Comments on: New Kahuku coach stops in to see Junior Ah You

By: Recruiter808

Recruiter808 — Tue, 05 May 2015 23:09:49 +0000

How about you educate yourself on the proper use of a semicolon.

By: hahashanda

hahashanda — Tue, 05 May 2015 02:41:50 +0000

@Recruiter808 Just say you were on a soap box and didn’t even know that they required all sports to reapply. If you don’t keep up with whats going on why bother posting? You should really get informed. I used facts, not name calling to get my points across. Try to educate yourself then; educate others.

By: Good Story

Good Story — Thu, 30 Apr 2015 16:58:30 +0000

As someone who played against Vavae Tata, I share in some of the sentiments expressed here. But I’m willing to give him a chance. I also hope he reads some of these posts so he can fully comprehend the challenges ahead. Let’s face it, we take our football 2 million here and a lot of us did build this place with our own blood, sweat, and tears. I thank everyone who posts on these forums. If you are a Red Raider, you deserve to be heard. I learn a lot from all the different perspectives…main thing we all come together and support the boys come season time.

By: OregonRedRaider87

OregonRedRaider87 — Thu, 30 Apr 2015 16:30:08 +0000

Lets go baby, enough bickering and lets all stand and support our Red Raiders from near and far. Support our new coach as redalert293 said…
A St.Louis grad is not coming to coach us!!
A St.Louis grad wants to be a Red Raider!!
Up here in Oregon, it don’t matter where the young man played football in Hawaii, once they get to the college level, they are all ours, they represent Hawaii and that is all that matters. The only hard game we went to this year was when our Ducks played against our nephew Hau’oli Kikaha so we decked out in Husky gear and attended the game here in Eugene to support the Sack Master…

By: Pink Sushi

Pink Sushi — Thu, 30 Apr 2015 12:29:10 +0000

redalert, winning is not everything, but it means a lot. National Geographic had an article last year about how people coming togehter to participate in a group activity that means a lot to them have much better health and better production at work than those who don;t have such group activities to take part in. The article was about Hindu Indinas coming together for a yearly festival and about the sacrifices they made to partake in that festival. .

By: redalert293

redalert293 — Thu, 30 Apr 2015 07:42:06 +0000

To support what hahahsanda is saying about winning.

No, winning at Kahuku is not everything, BUT, when you think about why we were on the downward trend of losing was because..

1. A number of talented athletes were leaving Kahuku to play for private schools
2. A good number of kids couldnt play because they were not making grade checks.

Reggie’s 6-5 season (considered a losing season for Kahuku) was a direct reflection of both scenarios happening.

Winning Football games at Kahuku means that our students are making grades and also there is a high enough morale that some of our private-school-bound kids stay home. Both things started to happen when Reggie was replaced, last season with Lee Leslie…

1. Five students immediately transfered back to Kahuku, 4 of which became starters,
2. During the playoffs none of our starters were on grade check.

Both scenarios resulted in a 9-3 winning season and if it weren’t for an injury to our QB in the semi-finals we had a very good chance of winning the whole thing. Winning is not everything, but for Kahuku Football it is a good indication that a lot of the things that the principal is responsible for are going well.

By: Recruiter808

Recruiter808 — Thu, 30 Apr 2015 07:33:15 +0000

Hahasha-DUP, you going come on here and start that noise about records and 1 year contracts? Yeah the year before “The Biggest Mistake Kahuku Ever Made” took over they were 6-5 but they were also coming off of back to back State Championships. The Team was loaded with 1st time starters at almost every position. And this non sense about 1 year contracts, are you serious? Maybe that excuse would work on others but come on man, lets keep it real. Did that BaboGum Les-LIE reapply for the Coaching spot after his year was over? No he didnt! He strung along Kahuku until the last minute than gives this excuse about how he missed his family and resigns during spring ball. Where was this 1 year contract when families threaten to sue Coach Livai? Where was this 1 year contract when families and community members would hold meetings in Hauula and laie to get rid of Coach Torres? Oh thats right Lenay Kekua had the contract with her….. Give it rest

By: hahashanda

hahashanda — Thu, 30 Apr 2015 06:20:43 +0000

@PinkSushi, I’m going to assume that he is an adult and could handle playing against is old team.

@Recruiter808, We went 6-5 with Reggie his last year. There was some problem I’m not sure who’s it was. Lee Leslie, 9-3. We never did get an offense going but at least we were heading into the right direction… winning. Regarding the changes of coaches, it has been made clear that coaching is a 1 year contract, Kahuku felt like they wanted to exercise that option of opening that back up for everyone, and they did it in all sports. Enough said.

For this article, its nice that he visited Jr. Ah You, he’s great. But lets get to work and win games.

By: redalert293

redalert293 — Wed, 29 Apr 2015 23:22:49 +0000

pink-pusushi – Whats done is done its obvious that the admins (Principal and Athletic Director) have something personal against hiring some one from the community. They are the biggest sell-outs and have no grasp on reality when it comes to the polynesian football culture in Hawaii. Siuaki Livai and every other alumni that played and coached from 1970-2010 took the program to the national level, we sent numerous of players to college and the NFL without someone from the outside showing us how. WE BUILT IT, IT IS OUR HOUSE!!

Coach Tata will be the new face of our program and I have no doubt that he will be converted fully to the RR4L ways before the season starts, too much alumni with nothing else better to do then to watch over the program and the kids. You are right, he is in enemy territory, I still remember when St. Louis beat up on us all those years but thats what makes Hawaii football so great. The rivalry and animosity between us and Farrington/St.Louis and Punahou makes both sides work harder. All this competition benefits the kids and once they graduate they are better prepared to play at the D1 Level against the mainland competition.

A St.Louis grad is not coming to coach us!!
A St.Louis grad wants to be a Red Raider!!

By: oldtimer808

oldtimer808 — Wed, 29 Apr 2015 20:31:58 +0000

The principal when she took over the school had an agenda to clean house. She asked that all the coaches reapply for their positions. Many of the coaches did not reapply. As for Reggie Torres, he was always for the student/athletes and a few parents grumbled when he first took over the program when their child could not play. Coach Torres put a rule in place concerning having a grade point average to participate. Some of the better players who were just getting by could not play until their grades improved. In previous years, some of the football players were able to slide by academically. The sad thing is that some of these past players who were stars are struggling today. Coach Torres wanted better for these young men and he put academics first and foremost. It is a problem with some in the community that will put football first and not academics. It was sad when the community tried to boycott Torres during his first year. You have to understand that there are rivals within the community that wanted other coaches to take over. I give Coach Torres credit for his perserverance and commitment to his values.