Episode 89 (27 June 2026): Today's Freedom Hour – Duty to Think: Leadership, Conscience, and Truth in an Age of Crisis. As the documentary Duty to Disobey prepares to premiere nationwide, The Freedom Hour welcomes retired U.S. Army Colonel Ike Sallee to reflect on leadership during the COVID era and the enduring lessons it offers. Together we explore crisis leadership, information warfare, public trust, moral courage, and the role of discernment when authority, conscience, and truth intersect. What should Hawaiʻi learn before the next emergency? Join us for a thoughtful conversation—and add your voice to the discussion.

You hear Rick Hamada talk about Glenn Honda and Recovery Law Center every morning on the Rick Hamada Program -- and today, Glenn comes into studio and talks to Rick about his practice, personal injury, what should people be aware of when filing a case, and much more!

Rick Hamada chats with good friend John Starkey from Starkey's Auto Repair about road conditions and problems that arise from hitting that speed bump or pothole a *little* too hard...

Every morning, you hear Chad Blair with headlines from Honolulu Civil Beat (civilbeat.org)...and on Thursdays, Chad joins us live to dive deeper into those same headlines. Rick Hamada and Chad talk about several items in the pages of Civil Beat and also talk about Civil Beat's candidate forums that start within the next week!

Rick Hamada reacts to this morning's huge rulings from the Supreme Court, including a case from Hawaii that overturn's the state's concealed carry law.

Following up on last week's conversation, Rick Hamada spends a few more moments with Mela Kealoha-Lindsey to get more details on Hawaii's plan for celebrating America's 250th birthday! Mela's sleepless nights right now as she leads the planning are going to turn into so many things across our state...listen to find out where you can celebrate with your fellow Americans.

Music legend Henry Kapono joins Rick Hamada this morning to talk about his plans for celebrations for America's birthday--a huge all-star lineup of local music and musicians in Hawaii Kai over two incredible days!

With Mayor Rick Blangiardi attending to city business this morning, Rick Hamada welcomes in Dita Holifield, director of the Department of Enterprise Services, and the new director of the Honolulu Zoo John Berry for a great conversation. Dita addresses some of the questions from last week's Ask The Mayor and provides answers, then talks about things happening at the Blaisdell Center, the city golf courses and more. John speaks directly about things happening at the Honolulu Zoo, including the possibility of new exhibits and more!

Rick Hamada quickly checks in Andrew Pereira of the Pacific Resource Partnership this morning because a bill in Congress they were just talking about this past Friday on the PRP hour (find the podcast here on the iHeart app!) has passed both chambers and now awaits President Trump's signature.

Rick Hamada talks to local author Dan Ihara, author of the book "Property Decisions"...a book that looks at family finances and dynamics and offers a faith-based perspective on very common situations you may face in daily life!