Nanakuli football

The heat, the dryness, the solitude. There’s nothing like being a Nanakuli Golden Hawk. Not before the pandemic. Not during it. There are roughly 35 Golden Hawks grinding in the weight room and on the dusty field in the Valley. Some are new junior varsity players. Some were on that gritty JV squad in 2019, well before football got cancelled. “The thing with this team, the last time we coached them was JV. They finished their (’19) season with only […]

2019 RECORD >> 5-5 overall, 4-4 OIA Division II HEAD COACH >> Kili Watson is 6-22 in three season with the Golden Hawks. KEY UNDERCLASSMEN IN 2019: WR/RB Tahj Hauhio, 5-6, 150, Jr.; LB Lexsien Kunukau, 5-7, 170, Jr.; DB Randen McCabe, 5-5, 140, Jr.; WR Kekoa Torres, 5-7. 145, Jr.; DB Kawika Keopuhiwa, 5-0, 150, Jr. NANAKULI THROUGH THE YEARS: 1970-2019 HISTORICAL EQUIVALENT: 1994 Waipahu The Nanakuli Golden Hawks have suffered the indignity of a 10-loss season twice: in […]

Nanakuli took advantage of the momentum gained from its overtime victory against Pearl City last week to dominate McKinley Saturday night in a 42-6 victory at Ticky Vasconcellos Stadium. The Golden Hawks (4-3, 3-2) scored fast and often, notching their first touchdown less than three minutes into the game when senior QB Sedric Crawford ran in a 1-yard score. Junior receiver Kekoa Torres was one of the Golden Hawks’ offensive stars as he scored his first of three touchdowns on […]