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Punahou’s Suguturaga woke up still undecided

By Christian Shimabuku on February 1, 2017

For a brief moment, it seemed that Punahou’s Miki Suguturaga was about to pull a shocker. Before the National Letter of Intent Signing Day festivities at the Sheraton Waikiki, each athlete who was present had a name card with their respective college choices. Suguturaga’s card had a University of Hawaii logo in the center of it, but it proved too good to be true for fans of the Rainbow Warriors. The senior defensive lineman instead opted for the more probable […]

Faith, Te’o lead Tagovailoa-Amosa to South Bend

By Christian Shimabuku on February 1, 2017

Hundreds filed out of the Sheraton Waikiki ballroom in a frenzy as athletes, family members and coaches readied to celebrate new beginnings. Kapolei senior Myron Tagovailoa-Amosa was one of the few to stay. The newly-minted Notre Dame signee relished his surroundings. After numerous leis and photo requests, he met with uncle and former Campbell coach Amosa Amosa for a tearful embrace. “It really is emotional. I’m definitely grateful and extremely blessed to have this opportunity presented to me,” Tagovailoa-Amosa said. […]

UH looking at local recruiting shutout

By Jerry Campany on January 31, 2017

With the clock ticking down Wednesday’s morning’s signing day, the list of local products to stay home and play for Hawaii appears to hinge on Kahuku standout Kesi Ah-Hoy. Ah-Hoy originally had the Warriors first on his list before entertaining offers from Oregon State. He is expected to decide on Wednesday morning. As of right now, Hawaii doesn’t expect to land a single recruit who played in Hawaii in high school. Head coach Nick Rolovich does expect to get ink […]


Tagovailoa ends up in top 20 of national ranking

By Christian Shimabuku on January 31, 2017

Much was made of Tua Tagovailoa’s recruitment, and even though the Saint Louis product has settled in at the University of Alabama, his prospect rankings have hit a new high. Bleacher Report recently ranked the dual-threat quarterback as the nation’s No. 20 overall prospect. Only Georgia’s Davis Mills (No. 15), a Stanford commit, was ranked ahead of Tagovailoa, Hawaii’s all-time career passing leader, among quarterbacks. In comparison, Tagovailoa checks in at No. 32 on 247Sports and 38 on Scout. Additionally, […]

Kim-Bustillos, ‘Iolani working for elusive title

By Nick Abramo on January 31, 2017

One down. Three big ones to go. On Monday, the ‘Iolani girls soccer team won its state tournament opener 3-0 over Moanalua. And if midfielder/forward Kylee Kim-Bustillos gets her way, there will be three more wins on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, culminating in the Raiders’ first title since 2013. That road is a difficult one, with plenty of top-flight teams left to contend with. But, a good thing to remember about these Raiders (10-0-3) is they haven’t lost a game […]

Q&A: Farrington hoops standout Moli Heimuli

By Paul Honda on January 31, 2017

She shoots and eats with her left hand, but writes with her right. All is all right for senior guard/forward Molimau Heimuli and Farrington girls basketball right now. The Lady Governors won the OIA Division I championship last week and will begin play in the Snapple/HHSAA Girls Basketball State Championships on Thursday. Today’s prep feature in the Star-Advertiser featured Heimuli. Here’s the full Q&A. Moli Heimuli Farrington basketbal 6-0, Sr. Q&A / Favorites Food (at home): Mom’s baked chicken. > […]

Kamehameha’s Pauole picks Air Force

By Billy Hull on January 31, 2017

Air Force got itself a nice prize just 24 hours before National Letter of Intent Signing Day. Kamehameha defensive lineman Nakoa Pauole, who was offered by Air Force, Army, Navy and Fresno State, announced on Twitter he will sign with the Falcons. Mahalo ke Akua#LetsFly ⚡️ pic.twitter.com/1EllGiDHlU — Nakoa Pauole (@nakoapauole) January 31, 2017 The 6-foot-2, 270-pound Pauole was named to the Honolulu Star-Advertiser All-State second team this past season. He is expected to sign at a ceremony on campus […]

No dance for ‘Iolani and a look at pairings

By Paul Honda on January 29, 2017

This week’s Pupule perspective on the Star-Advertiser Girls Basketball Top 10 is a day early. That’s why this is also the Eve of the Big Dance edition, with the HHSAA Division I State Championships set to tip off on Monday, 5 p.m. Why so early in the day? Probably because the many teams traveling inter-island can save a bundle by flying back home immediately after their games. Back in the day, the last flight in or out was around 7-8 […]