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Punahou 8th-grade OL KJ Hallums’ 1st offer: Washington State

By Paul Honda on May 19, 2021

Just a couple years back, David Hallums had hopes for his son, soon to be a teenager. Hopes for academic achievement. Football, it seems, has already opened doors for KJ Hallums, an eighth grader at Punahou. Hallums earned top performer honors in his age group at the elite Polynesian Bowl Combine over the weekend in Mesquite, Nev. Hallums was one of three eighth-graders invited back to battle the next day against varsity players. That opened eyes. Quickly. Washington State responded […]

BYU chasing Kahuku sophomores Liona Lefau, Brock Cravens Fonoimoana, Leonard Ah You

By Paul Honda on May 3, 2021

Three offers from BYU to three Kahuku Red Raiders in the same day. It could be a first. The program in blue has been connected to the program in red for ages. Brock Cravens Fonoimoana, Leonard Ah You and Liona Lefau may be the answer to a trivia question now. All three are sophomores and all three played with the Rebel Squad, which won the varsity (no seniors) division at the Pylon Mecca 7×7 tournament last week in Mesquite, Nev. […]

Kaimuki two-sport standout Koby Moananu heading to Oregon State

By Paul Honda on April 29, 2021

All Koby Moananu wanted was an opportunity. He is getting one at Oregon State. The Beavers football program extended a Preferred Walk On spot to the Kaimuki senior just two days after Utah made a similar offer. Moananu opted for Oregon State, where he plans to try out for the baseball team, too. “I committed to them on Monday. They sent the graphic today and I sent it to coach David,” he said, referring to Kaimuki football coach David Tautofi. […]

LSU, UW, Wisconsin the latest to offer scholarships to Tausili Akana

By Paul Honda on April 29, 2021

Washington, LSU, Wisconsin and the list keeps growing for Tausili Akana. Akana hasn’t played a down of football on island turf since the fall of 2019 as a freshman at Kamehameha. But LSU and Washington have kept a close watch on the 6-foot-4, 225-pound sophomore. Washington offered last Friday. “There are a good number of Polynesian athletes from Hawaii. I got to speak with some of them. They are doing well and loving their experience. These are guys I look […]

Kaiser kicker Kyler Halvorsen commits to Washington State

By Paul Honda on March 30, 2021

Patience is a way of life for placekickers. That same trait came in handy during the recruiting process for Kaiser senior Kyler Halvorsen. Roughly a dozen D-I programs showed interest in the strong-footed two-sport athlete, but Halvorsen committed to Washington State on Tuesday afternoon. Cal, Hawaii and several more programs, including Wake Forest, had flirted with Halvorsen, but didn’t make quite the same opportunity available. He will be a preferred walk-on (PWO) as a freshman, with a chance to earn […]

Michigan makes offer to Liona Lefau, one of Kahuku’s Sammamish 5

By Paul Honda on March 25, 2021

The history of Polynesians venturing to the Northwest goes back a long way, dating at least back to the fur trade of the 19th century. The migration since includes a new chapter that includes several island players in Washington state, including Kahuku’s Liona Lefau, Zion Ah You, Zealand Matagi, Leonard Ah You and Waika Crawford now at Sammamish High School (Bellevue, Wash.) this spring. Last fall, several Hawaii student-athletes transferred to mainland schools, including a few from Kahuku Sammamish plays […]

Former Mililani wide receiver (and pitcher) Jarinn Kalama commits to BYU

By Paul Honda on March 24, 2021

The original plan was to stay in Heber City, Utah, for football season and take it one step at a time. Now, eight months after landing at Wasatch High School, Jarinn Kalama is a future BYU Cougar. The 6-foot-3, 205-pound junior committed to BYU on Wednesday. “I just feel like BYU would be a good fit for me,” said Kalama, who has added 10 pounds to his frame after a winter of weight training. Kalama, who has a 3.3 grade-point […]

USC offers, but question remains: where will Tausili Akana land this fall?

By Paul Honda on March 23, 2021

A part of Tausili Akana wants to stay grounded. As in, grounded in his neighborhood of Hauula. The former Kamehameha student-athlete made a crucial move to Utah last summer, playing his sophomore season at Wasatch High School in Heber City. His stellar play for the 5A semifinalist team netted new offers from UNLV, Oregon State, Utah State, Nebraska and Oklahoma State during the 2020 fall season — while high school fall sports in Hawaii were postponed. In the winter, more […]

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