On this week's edition of Community Matters, an important conversation about the future of downtown Honolulu. Honolulu City Council has recently approved a Business Improvement District area for downtown, and leading the charge for this area is the Avalon Group which has been buying several properties in the area to develop. Rick Hamada speaks with Christine Camp, CEO of the Avalon Group, about the effort to create the B.I.D. for downtown Honolulu and what changes people can expect in the coming years.

On this week's edition of Community Matters, Rick Hamada talks with Major Troy Trimmer about the mission of the Salvation Army in Hawaii and worldwide--hint, it's more than just the red kettles!

On this week's edition of Community Matters, Rick Hamada talks with A. Kam Napier, editor-in-chief of Aloha State Daily...a new source for news in Honolulu and the entire state of Hawaii. They discuss the news business and how news coverage really shapes and affects the events and lawmakers that affects our lives.

On this week's edition of Community Matters, it's that time of the year--time for the annual flu bug to start spreading through schools and workplaces. Host Manny Munoz talks with doctors about the upcoming cold & flu season and the things you can do to improve your chances of staying healthy.

A recent wildfire in Kunia spurs the conversation on Community Matters this week. Host Rick Hamada talks with Tiffany Tubon, Brand Manager for Ko'Hana Rum, about the impact of the fires and the difficulty it causes those in the agriculture community and disruption it causes for wildfire-affected areas.

Episode 63 (15 November 2025): Today’s Freedom Hour – Back to What Works: The Election Commission in Hawai'i Sounds the Alarm. The Election Commission made a historic recommendation to return Hawai‘i to in-person precinct voting. After years of discrepancies, missing records, and several marathon meetings, one thing became clear: mail-in voting is not working. We have explored the Commission’s findings, the mistakes that were documented in the Office of Elections’ own reports, and we see what a practical, pono path back to precinct voting looks like. Of course there will be fair absentee exceptions as well as community-centered transparency.

Rick Hamada is back with David Fischer for another episode of Wealth Wednesday. Listen now to talk all things finances, gold, silver and more.

Mayor Rick Blangiardi is out on assignment so Rick Hamada is joined by both Amy Asselbaye and Guillaume Maman from the Office of Economic Revitalization. Listen now!

Rick Hamada is joined by Mufi Hannemann where they talk all things government shutdown and tourism.