Kahuku’s Maia Esera displays championship mettle
Long before the two national titles, a perfect 50-0 record against Hawaii wrestlers and three HHSAA state titles, Maia Esera was a regular kid who clutched and clung to her comfort zone. Read more
He got hands-on with newspapers as a kid, reading the Honolulu Star-Bulletin with his mom every day. In the eighth grade, he became a delivery boy with 63 daily and 103 Sunday deliveries on his route in Moiliili. That was back in 1978 when a newspaper cost just 25 cents. The musings of Bill Kwon, Jim Easterwood and many other scribes had an impact.
Honda later wrote for the award-winning The Bulldog at Kaimuki High School, and Ka Leo O Hawaii at UH before moving to Kona, where he was a one-man sports desk at West Hawaii Today. Eight years later, he returned to Oahu and was in charge of content for RainbowSportsNetwork.com and HawaiiSportsNetwork.com, and HSN magazine. He began stringing for the Star-Bulletin in 2003 and joined the sports staff in 2004.
Long before the two national titles, a perfect 50-0 record against Hawaii wrestlers and three HHSAA state titles, Maia Esera was a regular kid who clutched and clung to her comfort zone. Read more
After all the turbulence in a largely unpredictable landscape, Saint Louis remained atop the hill. Read more
Layden Kauka scored 21 of his 24 points after halftime, as Kohala rallied from a 10-point deficit for a 49-45 win Saturday over Seabury Hall in the title game of the Heide & Cook/HHSAA Division II State Championships at Blaisdell Arena. Read more
The path was much more difficult, but the Saint Louis Crusaders are now three-time state champions. Read more
Another night, another clinic on offensive rebounding by the Saint Louis Crusaders. Read more
Pupu Sepulona scored 14 points and Shancin Revuelto tallied 13 as top-seeded Saint Louis overwhelmed Nanakuli 60-29 on Thursday night at Hemmeter Fieldhouse. Read more
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Jaron Gilmore scored 23 points, while CJ Bostic posted a triple double as Kalaheo knocked out MIL champion Baldwin 76-55 on Thursday at Hemmeter Fieldhouse. Read more
On a very good day, Stone Kanoa has one of three possible scenarios right in his home kitchen. Read more
Saint Louis collected 13 first-place votes to reclaim the No. 1 spot in the Star-Advertiser Boys Basketball Top 10. Read more
A little of the old and a little of the new turned out to be the right formula for Punahou. Read more
Le Jardin (20-11 overall) will play in the Heide & Cook/HHSAA Boys Basketball Division II State Championships, which begin on Thursday. Read more
For a third year in a row, ILH champion Saint Louis is the top seed in the Heide & Cook/HHSAA Boys Basketball State Championships. Read more
The longtime assistant takes over the program following the Ron Lee era. Saint Louis released the longtime coach in December. Read more
Daysen Lupica scored 19 points and Jeremiah White tallied 15 as Kaimuki rallied from a 20-point deficit for a 63-58 win over Aiea to capture the OIA Division II boys basketball championship at McKinley on Wednesday. Read more
Trystin Stevens’ corner 3 with 6.1 seconds left lifted No. 6-ranked Leilehua over No. 3 Mililani, 49-48, for the OIA Division I boys basketball championship on Wednesday night at McKinley Student Council Gymnasium. Read more
At 6 feet, 5 inches and 235 pounds, Iosefa Letuli doesn’t have to say much to get the attention of his teammates. Read more
Stone Kanoa scored 15 points and Pupu Sepulona had 13 as Saint Louis stunned top seed Punahou 60-42 to capture the Interscholastic League of Honolulu boys basketball championship on Monday night at Hemmeter Fieldhouse. Read more
The ‘Iolani Raiders collected all 10 first-place votes in the final Star-Advertiser Girls Basketball Top 10 of the season. Read more
Punahou earned 12 of 16 first-place votes over the weekend to remain at No. 1 in the Star-Advertiser Boys Basketball Top 10. Read more
Jordan Nunuha’s layup at the buzzer lifted No. 3 Saint Louis over No. 2 Maryknoll, 36-34, on Saturday afternoon to secure the second and last state-tournament berth for the ILH. Read more
Isabella Arrisgado scored 13 points and Rebekah Lum Kee provided five crucial points in the fourth quarter as second-seeded Maryknoll outlasted unseeded Hanalani 46-33 to capture the Division II title at the Heide & Cook/HHSAA Girls Basketball State Championships. Read more
