Kahuku’s Villa is Hawaii’s player of the year

@ Tafena_Costa, you are correct. I do not know any player in the History of Hawaii who finished 3rd in the Iolani Classic, won a Division 1 State title, and lost a game to an ILH Division 2 team. I don’t think that player ever existed in Hawaii. Thank you for bringing that to our attention. Solid point!

@”Education” First.. That weak ass sarcastic remark is all I need to know it’s pau hana time for you. Last Kahuku article you were giving everybody the business for not being able to come back at you with worthy counter arguments for your academics attack on Kahuku (in an athletics website) and to see you doing the same makes me know you’re done. nap time.
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Please clarify what is weak?

Fact #1 – Kahuku won the D1 State Title

Fact #2 – Kahuku took 3rd place in the Iolani Classic.

Fact #3 – Kahuku lost to an ILH Division 2 team.

Also, regarding your list, there are 2 upper echelon players. One plays for Oak Hill who didn’t play Kahuku. So listing him is moot. The other 5 star player currently plays for Findley Prep who put an ass whooping to Kahuku. If their coach was unprofessional, they could have won by 60-70.

So Villa did nice, but it wasn’t like he was doing it against the cream of the crop. Once again, please go an read what I wrote. I said look at the competition that Keene was playing against on the national scene. Especially before his senior year on the club circuit. He played 5 games if I recall correctly. And in those 5 games there were about 15-20 5 Star Recruits on the other team.

You make like you are intelligent. But you decipher what I am saying incorrectly. You do not comprehend what I write. Instead you take things out of context and then rebutt many points I never even made.

And I notice that you bring up the academic attack, but you do not offer any credible data to prove my argument incorrect? Madam, you are poster #211 who cannot contradict my poor academics in Kahuku argument.

What’s next. Are you going to make a list of NBA All-Stars and then write “Are you saying that Keene is better than all of these guys?”

Please find me the area where I say Keene is better than all of the Iolani Classic Participants.

I said, if you look at the history of the Iolani Classic, this is one of the weakest fields ever. I didn’t say the tourney had no talented players.

Go and do you little synopsis of each Iolani Classic field from 2006 – 2016 and I am pretty confident that this was one of the weaker fields. Ask Coach Dean or anyone in Iolani that set it up. They will even tell you the same.

You are ridiculous. I understand that academics isn’t your priority, but please don’t take things out of context and then make like I wrote it.

I will give you credit. You are okay at using google to find some relevant information. But, your ability to comprehend what others write mirrors a struggling reader. Luckily for you there are many struggling learners on this site. So most likely, most people won’t catch the flaw in your arguments and also won’t pick up on your rebuttals to points I have never made.

And let me guess I am Special Education First, or I am the struggling reader. Yes, yes, I know. It’s pretty original. I figure I would save you some time by bringing it up first.

So you go up to the Kahuku coach in person only to belittle his team, school, and community on this entire website anytime an article is written about them? Leave it to you to downgrade Kahuku’s team. They are one of the best. I’ll take Paul Honda’s assessment of this Kahuku team over yours 10/10 times. 6’4″ lol been inhaling too much vog I guess.

I cannot believe we are putting a team that lost to a D2 team and trying to make them an all time great. When did our standards get so low?

As for Paul Honda’s assessment? Isn’t he a writer? No offense, but it’s not like Coach K or Coach Williams is giving an assessment. Haha, that is a good one.

Edu you now saying that you attended Punahou before transfering to Lowell in Sanfran? wow! took a long time to finally admit that you are a PUN, all that intelligence and money you claim to have dont mean squat if you aint got no manhood to rep the high school you attended in Hawaii.

Now I see why you care about Kahuku so much, you are probably the recruiter for Punahou trying to get our kids into your school. Let me save you some time and headaches, dont worry about our kids grades and go recruit another community.

anywaaaays!! March 14, 2017 at 11:24 pm
Edu you now saying that you attended Punahou before transfering to Lowell in Sanfran? wow! took a long time to finally admit that you are a PUN, all that intelligence and money you claim to have dont mean squat if you aint got no manhood to rep the high school you attended in Hawaii.

Now I see why you care about Kahuku so much, you are probably the recruiter for Punahou trying to get our kids into your school. Let me save you some time and headaches, dont worry about our kids grades and go recruit another community.

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Buddy please go and read my numerous conversations with your alter-ego 88. I mention it several times.

It’s amazing how several people who CLAIM (I really don’t think they are from Laie/Kahuku, but I will play along) they are from Kahuku like to pick and choose what to reply to. I mentioned it about 15-25 times and you have missed it each time?

That kind of worries me.

