Comments on: Impressive ‘Iolani girls could be back for more

By: Education First

Education First — Wed, 08 Feb 2017 19:57:28 +0000

Why is anywaays crying again?

By: anywaaaays!!

anywaaaays!! — Wed, 08 Feb 2017 01:06:06 +0000

I dont care how much better the ILH system is over the OIA or how terrible the OIA schools do things. All im saying is that it is not an even playing field for sports so forget about ever wanting to unite the ILH conference with the OIA conference. Stay in your own lane!

By: Education First

Education First — Tue, 07 Feb 2017 20:21:34 +0000

@ Stop Whining, there are many public schools on the mainland that have campuses and facilities that are superior to most private schools in Hawaii. I went to a school in Washington to visit and the grass looked like the Pebble Beach Greens. Their had 3 gyms all fitted with AC. I asked the people I know up there, “how come the public schools are so nice.”

Their response, “our community works hard to find, generate, and use monies for the facility upgrades.”

I guess they do work instead of crying like many on a blog site.

By: phILHarmonic

phILHarmonic — Tue, 07 Feb 2017 20:17:15 +0000

Why wouldn’t you want your son or daughter to attend a private school if they are offering a generous financial aid package?
If you knew exactly what to do to put your son/daughter on the radar of these private schools, why wouldnt you do it?

By: Education First

Education First — Tue, 07 Feb 2017 20:10:35 +0000

anywaaaays!! February 6, 2017 at 4:43 pm
Recruiting is not only the act of talking to kids and their parents directly. It also means having the best facilities, education, resources and prestige to draw kids in indirectly.
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@anywaaays, are you making up your own definitions? Here is the definition of “recruiting” as it pertains to athletics taken straight off of dictionary.com.

“to seek to enroll (an athlete) at a school or college, often with an offer of an athletic scholarship.”

So basically, going by your definition, all private schools in Hawaii recruit since most of them have superior facilities versus most DOE Schools.

May I ask you why Assets, Hanalani, Hawaiian Mission Academy are not dominating the Athletic Landscape in Hawaii?

By: Education First

Education First — Tue, 07 Feb 2017 20:05:28 +0000

88 February 6, 2017 at 6:45 pm
Educationa First, I am all for recruiting. If Punahou, St. Louis, Maryknoll or any other ILH school offers our kids “FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE” to attend their schools because our kids can kick, pass, throw or shoot a ball well than I have no problem. Take them all. What parent in their right mind would turn down the chance for their child to attend an ILH school? However you can’t compare Kahuku to what the ILH does because like you stated in your last sentence the kids ” came BACK to Kahuku”.

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I will call a spade a spade. I agree with you. And for the record, Villa is the best basketball player in Hawaii BY FAR!

By: Stop whining!

Stop whining! — Tue, 07 Feb 2017 08:15:55 +0000

Tired of reading all the ilh haters’ comments. Hey, my kid is a pretty decent athlete…(not trying to brag, rather make a point). Guess what? Nobody giving me money for his tuition. I pay over $20k a year for his education. You wanna know why? Cuz the damn district I live in… The education at the school cannot compare to the school he’s at. I ain’t grumbling at my choice… Just at those who keep talking about how the ilh recruits. Hell, I wish the school in my district was better than the ilh school my son is at… Then I wouldn’t need to be spending $20k a year! If the district school was educationally better, I definitely would be sending him there. Rather than hating ilh…. How about looking at the real problem… Most public schools not keeping up with the private schools. I know some of you going cry that private schools get money, blah blah blah… So I say to those… If the private schools can figure it out on how to get money… So can the public schools.

By: 88

88 — Tue, 07 Feb 2017 04:45:38 +0000

Educationa First, I am all for recruiting. If Punahou, St. Louis, Maryknoll or any other ILH school offers our kids “FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE” to attend their schools because our kids can kick, pass, throw or shoot a ball well than I have no problem. Take them all. What parent in their right mind would turn down the chance for their child to attend an ILH school? However you can’t compare Kahuku to what the ILH does because like you stated in your last sentence the kids ” came BACK to Kahuku”.

By: DeeCee

DeeCee — Tue, 07 Feb 2017 04:02:14 +0000

Many of the ‘Iolani girls came from the elementary level! I guess they scoped out the preschool playgrounds!

By: anywaaaays!!

anywaaaays!! — Tue, 07 Feb 2017 02:43:06 +0000

Recruiting is not only the act of talking to kids and their parents directly. It also means having the best facilities, education, resources and prestige to draw kids in indirectly.

I have been in the Volleyball and Soccer club scene and I can tell you 99% of the parents that pursue the ILH and get in have an elitist mentality that their kid is too good for their public school teams.

As far as football is concerned- You play in the ILH, you stay in the ILH. Dont come begging the OIA to help fill your schedule because theres only three of you.