Hour two kicks off with reactions to a surprisingly entertaining NFL Hall of Fame Game before hearing from Cal Football associate head coach/quarterbacks Nick Rolovich on Bears' QB Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele and the job Timmy Chang is doing at UH. Plus, it's officially high school football season: opening weekend matchups, an ʻAiea-Damien preview, Michael Lasquero's Top 150 Hawaii high school football players and the debut of the Aloha Friday Shout-Out.

Happy Wednesday, beautiful people! Kuʻulei Agbayani and Paul Brecht recap their first look at University of Hawaiʻi men's basketball practice, discussing the newcomers who stood out ahead of the team's Australia trip. Plus, Michael Lasquero catches up with Hawaii Football quarterbacks coach Chad Kapanui to talk about Micah Alejado, Bjorn Jurgensen and the Rainbow Warriors' new-look quarterback room.

In Hour 2 the conversation shifts to Hawaii high school football as we gear you up for opening weekend with Michael Lasquero's first Top 25 poll of the season. Then, we go back to the college level and hear what Cal quarterback Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele had to tell local reporters at Media Day. 

Kuʻulei Agbayani and Paul Brecht introduce Wake Up in The Den's new Monday-Wednesday-Friday schedule before diving into Hawaiʻi football's first fall camp scrimmage. Paul gives his takeaways including Micah Alejado's leadership, Bjorn Jurgensen's strong showing, the Rainbow Warriors' special teams outlook, and more. Then, we hear what former UH kicker Kansei Matsuzawa at his first NFL training camp media availability.

Hour two shifts to the national stage as Kuʻulei Agbayani and Paul Brecht react to MLB's trade deadline, discuss the possibility of another baseball lockout, break down U.S. Soccer's decision to keep Mauricio Pochettino through the 2030 World Cup, and wrap up with plenty of football and baseball conversation.

Happy Aloha Friday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul wrap up the week with a look to Rainbow Wahine volleyball as the Joshua Walker officially got underway on Thursday afternoon. We hear from the 1st-year head coach ahead of his first practice leading UH & discuss the energy around the program ahead of the first season in the Mountain West.

We also hear from returning outside hitter Tali Hakas as she enters the regular season fully healthy following last season's disappointing early conclusion and shares the mindset entering a year under a brand-new coaching staff.

Hour 2 keeps the conversation on the UH campus after the Hawaii men's basketball team announced plans for an international tour to Australia in the second week of August. We hear head coach Eran Ganot discuss the impacts of the trip, the new-look roster and more before chatting about the biggest personalities on the team.

The week closes out with Paul pitching the question of the summer's top sports moments and memories, bringing back the Chace Numata Senior All-Star Classic, the World Cup and much more from a season filled with a slowed down sports news cycle.

Happy Thursday, beautiful people! After some scheduling reminders and updates, Ku & Paul dive right into recapping the opening day of Hawaii football training camp as a season with big expectations finally started.

We hear head coach Timmy Chang's thoughts on the first practice of the fall and get an update regarding the health of star WR Pofele Ashlock, who he said was the lone player dealing with an injury and out to begin practices.

The first hour wraps up hearing QB1 Micah Alejado's takeaways from the opening of camp and Ku & Paul give their media availability notes before talking about the confidence that Alejado provides the UH fanbase.

Hour 2 opens with breaking news as the Hawaii men's basketball program reveals an international tour to Australia planned for the second week of August, providing an extra 10 practices and 2 exhibition matches for the new-look Rainbow Warriors.

We wrap up the day back on the gridiron, giving some of the big concerns and questions that the crew holds regarding UH football and what could hold them back from a dream season.

Happy Hawaii Football camp eve, beautiful people! Ku & Paul celebrate like a holiday, spending the majority of the opening hour of the show previewing the 2026 Rainbow Warrior football team and some of the biggest battles we expect out of camp.

Paul gives a quick men's basketball recruiting report towards the end of the hour after Sydney Kings G Lueth Awan announced his commitment to the University of Hawaii earlier in the week.