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The bar is sky high to the heavens. Twenty-three wins. Four losses. Two Wildcats on the Snapple/HHSAA Girls Basketball State Championships All-Tournament team. Nine Division I state titles since 2004. Thirteen appearances in the state final. When the 2020 state championship game concluded and ‘Iolani claimed the big trophy, Bobbie Awa gave her team some space. The players, their families and friends congregated near one of the locker rooms, draped in lei and smothered with hugs. The mood, though, was […]

An hour after watching his girls basketball team win the first state championship in the 20-year history of Hanalani as an HHSAA-member school, Royals coach Charles Hiers had to make a pit stop after leaving Afook Chinen Civic Auditorium. “I’m buying some steaks to take back and cook up for the team,” Hiers said when reached by phone. “Can I call you back?” The interview could wait. A well-deserved meal of the best red meat Hiers could find late on […]

The ‘Iolani Raiders are generally positionless, but their status is on a throne. ‘Iolani withstood everything the Konawaena dynasty brought to battle. Even after losing a 14-point lead, trailing 33-28 in the third quarter, the Raiders never wilted. They just grew stronger. The skill is across the roster. The savvy is, as well. The power, though, generates from sisters Lily Wahinekapu and Jovi Lefotu, who combined for 42 points, 10 rebounds and five steals as ‘Iolani made it back-to-back state […]