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The Roundball Lamentation Blues

By Paul Honda on February 12, 2015

After two days of the New City Nissan/HHSAA Girls Basketball State Championships, here’s a look at what could’ve been (a.k.a. The Roundball Lamentation Blues). >> Blue Bears For a good stretch, the Baldwin Bears had Roosevelt frozen in time. Roosevelt couldn’t seem to make a layup or 3, and though they were behind 13-0 at the start, Baldwin was just a bucket or two from turning this into a real battle. It was 15-6 when Roosevelt’s shooting went down the […]

Cal, Arizona, Kansas jump on Eletise’s list

By Paul Honda on February 11, 2015

The past 24 hours have been like a whirlwind for Michael Eletise, though he hardly did a thing out of routine. In a span from Tuesday to Wednesday, the Kaiser offensive lineman received offers from Cal, and then Arizona. This afternoon, Kansas crashed the party. The 6-foot-4, 305-pound junior now has offers from Colorado, Texas Tech, Arizona State, Hawaii, UCLA plus Cal, Arizona and Kansas. Eletise’s latest venture was participating in the Nike Combine at Aloha Stadium on Sunday. He […]

Quarterfinal underdogs: Punahou, Hilo

By Paul Honda on February 11, 2015

Day 2 of the New City Nissan/HHSAA Girls Basketball State Championships is here. Questions abound. First, how good is Baldwin? The Bears ousted a good Leilehua squad 44-30 on Tuesday in the McKinley bracket. It was 18-15 at halftime, Baldwin ahead, and they simply pulled away. They kept wraps around high-scoring guard Jerri Maluyo (five points) and post scorer Tywanna Abbott (no points). I don’t know if Abbott got hurt or was in foul trouble or both, but the Bears […]


VIDEO: Kaiser OL Michael Eletise

By Paul Honda on February 6, 2015

PART 1 PART 2 PART 3 PART 4 Video: Paul Honda. Kaiser junior Michael Eletise chats with the Honolulu Star-Advertiser about camps, growing up in California and Hawaii, and the process of recruiting. At the time of this interview, the 6-4, 305-pound offensive lineman had offers from Colorado, Texas Tech and Arizona State. Within a week, Hawaii and UCLA also made him offers.

VIDEO: Roosevelt G Sharice Kawakami

By Paul Honda on February 3, 2015

Video: Paul Honda. Post-game interview with Roosevelt senior guard Sharice Kawakami after the Rough Riders beat Nanakuli 51-34 in the OIA girls basketball quarterfinals. Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015.

VIDEO: Leilehua at #2 Roosevelt

By Paul Honda on February 3, 2015

HIGHLIGHTS FIRST HALF SECOND HALF Video: Paul Honda OIA girls basketball playoffs, quarterfinal round Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015 Score: Roosevelt 51, Leilehua 34

VIDEO: #10 Maryknoll at #2 Punahou

By Paul Honda on January 31, 2015

HIGHLIGHTS FIRST HALF SECOND HALF Video: Paul Honda. First-half highlights. No. 10 Maryknoll at No. 2 Punahou. ILH boys basketball. Hemmeter Fieldhouse. Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015. Score: Maryknoll 55, Punahou 46.

Video: ‘Iolani’s winning kick

By Stan Lee on January 30, 2015

Rachel Bowler’s free kick in the 80th minute lifted ‘Iolani to a 3-2 win over Punahou. Her kick was the final play of the game.