The Rick Hamada Program

The Rick Hamada Program

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February 10, 2026 10 mins
Rick Hamada is joined by Ray Shefska in studio today. Listen now!
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Rick Hamada is joined by Pastor Lisa Kai. Listen now!
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February 10, 2026 39 mins
Ask The Doctor is back for another episode. Listen now!
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February 9, 2026 22 mins
A new segment called "Let's Golf" has just been added. Listen to the first episode now!
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February 9, 2026 14 mins
Rick Hamada is joined by Ira from FAIR for another episode. Listen now!
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Rick Hamada is joined by Ta’imua to talk all about his short film Jane Austen’s Period Drama which has been nominated for an Oscar. Listen now!
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February 7, 2026 52 mins
Episode 71 (7 February 2026): Today’s Freedom Hour – Hawaii: Managed by Conflict or Governed by Consent. Immigration has become one of the most divisive issues in Hawaiʻi—but what if the conflict itself is the problem? On today’s Freedom Hour, we step back from red-vs-blue talking points to ask whether we’re being governed by consent or managed through division. We explore scarcity, civil liberties, public safety, and citizen-first...
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February 6, 2026 38 mins
Let's talk all things Aloha Stadium. Listen now!
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February 6, 2026 22 mins
Rick Hamada is joined by Joe Kent with Grassroots Institute of Hawaii. Listen now and stay informed.
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February 5, 2026 31 mins
On this week's episode of Community Matters, Rick Hamada speaks with Andrew Pereira of the Pacific Resource Partnership about the organization's recent polling about issues that affect people and families in Hawaii. The issues that you think about often are probably discussed in this conversation--hear how the community is currently thinking about different political, social, and economic issues facing Hawaii.
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February 5, 2026 44 mins
Rick Hamada is back with Mayor Rick Blangiardi for another episode of "Ask The Mayor". Listen now!
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February 3, 2026 39 mins
February is American Heart Month, a time when we’re all reminded to pause and focus on our cardiovascular health. In this episode of Sustaining Hawai’i, presented by Bayer, Rick Hamada interviews Brandt Farias, board chair, American Heart Association Hawai’i and Dr. Debleena Dutt, cardiologist at Kaiser Permanente. We’ll also hear from a sudden cardiac arrest survivor sharing her story.
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February 3, 2026 12 mins
Rick Hamada is joined by David Fischer talking all things money, gold and more!
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February 2, 2026 17 mins
Rick Hamada is joined by NexGenesis Healthcare as they talk all things health, self improvement, their upcoming seminar tonight 2/2 and more!
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January 31, 2026 56 mins
Episode 70 (31 January 2026): Today’s Freedom Hour - From Vision to Verification: Hawai‘i’s State of the State. This episode takes a measured look at Hawai‘i’s State of the State — crediting real progress where the facts support it, while also examining what’s been normalized through years of emergency-style governance. From affordability and housing to accountability and livability, we ask a simple question: has the trajectory of ...
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January 31, 2026 31 mins
On this week's edition of Community Matters, Rick Hamada talks with Chad Blair of Honolulu Civil Beat (civilbeat.org) about the opening of the 2026 legislative session at the state capitol. What can we expect--new legislation, bills that were defeated last year coming back, and money priorities are all in focus. Plus...Governor Josh Green has been wavering on tax cuts passed by the legislature last year--will those cuts be taken ...
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January 31, 2026 30 mins
On this week's episode of Community Matters, Rick Hamada gets you prepared for the 2026 tax season with one of our best local experts--David Ramirez of Tax Relief Services. The Big Beautiful Bill changed a lot of things on the federal level...and there are state tax changes you need to know about too! Tax season is here, and this is a Community Matters that can prep you for your filing this year.
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January 30, 2026 34 mins
The Goodfellas are back with another episode! Today they are joined by Jenn Marr and dive deep into whiskey and this Sunda's Top Shelf Tailgate Wahine Whiskey Battle. Listen now!
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January 30, 2026 40 mins
Pacific Resource Partnership Hour with Rick Hamada featuring Andrew Pereira. Listen now!
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January 28, 2026 42 mins
Join Rick Hamada and Mayor Rick Blangiardi for another episode of "Ask the Mayor". Today they discuss a variety of topics from police violence, dead trees, upcoming projects, sports and more.
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