Kaimuki football

Here, in view of Diamond Crater, is some breathing room for the Kaimuki Bulldogs. 
 Playing with as few as 23 players in the 2018 season, Kaimuki managed to qualify for the state football tournament. The Bulldogs won at Kamehameha-Hawaii, then lost in a close battle against Kapaa at Vidinha Stadium in Lihue. Their All-State two-way lineman, Sama Paama, suffered a knee injury on Kaimuki’s final offensive play. 
 Had Kaimuki won that Division II semifinal, there would’ve been a title […]

It’s time to start considering whether David Tautofi is the best coach the Kaimuki Bulldogs have ever had. After his fourth season, Tautofi is the only coach to put four winning seasons together and has compiled a 27-16 record to nuzzle up against Lowell Cambra (36-37-1) as the second-winningest coach in Kaimuki history. Tautofi took it to the next level this year, winning 10 games for the first time since Clint Onigama‘s squad won 12 in 2010. Tautofi’s boys actually […]

An X-ray revealed no structural damage to the injured knee of Kaimuki lineman Sama Paama, Bulldogs coach David Tautofi said on Sunday morning. “He’s doing OK. Thank God the X-ray was good,” Tautofi said of Paama, who was able to board the Bulldogs’ 11 p.m. flight back to Oahu from Lihue on Saturday. Kaimuki lost to KIF champion Kapaa on Saturday afternoon, 20-12, in the Division II semifinals of the First Hawaiian Bank/HHSAA Football State Championships. Paama, who had five […]

LIHUE >> Some interesting historical tidbits courtesy of the Bonecrusher, Billy Hull. >> This was the 11th state tournament appearance for Kaimuki. The Bulldogs have played at eight different venues. Woh. >> Since 1953, Kaimuki and Kapaa met twice. On Sept. 20, 1963, Kaimuki won 26-0 at Isenberg Field. On Sept. 2, 1972, Kaimuki won 28-0 at Honolulu Stadium. Two games and no points scored by the Warriors against the Bulldogs. That changed Saturday afternoon as KIF champion Kapaa ended […]

Kapaa 20, Kaimuki 12, FINAL Kapaa takes a knee and that’s the game. The Warriors advance to the D-II championship game and will play the Roosevelt-Lahainaluna winner next week at Aloha Stadium. After the controversial defensive penalty (tackling a defenseless player), two incompletions by Kaimuki. This time, Stetson Telles-Kelekoma picks off the pass on the right side and there’s no penalty. At the end of the play, as he runs all the way to the right to run out the […]

There are no flights of fancy for the Kaimuki Bulldogs. The small band of with giant hearts — they’ve suited up as few as 23 players and won games — is in mid-air on Friday morning, heading to Lihue. The OIA Division II runner-up will meet Kauai Interscholastic Federation champion Kapaa on Saturday afternoon in the semifinal round of the First Hawaiian Bank/HHSAA State Championships. Kaimuki is 10-2 overall, attempting to reach the title game for the first time in […]