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‘Bows get out in the community with meet-and-greet at City Square
Fans got to meet some of their favorite University of Hawai’i players and coaches in a meet-and-greet event at the City Square Shopping Center in Kalihi Saturday morning. Members of the UH football, men’s volleyball and women’s and men’s basketball teams were featured. Hawai’i football coach...
Rob Demello previews Hawaiʻi’s surf Olympians
Coastal Flood Statement: Kahoolawe, Kauai Southwest, Kohala, Kona, Maui Leeward West, Maui Windward West, Niihau, Oahu North Shore, Olomana, Waianae Coast. The 2024 Paris Olympics will soon be underway, and there has been lots of exciting connections to Hawaiʻi, especially in surfing! This year, some of the best surfers from Hawaiʻi are competing, and it’s going to be amazing to watch.
City Square Shopping Center in Kalihi hosts Hawai'i Athletics meet-and-greet ahead of UH Football training camp starting next week
Coastal Flood Statement: Kahoolawe, Kauai Southwest, Kohala, Kona, Maui Leeward West, Maui Windward West, Niihau, Oahu North Shore, Olomana, Waianae Coast. Multiple figures in the University of Hawaii Athletics department held a meet-and-greet at City Square shopping center in Kalihi on Saturday. More than 30 players and coaches were present in a fundraising effort for UH-Manoa's athletics department. Saturday was an opportunity for fans to meet the players and coaches they root for, and vice versa.
Honolulu Natives Maggie Hoe & Katarina Brajovic Added to Women’s Tennis Roster
STOCKTON, Calif. – A pair of student-athletes were added to the 2024-25 women's tennis roster with the announcements of incoming freshmen Maggie Hoe and Katarina Brajovic. Both will come with four years of eligibility remaining after stellar high school careers in the Interscholastic League of Honolulu (ILH). "We are excited to welcome Maggie and Kat to our tennis program. They are going to bring some fresh energy to the team. Both players are hard workers and are eager to play tennis here," said first-year head coach Mary Beth Gunn. Hoe competed at Mid-Pacific Institute and was a three-time All-IHL honoree...
Telling Hawaii's stories, one hand-carved surfboard at a time
Leleo Kinimaka, who estimates that he has produced some 2,000 surfable boards, though some, expressly designed to be art objects, never see the water, at his studio in Waimanalo, Hawaii, May 23, 2024. The Hawaiian native who grew up surfing in Kauai, still vibrantly athletic at 61, has carved out a career as a woodworker who creates intricately designed surfboards known as alaia boards. (Jake Michaels/The New York Times)
Hawaii Basketball Becomes First College Team to Sport NIL Jersey Patch
Thanks to a generous donation from The Kawazoe Group, a prominent name in Hawaii’s hotel and hospitality industry, the University of Hawaii has unveiled an innovative name, image, and likeness jersey patch for its men’s basketball team. This sponsorship features patches on the practice jerseys of all team players, marking a historic moment as the first NCAA jersey to display a sponsorship patch.
Miami adds Hawaii RHP Alex Giroux
Hawaii right-handed pitcher Alex Giroux is transferring to Miami. Giroux went 7-3 with a 3.43 ERA and one save in 21 games, five starts, this past season as a junior for the Rainbow Warriors. He struck out 66 and walked 14 in 65 2/3 innings. He led the team in victories and was second on the team in innings pitched and strikeouts.
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