Kahoalii Karratti

2013 team page for D-II state champion Kaiser A team other than ‘Iolani will be crowned Division II state champion in football tonight for the first time since 2006. Can Kauai bring home a state championship for the first time in school history or will Kaiser become the first OIA team to win a Division II state title since Campbell in 2004? Live updates below: 4:09 p.m.: Kauai sends the opening kickoff out of bounds. I can’t imagine Kauai ever […]

Here is the rest of my preview on the Kaiser-Lahainaluna semifinal game in the First Hawaiian Bank/HHSAA State Football Championships. The following was cut from my story that ran in Wednesday’s Star-Advertiser (subscriber content). Another (Kaiser) senior, Thomas Buntenbah-Leong, is a converted cornerback who transferred from Kailua and jumped at the chance to carry the ball. The 5-11, 185-pound utility player has gained 658 yards (11 per attempt) and 16 touchdowns on the ground. He has also hauled in a […]