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Two years ago, it was Punahou that was the runner-up from the ILH playing in the opening round of the New City Nissan/HHSAA Girls Volleyball State Championships. Kamehameha drew the top seed, swept Kapolei and Moanalua, then met Punahou in the final. The Warriors won in four sets for their second title in a three-year span. In all, that made it 10 state championships under coach Chris Blake. Since 2019, only the ILH played a regular season, in the spring […]

There is a certain kind of person who makes deliveries. A giver to the end and beyond. Someone who keeps watch and brings the goods. Just don’t be late. Be on point. For the ‘Iolani girls volleyball team, that person is Mokihana Tufono. The 5-foot-10 senior setter with a versatile array of skills — she had 16 kills, 18 assists and two blocks against Kamehameha last week — brings the will with the skill. (The feature story on Mokihana Tufono […]

The stars continue to align for Punahou. The Buffanblu received top votes on nine of the 10 coaches and media ballots to retain the No. 1 ranking in the Star-Advertiser Girls Volleyball Top 10 on Monday. A week ago, Punahou had six out of 10 first-place votes. Kamehameha, which had four first-place votes last week, had just one this time and remains at No. 2. ‘Iolani is at No. 3 again with a showdown at Kamehameha on slate Tuesday night. […]