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Ke Aupuni Hawaii the 1st to join International Basketball Union

By Paul Honda on February 1, 2021

The Kingdom of Hawaii basketball organization, Ke Aupuni Hawaii Athletics, is the first member to join the newly-created International Basketball Union. Ke Aupuni Hawaii has played abroad since 2018 with men’s and women’s teams. Coach Kawika Villa, a former Chaminade assistant coach, has taken his men’s and women’s teams to New Zealand and Australia — with a mix of veterans like Derrick Low and Shawna Kuehu — and young talent still in high school. IBU has a long list of […]

Sons of Hawaii top Seattle Rotary, Utah Elite in Arizona

By Paul Honda on January 30, 2021

The roundball adventure for the Sons of Hawaii resumed with two victories on Saturday in Gilbert, Ariz. The team of eighth graders defeated Seattle Rotary 51-30 and Utah Elite 55-51. Sons of Hawaii will play Team Swoosh of New Mexico on Sunday before returning to Oahu. Sons of Hawaii is now 4-2 after its second road trip. Pupuali‘i Sepulona, a 6-foot-3 center from Saint Louis, led the Sons with 16 points and six rebounds against Seattle Rotary. JJ Mandaquit of […]

Safe Sports Hawaii releases 44-page book of guidelines for all sports

By Paul Honda on January 29, 2021

On Wednesday, the Honolulu City Council unanimously approved RES21-018 CD1, submitted by Councilmember Andria Tupola. On Friday evening, Safe Sports Hawaii released a 44-page guide examining its guidelines for protocols and safety, covering everything from ballroom dancing to wrestling. The foreword is provided by Tupola and former Hawaii and CFL football standout Chad Owens. The resolution and the guide are in the hands of new mayor Rick Blangiardi. Organized youth and high school sports are currently not permitted at City […]

City Council unanimously approves Safe Sports Hawaii resolution

By Paul Honda on January 27, 2021

It is official for the continuing mission to bring youth and high school sports back, at least on Oahu. The Honolulu City Council passed RES21-018 CD1, spearheaded by Councilmember Andria Tupola, on Wednesday at Honolulu Hale. The measure was drawn up by Safe Sports Hawaii and passed by a 9-0 vote. Now, it moves to Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s office for examination and adjusting. “COVID-19 has brought a new challenge to the world and this comes with a set of protocols […]

Safe Sports Hawaii’s resolution goes before City Council on Wednesday

By Paul Honda on January 26, 2021

A measure to open organized youth sports will be on the ledger Wednesday morning at the Honolulu City Council. Safe Sports Hawaii, formerly known as Safe Sports 808, Resolution 21-18 CD1 will be up for vote on adoption and final passage during the meeting. It will be streamed on the Council’s website under the “Hearings” tab. The resolution, spearheaded by Councilmember Andria Tupola and former Hawaii and CFL standout Chad Owens, was previously passed unanimously after being heard in the […]

HS football teams play in California, Saint Louis continues exhibition hoops slate

By Paul Honda on January 22, 2021

The battle rages on in California, where two private schools played a football game last weekend. California, like Hawaii, is one of just a handful of states that have locked high school sports down during the COVID-19 pandemic. The game involving Capistrano Valley Christian and Calvary Chapel isn’t novel in this sense: there are plenty of football contests going in the Golden State. Almost all of them, however, were played by club teams in Corona at a field with no […]

Damien Coach Keith Spencer on exhibition at Saint Louis: ‘It worked out very well’

By Paul Honda on January 20, 2021

Keith Spencer and his Damien basketball team couldn’t play an official Interscholastic League of Honolulu schedule this season. So they are on a journey of their own making. The team, practicing away from campus since the start of hoops season — facilities remain closed — formed club status and went to Saint Louis for an exhibition battle with the Crusaders on Friday. Saint Louis won, 53-42, but the two teams set a precedent for teams in Hawaii by playing the […]

Saint Louis, Damien (club) play 1st prep hoops game since February 2020

By Paul Honda on January 20, 2021

At last, a sense of normalcy. Saint Louis 53, Damien* 42. There was a basketball game on Friday night in the brand-new T.C. Ching Athletic Center at Kalaepohaku, and an exhibition at that. The first hoops contest in a high school facility since last winter pitted the Crusaders against a club team comprised of Damien players. Saint Louis Coach Dan Hale and Damien Coach Keith Spencer agreed to specified COVID-19 protocols before the matchup. With basketball season among five winter […]

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