The Rick Hamada Program

Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi is in studio every Wednesday morning to answer your questions about all kinds of things within the City and County of Honolulu on Ask The Mayor. The hour starts off with Mayor Blangiardi recapping questions from last week and providing answers from various city departments. Then it's on to lots of calls this week from all over Oahu--listen now!

Rick Hamada reacts to several headlines in the news this Wednesday morning, including the killing of a Hamas leader in Iran, more fallout from the Secret Service failures in the assassination attempt on former President Trump, and technology coming soon to the NFL.

Rick Hamada welcomes Justin George from the Alzheimer's Association of Hawaii back to the show to talk about the inaugural pro-am golf tournamnet to benefit the Alzheimer's Association.

Just because the news cycle has not focused on the Southern border in recent weeks, that doesn't mean the problem has gone away. Not even close! Rick Hamada welcomes Ira Mehlman from F.A.I.R. (Federation for American Immigration Reform) to talk about our still-porous Southern border and the consequences of unfettered, unchecked illegal immigration.

It's time to talk cars and car maintenance with the experts--and this week it's Kalani from Starkey's Auto Repair with Rick Hamada! Rick and Kalani go over the basics and more and how Starkey's can keep your car running longer and safer.

It's the heart of summertime and the City and County of Honolulu's golf courses are a great deal for kama'aina and a challenge for visitors too! Jordan Abe returns to talk about what's happening at the municipal courses and more with Rick Hamada!

In this episode of The SHOPO Hour on The Rick Hamada Program, host Rick Hamada is joined by Steve Keogh, Vice President of SHOPO and Nick Schlapak, Treasurer of SHOPO. The discussion delves into pressing issues facing law enforcement and the community, including a recent tragic incident involving a murder-suicide in Manoa. The guests share their perspectives on the officers' response to the scene and broader implications for community safety. Tune in for a deep dive into the challenges and responsibilities of maintaining public safety in Hawaii.

Your Saturday morning companions on the course are ready to talk golf and nothing but golf for the full hour. It's Golf! w/ Rick & Cyd is back on the air this week!

The final major of the year is underway...the British Open at Royal Troon in Scotland. Facing far fewer weather conditions than those on the course, Rick & Cyd are back in studio to talk about the Open and more this week on It's Golf!

Saturday morning starts bright and early on the course...and in the studio with Rick Hamada and Cyd Okino with another episode of It's Golf! w/ Rick & Cyd.