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Max Exposure: Day 1

By Paul Honda on June 5, 2015

Friday, June 5, 2015 Clarence T.C. Ching Field University of Hawaii Hosted by PIAA, the turnout has been incredibly large. So much so that the allotted 400 jerseys are out. Late signees were encouraged to bring their own jerseys in case. The registration lines were long for almost 90 minutes. I don’t have an itinerary yet, but more tents are going up and players are making their way to the makai bleachers. Around 80 coaches from 36 colleges are here […]

Video: Kapolei LB Rocky Savea

By Paul Honda on June 5, 2015

Part 1 Part 2 Kapolei freshman Rocky Savea reflects on transferring from Campbell to Kapolei, training endlessly on the beach in the wee hours of morning, and receiving a scholarship offer from Oregon State.

Malepeai’s 18th offer: Utah

By Paul Honda on June 1, 2015

Mililani running back Vavae Malepeai received his 18th FBS scholarship offer today: Utah. The 6-foot, 200-pound junior is heralded by his coaches for a dedicated work ethic. He last received offers on May 18 and 19 from USC and Oregon, respectively. Unlike many of his peers, Malepeai doesn’t post much information about his offers. Pacific Islands Athletic Alliance shared the news on its Facebook page today. Malepeai was a Star-Adveriser All-State first-team selection as a junior. He rushed for 1,244 […]


Offer No. 39 for Eletise: Texas

By Paul Honda on June 1, 2015

Texas made a football scholarship offer to Kaiser offensive lineman Michael Eletise this morning. The Longhorns are the 39th FBS school to offer the 6-foot-4, 305-pound junior. It’s been a lively stretch for Eletise, who received offers from TCU and Wisconsin on Friday, and another from Michigan State on Wednesday. Eletise tweeted the news about Texas. Michael Eletise ‏@MichaelEletise 2h2 hours ago BLESSED & HONORED to receive an offer to play for Texas. Mahalo @CoachVaughn_DBU @Strong_TexasFB #HookEm #Longhorns Pacific Islands […]

Oregon State makes offer to Herbig

By Paul Honda on May 31, 2015

Nate Herbig is biding his time just fine. The mammoth offensive lineman from Saint Louis received his third football scholarship offer on Sunday, this one from Oregon State. Herbig also has offers from San Diego State and Washington State. The 6-foot-4, 320-pound junior shared the news on Twitter. Nate Herbig ‏@nate_herbig 1h1 hour ago Blessed to receive an offer from Oregon State!! #BeaverNation @coachtjwoods @CoachChadK45 Pacific Islands Athletic Alliance, which held its 14th annual combine on Saturday, also shared the […]

Perese, Milton, Timoteo in Mililani recruiting news

By Nick Abramo on May 30, 2015

Manaia Perese, a 6-foot-3, 277-poud defensive lineman and a 2013 Mililani graduate, has been offered scholarships to play football at Kansas and Tulsa, according 247sports.com and his high school coach Rod York. Perese, who also goes by Mana or Mene, played his senior season in high school in 2012 and has been with both Weber State and Snow College since then. York also said Friday that Trojans senior quarterback McKenzie Milton, who is orally committed to Hawaii, has been offered […]

TCU, Wisconsin join race for Eletise

By Paul Honda on May 29, 2015

Michael Eletise’s choices for an FBS scholarship just grew. Eletise received offers from Texas Christian and Wisconsin today. That grows his pile of offers to 38 FBS schools. The 6-foot-4, 305-pound junior offensive lineman tweeted the news. Eletise planes to narrow his list to 10 universities this weekend. His updated FBS offer list: Colorado, Texas Tech, Arizona State, Hawaii, UCLA, Cal, Arizona, Kansas, Nebraska, North Carolina, Washington, Washington State, Nevada, Florida State, Utah State, San Diego State, Utah, San Jose […]

Eletise’s 36th offer: Michigan St.

By Paul Honda on May 27, 2015

Michigan State has become the 36th FBS program to make a football scholarship offer to Kaiser offensive lineman Michael Eletise. He shared the news on Twitter this afternoon. Michael Eletise @MichaelEletise · 7h 7 hours ago BLESSED & THANKFUL to have received an offer from MICHIGAN STATE! Mahalo! @Coach_Staten @HarlonBarnett #Spartans #MSU Pacific Islands Athletic Alliance noted the offer to Eletise on its Facebook page tonight. The 6-foot-4, 305-pound junior caught the attention of recruiters with his performances at a […]