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Tokuda takes over as Leilehua athletic director

By Nick Abramo on July 22, 2017

Nolan Tokuda was a huge part of the Leilehua football renaissance in the early part of the 2000s, and now he is the school’s athletic director. As the football coach, Tokuda brought the Mules to the Division I state championship game in 2004. 2007 and 2008, and that included a 20-16 victory over Saint Louis for the ’07 title. That same year, Leilehua won the OIA championship. Since then, the Mules have been a tough competitor in the OIA and […]

Moanalua finds alternative sites for “home” games

By Nick Abramo on July 21, 2017

The Moanalua football team has found three homes away from home for the upcoming football season, according to Na Menehune athletic director Joel Kawachi. The plans will still have to be approved by the Oahu Interscholastic Association to become official. The OIA will send out a new schedule when it does become official. Last week, the school found out that work being done on the school’s track and football field won’t be done until after the football season is over. […]

Kapolei adds Saint Louis transfer Toilolo at LB

By Billy Hull on July 21, 2017

Linebacker Dylan Toilolo, who made the Honolulu Star-Advertiser All-State first team as a junior in 2016 at Saint Louis, has transferred to Kapolei. Hurricanes coach Darren Hernandez said Friday that Toilolo, who is 5-foot-11 and 200 pounds, will play linebacker and strong safety. He joined the team on Thursday. “Great feet and hips. He can run extremely well and above all is a big time hitter,” Hernandez texted. Toilolo joins a defense that already has linebacker Kukea Emmsley, who holds […]


SUMMER summary: Waianae Seariders

By Nick Abramo on July 21, 2017

Hawaii Prep World will be releasing summer previews of all 29 Oahu varsity football teams in advance of the 2017 season that kicks off in early August. 25TH IN A SERIES WAIANAE SEARIDERS >> 2016 record and finish: 9-5 (5-2 OIA Blue); beat Kailua 41-12 in first round of OIA D-I playoffs, beat Mililani 36-33 in OIA quarterfinals, lost 38-0 to Kahuku in OIA semifinals, lost 27-15 to Kapolei in OIA third-place game, beat Farrington 14-8 in state Open Division […]

Moanalua field not ready; Waipahu delayed

By Nick Abramo on July 18, 2017

The Moanalua football team will not be playing home games this football season and will be practicing at local parks, according to a source close to the situation. Work on the school’s track and football field was supposed to be completed before the season starts, but has been continually delayed. Instead of home games, Moanalua will most likely play at the scheduled opponents’ home fields. A neutral site is also a possibility. The OIA is in the process of revising […]

Four Hawaii schools to play top-80 teams

By Billy Hull on July 18, 2017

The Honolulu Star-Advertiser will begin its annual preseason countdown of its top 10 high school football teams next Tuesday. Defending Open Division state champion Saint Louis and 2015 Division I state champion Kahuku, which have met in the last two state finals, figure to again be at the top of the list when the final team is released one day prior to the start of the 2017 season on Aug. 4. High School Football America released its preseason national top […]

SUMMER summary: Kamehameha Warriors

By Nick Abramo on July 17, 2017

Hawaii Prep World will be releasing summer previews of all 29 Oahu varsity football teams in advance of the 2017 season that kicks off in early August. 24th IN A SERIES KAMEHAMEHA WARRIORS >> 2016 record and finish: 3-6 (2-4 ILH D-I); lost 57-24 to Punahou in first second round game. >> Number of returning starters: 4 offense, 8 defense >> Number of starters lost to graduation: 11 >> Number of seniors lost to graduation: 40 >> Honolulu Star-Advertiser All-State […]

HAWAII GROWN: UO’s Manu out for season

By Hawaii Prep World on July 17, 2017

Oregon defensive tackle Rex Manu, a 2015 Mililani alumnus and a two-time All-State first team selection, is not listed on the Ducks’ online roster and will miss the entire 2017 season according to an OregonLive.com story posted today. Manu, who had 13 tackles and a sack in 11 games last year before getting injured in the second-to-last game of the season against Utah, “is not competing in football this fall because of medical reasons” according to a UO spokesman, the […]