Sports

On today's program, we're revisiting a few of our favorite interviews with athletes on the move.

A Hawaiʻi real estate investor and broker are suing baseball star Shohei Ohtani. They claim Ohtani and his agent got them fired from a $240 million luxury housing development on the Big Island’s coveted Hāpuna Coast that they brought him in to endorse.

Transportation officials on the lessons learned from Tuesday's tsunami traffic jams; A community forms around a tiny race track

Last weekend, the Molokaʻi 2 Oʻahu Foil World Championships brought more than a hundred foilers to tame the Kaiwi Channel in a race that covered 40 miles from Molokaʻi to Oʻahu. The Conversation talked to champions Annie Reickert and Edo Tanas about their big wins.

Louis Erteschik, executive director of Hawaiʻi Disability Rights Center, discusses possible federal funding cuts; Hydrofoil champions Edo Tanas and Annie Reickert talk about their wins in the Molokaʻi 2 Oʻahu race across the Kaiwi Channel

The Mountain West Conference has announced a pause on adding new schools. Hawaiʻi, which plays football in the Mountain West, will join as a full member in 2026, as will Texas-El Paso.

A recent AP-NORC Teen Poll poll shows most U.S. teenagers prioritize graduating from college, with 70% of girls and 54% of boys considering it important.

Paniolo traditions are alive and well on Maui, where fans and competitors came from around the world to celebrate the Makawao community’s annual rodeo last weekend. HPR’s Catherine Cluett Pactol was there and brings us the history — and the action.

The qualifying round will be held on June 29 at the Filipino Community Center in Waipahu from 3-6 p.m. The top six teams will advance to the championship finals on July 26 at the Philippine Consulate General in Honolulu from 1-4 p.m.

The Conversation's DW Gibson spoke to new athletic director, Matt Elliott, about his new role with the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.