Comments on: Another Fonoimoana-Vaomu powers Kahuku

By: Hauula Boy

Hauula Boy — Sat, 06 Oct 2018 18:15:57 +0000

St. Louis had one of the greatest half Samoan dual sports (Football & Basketball) recruit the ILH and State of Hawaii has ever seen in 1966,1967 & 1968. His name is Jim Nicholson. When Kahuku won ROIA and OIIA Tiles in Basketball in 66,’ 67,’. & 68,’ St. Louis won ILH & State Titles in 66,67, & 68, with Jim leading the way. He was an ILH All Star as an end in Football for the Crusaders. He went on to Michigan State to play football and finally made it to the NFL Kansas City Chiefs. Today, he is an Attorney and well respected individual in the Community. I know because I was on the Kahuku 1968 OIA Basketball Championship Team under Coach Harry Kahuanui. Junior Ah You, Clayton Ah Quinn, James Felipe, Wayne Chu, and Joe Keliiholokai was our starting 5, back then.

By: RR4L

RR4L — Sat, 06 Oct 2018 05:00:21 +0000

SLC96822, Thank you!!! Mahatma Gandhi is talking bubbles lol!!! Let’s support all student athletes no matter what school!

By: SLC96822

SLC96822 — Sat, 06 Oct 2018 01:34:33 +0000

Mahatma Gandhi I have nothing against Kahuku or any other school whether it be OIA or ILH. I am an Alumni of ILH, bt who cares. What matters is that we are supporting ALL STUDENT ATHLETES and whatever sports they are playing. So many of you get your self twisted up in unnecessary drama, and want to be that Cyber Bully or make a useless point under a fictitious name because either you were never a real athlete or because that’s the only way you can feel good about yourself is to down these kids who strive day in and day put to be student athletes. Point blank period, stop being that person that always tries to make everything about you and let these kids enjoy their high school years of playing and to take things to the next level. Come on Mahatma Gandhi, I know you can be a mature person and spread a more positive vibe when commenting on student athletes that are doing big things. Be a LOVER…Not a Hater. We all know as well as me that we’ve recruited from student athletes into the ILH from Kahuku and other OIA schools, so let’s just leave that subject alone.

By: Mahatma Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi — Fri, 05 Oct 2018 23:45:09 +0000

RRFL, I came of age in the 1970s. I’m telling you, Punahou and Iolani would recruit a few Samoans a year to play all sports. To make them competitive with OIA schools, not so dominant to the point that no other team stood a chance against them. Like St Lulu today. Not just football too. Jerry Scanlan played football and basketball for Iolani in the 1970s. Mark Tuinei was Mosi Tatupu played 3 sports for Punahou in the 1970s. I don’t think Damien recruited in any sport back then.
St Lulu has always been Pordagee and Hawaiian. You rarely saw a Samoan on their roster back in the 1970s. If you did see one, he usually was a role player, not a star. So I doubt they was recruiting back then. Except for Wayne Apuna. Maryknoll recruited basketball players. basketball only. Nobody recruited volleyball players back then. Incredibly, Roosevelt boys won 3 straight boys volleyball state championships mid 1970s. No way that happens nowadays.
Easy to tell Samoans recruits. Big families, not so long in the islands to have established themselves in the community to land the high paying jobs, to where they can then afford to send their kids to private schools. . Hawaiian recruits way more difficult to identify. Cuz so many schools want Hawaiians in their school and go out of their way to get them in, regardless if they play sports or not. And get rich and poor Hawaiians.

By: RR4L

RR4L — Fri, 05 Oct 2018 23:08:24 +0000

Mahatma Gandhi, 2002 and it was Kahuku. Maybe they should merge the ILH and OIA tops schools into one Open division like football? That should level off the playing field right? Btw, tell me what ILH school does’t recruit for any sport, WE ALL KNOW THAT (insert “ROLLING EYES” emoji). Lastly, any title counts for something especially in Red Raider land.

By: Mahatma Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi — Fri, 05 Oct 2018 22:57:32 +0000

Come on RRFL. the OIA volleyball championship doesn’t count for beans. It’s the state championship that matters. The ILH rules state volleyball. Who even knows the last time a OIA school was even in the final? Kamehameha has played in the state championship game something like the last 15 years, and has won most of them. Iolani Red Raiders got them once or twice, Punahou got them a couple of times. That kind of ILH dominance tells you the ILH is doing major recruiting in the sport. They never used to recruit volleyball players, but as the sport has grown in popularity, schools like the Iolani RR now want to make their name in volleyball and basketball, conceding football to the St Louis football academy, win-at-all-costs football academy. Good Catholic values, Predatory priests, good family values too!

By: RR4L

RR4L — Fri, 05 Oct 2018 16:17:13 +0000

Awesome write up! Correction, Kahuku has 13 OIA titles. They won in 1969. My other was apart of that team. GO BIG RED!