health issues in Hawaii as ranked by outside sources.
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April 30, 2024 • 2 mins
Rick Hamada takes two minutes to recap some of the big headlines for the last day of April, including the opening of the first lawsuit seeking compensation for victims of the Red Hill fuel spill in 2021, the surging Japanese Yen, the fine for a boat owner on Maui that increased to $1.8 million, and more!
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April 30, 2024 • 7 mins
Rick Hamada returns for Tuesday morning, leading off with reaction to the Hawaii News Now report on the cancellation of the CBS series NCIS: Hawaii...and talks about the economic ripple effect for support businesses and local studios this will cause.
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April 28, 2024 • 30 mins
On this week's edition of Community Matters, two separate issues are covered. First up, Ryan Gorman talks with representatives of the Federal Trade Commission--Maria Mayo, associate director of the FTC's Consumer Reponse and Operations Division, and Larissa Bungo, senior attorney with the FTC's Division of Consumer And Business Education--about consumer fraud. In the second part of this week's Community Matters, Ryan talks with C...
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April 28, 2024 • 51 mins
Rowen Young is in studio, taking your calls and questions on wills, trusts, estates, and those unusual situations that can come up if you *don't* plan properly! Listen to this week's all new Backyard Estate Planning!
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April 27, 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 27, 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 27, 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 27, 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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