Comments on: Punahou hires Kuehu as girls hoops coach

By: PunParent82

PunParent82 — Sat, 15 Dec 2018 08:20:31 +0000

PunParent82,
Did Athletic Department really announce Tita Ahuna taking over girls volleyball program? Hopefully, this will be the end of Tanya’s 6 years with zero ILH titles and missing states last 4 years. Tita will be a huge improvement for the program and Punahou will once again be a respected.

By: Puhi Adams

Puhi Adams — Sun, 31 Dec 2017 23:45:30 +0000

Aloha kakou,

I didn’t read it all, in fact not much at all. There is a lot of shame up above. Sounds like about 3 disgruntled parents, who changed their names 3 or 4 times, and bring up dirt about every coach who ever tried, anonymously. Just because you don’t have to give your real name, you think you have the right to say all of those things? What teams have YOU coached? Why haven’t they hired YOU?
My name is Puhi Adams and I disapprove of most of the shameful messages above.

Good luck Shawna Lei. Looks like the parents are the most challenging part of your job.

By: Aloha

Aloha — Thu, 16 Nov 2017 04:03:23 +0000

Bottom line: the greatest player, greatest coach experienced or inexperienced can never coach untalented kids. Punahou had caliber talent way back ….nobody had issues then. Anybody like step up and coach and bring your vision to the program then step up.

SHAWNA KUEHU if you read this nonsense DONT EVER LOSE SLEEP OVER THE OPINIONS OF SHEEP. Keep doing what you doing. You not there to please the parents. Pay no mind to those sideline parents, sideline coaches and keyboard wanna be mafia. Let the haters HATE!!!!

By: That is All....

That is All.... — Thu, 16 Nov 2017 03:48:26 +0000

Bottom line: The greatest player, greatest coach, experienced or inexperienced can never coach untalented kids. They can give all their knowledge to these kids and if the kids don’t strive from it then they ain’t going no where. Shawna was a great player and IS a great coach. Cannot help these kids for some reason. All you sideline parents, sideline coaches and keyboard killahs ever taught of that. The team was horrible to begin with. At least Shawna is TRYING to coach nothing to something. Punahou had caliber talent way back when. Nobody had issues back then. Parents should ask their kid if they even like play. If nobody like step up and coach the team then sit down and shut up.

SHAWNA KUEHU if you ever read this kind nonsense, Don’t EVER LOSE SLEEP OVER THE OPINIONS OF SHEEP. Keep doing what you do.. and let the HATERS HATE!!!!

By: Coach/Fan

Coach/Fan — Thu, 16 Nov 2017 00:54:45 +0000

Congrats on your championships. Which brings me back to the point: don’t need to be a great player to be a great coach.

By: Alicia

Alicia — Wed, 15 Nov 2017 22:35:34 +0000

@coach/fan
Not upset at all. By the way I never played any sports in my life. Coached a team who never lost a game for three seasons in a row. Took Championship all three seasons. Wanna see my Championship rings?

By: Coach/Fan

Coach/Fan — Wed, 15 Nov 2017 22:20:06 +0000

Why so upset? Just saying, just because she was a great player doesn’t mean she’ll be a great coach. By the way, I’ve been an assistant on 3 State Championship teams, and wasn’t considered a great player in high school. Wanna see my gold medals?

By: Alicia

Alicia — Wed, 15 Nov 2017 20:36:22 +0000

@ coach/fan
Like I said… HATERS. None of you step up and coach. You seem to know how to coach with all your opinions… so coach….take the program somewhere with All your opinions on coaching. Just cause you get coaching opinions no mean SQUAT.

By: Coach/Fan

Coach/Fan — Wed, 15 Nov 2017 06:27:20 +0000

Being a great player doesn’t automatically make you a great coach. Think of the greatest high school coaches in each sport in Hawaii and I’ll bet you can’t name more than 5 that were considered great when they played. So what makes them great coaches? They were all students of the game, and they build relationships with their players. They know how to get their points across to their players, they have dependable assistants, and they play no favorites.
Will Shawna be a great coach? Only time will tell. But just because she was a great player doesn’t mean squat when it comes to coaching.

By: Alicia

Alicia — Wed, 15 Nov 2017 00:27:33 +0000

Shawna has no experience some of y’all say? I beg to differ. She was a three-year letter winner in basketball. led punahou to three state titles, was a two- time Hawaii state player of the year… named first team All State her freshman year, scored HHSAA state tournament record.. was the most highly recruited talents out of oahu. In college Granted she had suffered some injuries during her career but came back strong. Finished her Rookie season in college with 45 steals, 26 blocks, and 64 assists. Sophomore year- first two career double-doubles, earned the 2012-2013 Big West Conferences Sixth Woman of the Year Award and Big West honaorable mention was selected the teams Most Improved Player. Junior year in college- appeared in 31 games, 29 starting averaging 10.1 rebounds leading hawaii with 32 steals, 23 block shots and was on the UH career book with 84 blocked shots, was voted the teams Ah Chew Goo Achievement Award winner. Senior year college- Earned first-team All Big west honors, finished her career span of 6 years ranked top 10 in 13 different categories. 645 total rebounds, 186 offensive rebounds, 459 defensive rebounds, 125 blocked shots, 161 steals. Was the only Hawaii Player to be voted to the Bank Of Hawaii Rainbow Wahine Classic and Waikiki Marriot Wahine shootout tournament teams… now that’s just a quick summary of accomplishments. I say she has a lot of experience. I no see anybody else stepping up to the plate only talking a bunch of gibberish. I only see Shawna trying to make a team that y’all said was horrible before she even got there. All she can do is take her experience that she learned and incorporate that in the these kids. This is highschool we talking about here granted you pay 20,000+ I would figure you paying for education not one damn basketball program. She doing the best she can with the talent she got. All you crybaby parents who only worried about the basketball program should worry about the education you paying for. Maybe you should apply for head coach and I like see where you bring the program. To be more blunt maybe your kids ain’t all that talented as you think they are who knows. Or better yet you no like what is happening or how Shawna is coaching take your kid off the team. Y’all should just give it a chance and see where she takes it instead of being HATERS.