Featured

Latest news

Latest news

Kahuku vs. Kamehameha, Damien vs. Moanalua exhibition games set

By Paul Honda on September 29, 2021

The most unusual season in Hawaii prep football got even more interesting with Kahuku and Kamehameha set to square off in an exhibition game on Oct. 9 at Skippa Diaz Stadium. Kahuku coach Sterling Carvalho confirmed the matchup. “We’re just happy to be playing,” Carvalho said.   “This is big for us,” Kahuku linebacker Liona Lefau added. “We’re excited and ready to play under the lights! We have a solid team this year with a tight bond, so it’s going to be fun.” OIA powerhouse Kahuku has […]

Tuesday night turnaround: Kamehameha’s comeback win over No. 1 ‘Iolani

By Paul Honda on September 29, 2021

Silence is not an option for the Kamehameha Warriors. Beyond the elite-level focus, skills and coaching, the Warriors dug deep and found something else on Tuesday night: resilience through communication. Kamehameha rallied for a stunning 12-25, 25-22, 25-22, 25-16 win over No. 1 ‘Iolani at Kekuhaupio Gymnasium. The visiting Raiders charged to an 8-0 lead at the onset and seemed beyond approach as they routed the Warriors in game one. Coach Chris Blake and his staff had already done the […]

Kamehameha’s Maui Robins: clear vision of family legacy and future

By Paul Honda on September 28, 2021

Maui Robins has her sights on the future. The Kamehameha outside hitter and returning Gatorade player of the year once had an ulcer in an eye and went a full month wearing glasses instead of contact lenses. Now she ponders the possibility of studying optometry. “I have a lot of interest in dermatology and optometry, too, because I wear contacts and glasses. Contacts can suffocate the eye. I wear them so much. I got glasses in fifth grade and didn’t […]


Kamehameha, Saint Louis share No. 1 ranking in football Top 10

By Paul Honda on September 27, 2021

Kamehameha and Saint Louis shared the field at Aloha Stadium on Friday. On Monday, they share the No. 1 ranking in the Star-Advertiser Football Top 10. Kamehameha upset Saint Louis, 23-21, on Friday. The Warriors garnered seven out of 12 first-place votes from a panel of coaches and media, but Saint Louis still has enough points to share the top spot. Saint Louis received two first-place votes, as did Mililani. Kahuku nabbed one first-place vote in the most chaotic balloting […]

‘Iolani a near-unanimous No. 1 in girls volleyball Top 10

By Paul Honda on September 27, 2021

‘Iolani collected nine of 10 first-place votes to land at No. 1 in the Star-Advertiser girls volleyball Top 10. The Raiders swept Punahou on Thursday and are 2-0 in ILH Division I play. Punahou claimed one first-place vote from the panel of coaches and media in the first poll of the season. Kamehameha, the defending state champion from 2019, Moanalua and Damien round out the first five. Damien is 2-0 in ILH Division II action with wins over Punahou I-AA […]

‘Nothing is impossible’: Kamehameha stuns No. 1 Saint Louis

By Paul Honda on September 25, 2021

The earth trembled, the dark clouds parted and, for the first time since 2013, Kamehameha has a football victory over Saint Louis. Kamehameha’s stunning 23-21 win over the four-time Open Division state champion Crusaders was a long time coming. Saint Louis had not lost a game in Hawaii since 2016, a 36-game win streak that began after a midseason loss to Punahou. “Our guys executed. Our coaches did an incredible job of getting ready from a game plan standpoint and […]

Stout defense, ground attack lift ‘Iolani past Damien for ILH D-I title

By Paul Honda on September 24, 2021

Sterling Sakashita leads an active, mobile life. The ‘Iolani senior often brings first contact to opposing ballcarriers, a human heat-seeking missile. Agent HYBRID 01, one of seven such defenders listed as such on the Raiders’ roster. With a 38-0 win over a gritty Damien squad, ‘Iolani captured the ILH Division I crown on a hot Friday afternoon at Eddie Hamada Field. Once the team was done with post-game photos on what was a reasonable version of homecoming — vaccinated parents […]

Aiea coach Wendell Say: Delayed game schedule helps

By Paul Honda on September 24, 2021

The six football teams in Division I of the Oahu Interscholastic Association will open their schedule on Oct. 22, one week later than originally planned. Aiea-Kailua and Roosevelt-Waipahu games will move to the tail end of the regular-season slate, Dec. 4, rather than open on Oct. 15. Two other OIA D-I teams, Castle and Moanalua, had a bye on Oct. 15. The delayed start is a positive in the eyes of Aiea coach Wendell Say. “To me, it’s fine. We […]