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LIVE BLOG: Kapolei at Kahuku

By Paul Honda on August 15, 2014

6:45 p.m. I’m going to attempt keeping statistics, shooting video and live blogging for the varsity game. Please forgive if I don’t blog immediately. I’m going to try anyway. As you can see (photos below), they’ve spruced up the facility here at Carleton Weimer Field. The field is lush and marked for every yard, the first time I can remember. There are, as Red Raiders coach Lee Leslie promised, 36 flags at the top of the bleachers. It’s rare to […]

Nick’s notebook: Scrimmage week

By Nick Abramo on August 1, 2014

Things learned, observed and taken in by osmosis while waltzing around various high school football training camps for a week: >> Kapolei running back Ronald Young won the best running back award at the All-Polynesian camp in Utah this summer. >> Hurricanes coach Darren Hernandez said his team could still be a factor even if it starts 0-3, which is a possibility since it opens the regular season at Kahuku, vs. Farrington at Roosevelt’s Ticky Vasconcellos Stadium, and at home […]

No. 10 Kapolei All-State football

By Jerry Campany on July 29, 2014

No. 10 Kapolei has had five players judged first-team all-state in its short history. 2003: AP — Kaipo-Noa Kaheaku-Enhada, Honolulu Advertiser 2003: UT — Kaipo-Noa Kaheaku-Enhada, Honolulu Star-Bulletin 2006: OL — Michael Matamua, Honolulu Star-Bulletin 2008: OL — Stan Hasiak, Honolulu Advertiser 2008: OL — Stan Hasiak, Honolulu Star-Bulletin 2008: AP — Simione Vehikite, Honolulu Advertiser 2008: LB — Simione Vehikite, Honolulu Star-Bulletin 2013: OL — Micah Kapoi, Honolulu Star-Advertiser


Poi Report: Fernandez commits to Washington St.

By Paul Honda on December 16, 2013

Kapolei defensive lineman Kingston Fernandez has committed to play football for Washington State, according to Hurricanes coach Darren Hernandez. Fernandez also had offers from Arizona State, Cal, Colorado and several Mountain West Conference schools. He amassed 17 sacks this season. The 6-foot-3, 245-pound defensive end is the third Hurricane to commit since the season ended. In early November, defensive tackle Kalani Vakameilalo committed to Oregon State. In early December, offensive lineman Micah Kapoi committed to Wisconsin. Ferndandez won’t be the […]

Poi Report: Kapolei’s Kapoi commits to Wisconsin

By Paul Honda on December 3, 2013

Kapolei offensive lineman Micah Kapoi has committed to play football for the University of Wisconsin. Hurricanes coach Darren Hernandez confirmed the announcement by phone on Sunday night. “Micah committed to play center/guard for the Wisconsin Badgers of the Big Ten. He is looking to major in business and was very impressed by their business school,” Hernandez wrote on his Facebook page. Kapoi, a 6-foot-4, 290-pound senior, also plays basketball.

Poi Report: Vakameilalo commits to Oregon St.

By Paul Honda on November 6, 2013

Kapolei defensive tackle Kalani Vakameilalo had his mind on Oregon State. Now the Beavers have his oral commitment. The 6-foot-4, 290-pound senior committed to OSU on Wednesday night, Kapolei coach Darren Hernandez confirmed. Vakameilalo had also received offers from Arizona State, Boise State, Kansas, Nevada, Pitt, San Diego State, Washington State and Wyoming. In the last two days, Cal, Michigan and Wisconsin had begun to show interest, but Vakameilalo already had his heart set. “He liked the family atmosphere and […]

Poi Report: ASU offers Kapolei’s Fernandez

By Paul Honda on November 6, 2013

Kapolei linebacker/defensive end Kingston Fernandez has been offered a football scholarship by Arizona State. Hurricanes coach Darren Hernandez confirmed the offer this afternoon. Fernandez is a 6-foot-3, 245-pound senior who is an NCAA academic qualifier, the coach added. Also, Kapolei defensive tackle Kalani Vakameilalo has also been made an offer by Arizona State. Vakameilalo (6-4, 290) has offers from Boise State, Kansas, Nevada, Pitt, San Diego State, Washington State and Wyoming.

Poi Report: Vakameilalo wanted coast to coast

By Paul Honda on October 29, 2013

Kapolei’s Kalani Vakameilalo has gotten the letters and phone calls. He’s nearly an NCAA Clearinghouse qualifier, which is good news for more than 10 colleges that want his services as a football player. The 6-foot-4, 290-pound defensive tackle is on the board as a target at schools in the Mountain West and all the way to the East Coast. Among the scholarship offers: Arizona State, Boise State, Kansas, Nevada, Pitt, San Diego State, Washington State and Wyoming. There’s more; that’s […]