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Kapolei breezes into OIA boys soccer final

By Nick Abramo on January 24, 2019

Kapolei was like a buzz saw Thursday night in a 5-1 romp over Kaiser in the OIA boys soccer semifinals at Kaiser Stadium. Overflowing with quickness, defense, creativity and flat-out speed, the Hurricanes will move on to the OIA championship on Saturday in the final against Mililani, which beat Kalani 3-2. “They’re a great team with a lot of experience,” Cougars coach Layne Abalos said about Kapolei. “I thought they were going to go far last year, but they lost […]

Kamehameha, Aiea earn top seeds in state soccer

By Billy Hull on January 24, 2019

ILH champion Kamehameha and OIA champion Aiea are the top two seeds in Division I of The Queen’s Medical Center/HHSAA Girls Soccer State Championships that begin on Monday. Monday’s first round will feature two games on Oahu, one game on Maui and one game on the Big Island. Kamehameha-Hawaii and Kauai earned the top two seeds in the Division II tournament, which begins on Wednesday. The complete schedule is below. D-I Girls Soccer State Tournament D-II Girls Soccer State Tournament

Campbell’s Tamatoa Mokiao-Atimalala commits to UH

By Paul Honda on January 24, 2019

Tamatoa Mokiao-Atimalala has a plan. Pylon tournament in Las Vegas, late February. Adidas tournament, late March. Polynesian Hall of Fame combine at Bishop Gorman, summer. Campbell senior season in the fall. Enroll at the University Hawaii in 2020. The 5-foot-11, 175-point two-way player made an oral commitment to Hawaii on Sunday, though he cannot sign his letter of intent until, at the earliest, December. “UH offered me as a sophomore during the summer time. Me and my family sat down […]


Nanakuli’s Kukilakila Kahalekai joins 60-point club

By Paul Honda on January 24, 2019

The individual scoring list for Nanakuli seems sparse at first. Eight points. Six. Four. Three. A few zeroes. Then there is Kukilakila Kahalekai, who scored 61 points on Wednesday night in Nanakuli’s 82-41 win over Waialua. The 5-foot-11 guard connected on three 3-pointers and shot 16-for-20 at the free-throw line. More than half of his points were scored the old-fashioned way: 18 field goals inside the 3-point arc. He joins a very distinguished club that includes Ah Chew Goo of […]

Kaiser hands No. 5 Farrington its first loss in OIA play

By Paul Honda on January 23, 2019

In most situations, a loss on the basketball court can be forgotten soon enough. The season is long. There are so many games, it becomes a blur. Eventually, there’s usually a chance at redemption. Farrington’s 62-53 loss at Kaiser is the first in Oahu Interscholastic Association East play for the Governors after seven wins. Four of those came against Top 10 teams: Moanalua, Kalaheo, Kahuku and Kailua. Coming into a Wednesday night matchup with Kaiser, Farrington was 5-1 on an […]

Q&A: Catching up with Saint Louis football coach Cal Lee

By Paul Honda on January 23, 2019

The announcement about St. Francis closing its high school (and middle school) doors at the end of the academic year has a far-reaching ripple effect. Several private schools informed the students of St. Francis about application fees that will be waived, and more. Cal Lee, coach of three-time defending Open Division state football champion Saint Louis, would seem to be a possible option for St. Francis standouts Faaope Laloulu, Bubbah Aina-Chaves and Shepherd Kekahuna, among others including public schools. Tuition […]

Hoopbook: Kahuku girls surge, ILH boys gauntlet

By Paul Honda on January 23, 2019

Running the point, crashing the offensive boards, dishing out dimes. Life is good for Leiah Naeata and the Lady Raiders of Kahuku. With a concerted effort to win the battle in the paint, she and her teammates went after the offensive glass in the third quarter, hustling for 10 extra chances. Naeata had five offensive caroms in the third and finished the game with 17 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists. That led to a 17-2 blitz by Kahuku that […]

Leiah Naeata crashes boards as No. 9 Kahuku ousts Kaiser

By Paul Honda on January 22, 2019

In the end, the rebounding numbers were almost dead even for No. 9 Kahuku and Kaiser. Kahuku outboarded Kaiser 31-30 in the final tally, but it was the third quarter when Leiah Naeata took the lead role. The sophomore point guard scored eight points and grabbed seven rebounds — five on the offensive glass — in the pivotal third period as the Lady Raiders turned a 17-15 lead into a 34-17 cushion. Kahuku went on to a 55-37 win over […]