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Former Maryknoll standout Jalen Tanuvasa commits to SJSU

By Paul Honda on September 8, 2020

The last time Jalen Tanuvasa played high school basketball in Hawaii, she was a sophomore at Maryknoll. Her family then moved to Las Vegas and she transferred to Faith Lutheran. Over the weekend, the senior combo guard committed to San Jose State. The former Star-Advertiser All-State Fab 15 selection in the 2018-19 season after averaging 17 points per game for a young Spartans squad. She was voted No. 5 by coaches and media. Tanuvasa thanked her ohana and basketball family […]

60-plus top players heading to PTP National Showcase in Utah

By Paul Honda on September 7, 2020

Opportunity knocks, and Jackie Johnson leaps to open that door. The Roosevelt two-sport athlete is a catcher on the baseball field and a defensive lineman for the Rough Riders football squad. At 5 feet, 10 inches and 220 pounds, he’s a powerful hitter at the plate. On the football field, his explosiveness and technique are honed after constant workouts through the offseason with the Trench Dawgz, a collection of linemen from across Honolulu. With the high school football season in […]

Former Castle LB Jaydon Kaio starting for nationally-ranked Corner Canyon

By Paul Honda on September 7, 2020

A year ago, Jaydon Kaio was a play-making 6-foot-1, 160-pound linebacker at Castle. Today, the senior is now 175 pounds and starting at linebacker for Utah’s No. 1-ranked team, Corner Canyon (4-0). His new hometown is Draper. “Draper is probably like Hawaii Kai. They’re really rich in this area,” Kaio said on Monday morning. “It’s a bit different and more complex, I’d say. I’m good at rushing the passer and I can bring a hit. I can cover because of […]

Campbell QB Blaine Hipa heading to UCR Underclassmen Showcase in Las Vegas

By Paul Honda on September 6, 2020

Blaine Hipa is due for some touchdown passes. Hipa, Campbell’s 6-3, 190-pound quarterback, will get some action next weekend at the UC Report Underclassmen Showcase in Las Vegas. “Yes, I’m going,” said Hipa, who has scholarship offers from Hawaii and Tennessee. “I don’t have family to stay with. My mom is going with me.” The junior southpaw has a 3.8 grade-point average. He passed for 2,582 yards and 31 touchdowns as a sophomore in 2019. The event will be held […]

Kahuku DB Chansen Garcia named to PrepStar’s 2023 All-American squad

By Paul Honda on September 5, 2020

This year has been a strange time for Chansen Garcia, but there are still a few gems in the process. PrepStar Magazine named the Kahuku defensive back to its Class of 2023 All-American team. “I’m happy. I’m really happy. I’m blessed and thankful this happened for the future. I just keep working. That’s all I can do, is work,” Garcia said on Saturday. PrepStar reached out to Garcia two weeks ago after seeing video of individual position drills and his […]

Hawaii still in running as Titus Mokiao-Atimalala pares list to 10 offers

By Paul Honda on September 4, 2020

The quiet summer has been a blessing for Campbell’s Titus Mokiao-Atimalala. The 6-foot-1, 170-pound senior pared his list of 20 football scholarship offers to 10 on Friday afternoon. Final 10 9/4/20 Hawaii Maryland Michigan Nebraska Notre Dame UCF UCLA Utah USC Virginia Older brother Tamatoa Mokiao-Atimalala is a freshman playing for Hawaii. Maryland has an x-factor: quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa. The former Kapolei slinger transferred from Alabama to Maryland after last season. UCF’s starting quarterback is former Star-Advertiser all-state quarterback Dillon […]

MaxPreps names Kamehameha’s Devin Kahahawai to Preseason All-American 2nd team

By Paul Honda on September 4, 2020

Devin Kahahawai endeared herself to her older teammates as a freshman. Then, as a sophomore in 2019, Kahahawai became a force. The 6-foot-1 Kamehameha volleyball player was versatile enough to stuff the net defensively while hammering spikes from either side. The talent and promise landed Kahahawai on the MaxPreps Preseason All-American second team recently. Kamehameha won the Division I state championship last year. The 2020 season was postponed to early 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Kahahawai had 15 kills, […]

San Jose State is offer No. 7 for Saint Louis junior OL La‘akea Kapoi

By Paul Honda on September 4, 2020

The seventh football scholarship offer is in for Saint Louis right tackle La‘akea Kapoi. San Jose State offered the 6-foot-4, 295-pound junior on Thursday. The Spartans join a list that includes Hawaii, Syracuse, UNLV, Arizona State, Michigan and Indiana. “I talked with Coach Josh (Oglesby). I don’t know too much about San Jose State, but I tend to learn more about each school as the process goes on,” Kapoi said on Thursday. Indiana offered earlier in the week as the […]

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