As for recruiting, I personally don’t recruit and I don’t think kids should come to Punahou for sports. I believe that if they want to come to Punahou, it should be for academics. Sports, Music, Art, Robotics, and all the extra-curricular activities are secondary.

I just like to blog on here to shut down many fools who claim to be from a particular area.

Sports are great, but no more important than choir or dance.

anywaaaays says, “dont worry about our kids grades and go recruit another community.”

This is the biggest reason in my opinion why the academics are so low in this community. Many of the kids in this area are not proficient in math and/or reading. Numerous athletes that have the opportunity to attend college on an athletic scholarship do not meet the NCAA Clearinghouse requirements.

Poverty is high, crime is high, unemployment is high. Yet you have adults (let’s assume) who make comments about not to worry about our grade.

Well, who is going to worry about it? The kids are set up for failure and years of statistics show that it’s not getting better. You can probably look back on 50 if not more years to see the trends and it is alarming and scary.

What adult in this community will force change for these kids? Many of the bloggers here are quick to point the fingers at others, but they rarely point the finger at themselves.

It is clear that many bloggers who claim they are from Kahuku on this site lack self-esteem which is why they are angry, point fingers, and take no accountability for the weak academics.

And this is why it will most likely never change. And how can it? Many people are quick to push the blame onto everyone else except themselves.

Most of the kids going to Kahuku are not even college ready based on statistics.

The scientific numbers are so troubling. And it’s been bad for so long. I don’t get why it doesn’t seem to bother many people and doesn’t upset you that your children are st up for failure.

But keep insulting me and pointing the fingers are others. I am not the one with children who cannot count and can barely read. And will possibly never smell the inside of a college classroom unless they are mopping it. Well that is assuming they have a job and are not living on my tax monies.

Hey Mr. Punahou/ Edufirst you come and belittle a community that you have no ties too. Why do you care so much about Kahuku? You know you can go help the kids at Farrington or Kaimuki or another public school right? There are tons of Homeless people in Honolulu that would benefit from your generosity, oh, I get it, you are only talk. What you really intend to do is be a negative nancy on every article that praises Kahuku sports programs. You need a life bro!

Tafena_Costa March 15, 2017 at 1:56 pm
@Ed

How can this year’s Iolani team be the worst in the last 16 years? They were the defending champs with the then reigning State and Gatorade POY who had been to the finals 3 straight years. Such a nitpicky bs attempt at once again degrading anything Kahuku which seems to be your sole purpose on this website.
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Sir you must not watch much basketball if you ask that question. I am talking about overall basketball talent. It’s clear. I am not saying their team didn’t do well in terms of wins and losses. But if you compare this team to the ones with DLow, Pape, Webster, Shoji, Chu, Tulonghari, etc., it’s clear that they aren’t as talented.

That is why they got spanked by Kailua. They were not that good. They overachieved. But over the past 16 years this is one of Iolani’s worse teams. I would be very surprised if you could find me one Hawaii High School Coach that would say any different.

anywaaaays!! March 15, 2017 at 12:33 pm
Hey Mr. Punahou/ Edufirst you come and belittle a community that you have no ties too. Why do you care so much about Kahuku? You know you can go help the kids at Farrington or Kaimuki or another public school right? There are tons of Homeless people in Honolulu that would benefit from your generosity, oh, I get it, you are only talk. What you really intend to do is be a negative nancy on every article that praises Kahuku sports programs. You need a life bro!
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So reciting facts that are on public record is belittling? And it’s interesting that you do not tell me that my data is inaccurate.

I wonder why that is? And instead of being upset at the messenger, why don’t you be upset with the adults who allow these children to continue to fail and possibly set them up to struggle if they do graduate.

Their College Readiness Index is 19.0. That is so bad.

Please explain to me how winning multiple state titles in football or a state title in basketball will negate the horrible college readiness index score and prepare these kids for college.

Even if they are talented enough to get an athletic scholarship they still must:

1) qualify
2) do the work in college

Based on the data, this is a stretch for many of these students. Keep blaming me instead of looking in the mirror.

I feel for your child.

As for donating, I donate tons which is why I know your scores stink.

All my kids are 3.8 – 4.0 students. Im not on this website to talk about academics, this is a sports blog and yes this Kahuku BBall team is top 2 in Hawaii history. Villa is top 3 point guards of all time.

anywaaaays!! March 15, 2017 at 2:49 pm
All my kids are 3.8 – 4.0 students. Im not on this website to talk about academics, this is a sports blog and yes this Kahuku BBall team is top 2 in Hawaii history. Villa is top 3 point guards of all time.
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HAHAHA, c’mon. And let me guess, your son is the National Secretary of Defense and your daughter just won the Nobel Prize?

Great job buddy!

wow this is entertaining. some people need to get a life. very funny.