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May 7, 2024 • 21 mins
On this week's edition of Muni Monday...talking about Oahu's municipal golf courses and more...Rick Hamada and Jordan Abe welcome the great Guy Yamamoto!
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May 7, 2024 • 22 mins
The 2024 Hawaii Legislative session is all pau! Jillian Anderson joins Rick Hamada one more time to talk about the final passage of several bills (almost 200!) during the last days of the session last week and what lies ahead...new issues and bills that didn't have enough support this year...when the 2025 session begins next year.
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May 7, 2024 • 42 mins
The SHOPO Hour returns for Monday morning on NewsRadio 830 KHVH. SHOPO President Bobby Cavaco and Vice President Steve Keogh are hard at work on a Monday morning, but Rick Hamada talks with Cpl. Nick Schlapak, SHOPO Honolulu Chapter Director, about several issues involving police officers across the state and across the nation right now.
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May 7, 2024 • 39 mins
This week on the "Fellas, Rick Hamada, Jim Byxbee, and Richard Cricchio get to taste some of the best food and drinks from the Prince Waikiki!
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May 7, 2024 • 20 mins
Rick Hamada welcomes to Dr. Keli'i Akina of Grassroot Institute of Hawaii to the studio on the final day of the 2024 Hawaii Legislative Session to talk about tax reforms coming thanks to passage of several bills in the Legislature. While tax reform is one thing, Rick also questions why the Legislature will not tackle cost of living issues in Hawaii at all.
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May 7, 2024 • 12 mins
Rick Hamada listens to Hawaii News Now's coverage of Mayor Rick Blangiardi's Thursday night Waianae town hall meeting...a meeting that got heated at times regarding crime and concerns that the city and county of Honolulu does not have enough police presence in the area. Rick continues after the report, talking about the statewide politics that seems to tolerate a high level of crime in certain areas...and is just fine with doing t...
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May 7, 2024 • 42 mins
Rick Hamada welcomes Lori Kahikina and Rick Keene, CEO and COO respectively, of the Honolulu Authority For Rapid Transportation (HART) back in the studio for a very timely HART Hour on NewsRadio 830 KHVH. Also joining Lori and Rick is Vance Tsuda, coming onboard to HART to help with the rail project. A very public acrimony between people on the HART board and Lori Kahikina is discussed, including how that complicates both hiring ...
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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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