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Slade-Matautia offered by UW, Arizona

By Paul Honda on June 18, 2015

In a matter of 24 hours, Isaac Slade-Matautia’s world has been rocked in a very fine way. The Saint Louis junior-to-be is having a superb performance in the current Nike Regional camp in Oregon, and also was selected to a co-top defensive performer and linebacker MVP honors at the GPA Maximum Exposure Camp at the University of Hawaii two weeks ago, have opened the eyes of Washington and Arizona. On Saturday, Washington made a scholarship offer, and Arizona followed suit […]

Saint Louis WR Kobayashi commits to Cal

By Hawaii Prep World on June 17, 2015

For the second time in as many years, the California Golden Bears have landed one of Hawaii’s top wide receiver prospects. Saint Louis’ Drew Kobayashi committed to the Golden Bears on Wednesday according to Scout.com. Kobayashi, listed at 6-foot-2 and 185 pounds, follows in the footsteps of Punahou’s Kanawai Noa, Hawaii’s all-time receiving leader, who will be a freshman in the fall. Kobayashi participated in the Nike Opening event last weekend in Eugene, Ore., and visited California earlier this week […]

Kapolei’s Auwae narrows college choices to 10

By Hawaii Prep World on June 17, 2015

Kapolei’s Sean Auwae released his top 10 colleges of choice this evening on Twitter but said he was still open to any schools that have yet to offer the 6-foot-3, 296-pound offensive lineman. Auwae, who has at least 16 offers, said his top 10 in no particular order are Texas Tech, Arizona State, Utah, Oregon State, Louisville, Washington State, BYU, UNLV, Nevada and Utah State. He also had offers from Washington, Hawaii, Idaho State, Northern Arizona, San Diego State and […]


VIDEO: Mililani OL Andru Tovi

By Paul Honda on June 16, 2015

Part 1 Part 2 Mililani’s Andru Tovi is a returning All-State second-team offensive lineman who has two college scholarships so far. He chatted after day 1 of the GPA Maximum Exposure Camp. Video: Paul Honda.

Football assistant Saturnio spreads aloha

By Nick Abramo on June 16, 2015

It’s from nearly two years ago and doesn’t fit the strict definition of “newsworthy,” but it’s still worth sharing this video of former Waipahu football head coach Sean Saturnio when he was an assistant coach at Georgia Southern. In the video here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-YGehtz–A), Saturnio is being interviewed by a reporter and answers questions about the Eagles, a Football Championship Series squad. The questioning turns to his use of Hawaiian words such as “pono” and “aloha.” All of a sudden, though […]

USC lands commitment from Saint Louis’ Iosefa

By Hawaii Prep World on June 15, 2015

Jordan Iosefa, a 6-foot-2, 225-pound linebacker who sat out last season after transferring from Waipahu to Saint Louis, has committed to USC according to Scout.com. Iosefa had other offers from Oregon State and Hawaii but was a relative unknown because he didn’t play last season. He has fared well at a couple of camps, including the recently completed Maximum Exposure combine last week and the Nike Opening regional event at Aloha Stadium back in February. Iosefa’s SPARQ score ranked sixth […]

UPDATED: Mililani’s Malepeai commits to Oregon

By Hawaii Prep World on June 14, 2015

Mililani running back Vavae Malepeai committed to Oregon during his weekend trip to Eugene, Ore., according to multiple reports online. The 6-foot senior-to-be had an impressive list of at least 18 offers including USC, UCLA, Stanford, Nebraska, Michigan and Washington before taking up the Ducks on their offer. Malepeai told Greg Biggins of Scout.com in a story posted today that, “it’s been a good process. Everything just felt right. The coaches treated me well and I just know I’ll be […]

Waianae’s new coach Young picks 2015 staff

By Nick Abramo on June 12, 2015

First-year Waianae football coach Walter Young has selected his staff for the 2015 season. The Seariders’ staff is listed below. >> Head coach: Walter Young >> Offensive coordinator: Kana Kawai >> Defensive coordinator: Ryan Lancaster >> Linebackers: Kaleo Searle >> Defensive line: Kainoa Evangelista >> Defensive line: Bernard Beaver >> Defensive backs: Kervin Oshima >> Defensive backs: John Thomas >> Wide receivers: Kawika Nakoa >> Running backs: Eddie Holt >> Running backs: Peni Tiolu >> Offensive line: Zeke Wakinekona >> […]