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Hawai‘i Scene on Social: Must be the "seefood" diet

Things can go wrong when you try to make a good impression! 

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Christian Shimabuku

Sports

South Korea's Youmin Hwang, who entered the tournament via sponsor invite, won the 2025 Lotte Championship at Hoakalei Country Club in ‘Ewa Beach on Saturday. 

Hwang, who entered without any LPGA wins, stunned the field with a four-round total of 17-under 271 despite shooting a 3-over 75 in the third round on Friday. After shooting a 67 on Saturday, Hwang eagerly watched the 18th hole from outside the green, followed by a contingent of media to capture her reaction in case a playoff was not forced. 

After the victory was made official, Hwang collected the winner's check of $450,000, then tried her hand at the hula, which has become customary on the 18th green for Lotte winners. The victory also secured Hwang a spot on the LPGA Tour for a future season. 

"This is my dream," Hwang said through an interpreter following her victory. "Finally I achieved my dream here at the Lotte Championship, and I also very much look forward to my future as well in the LPGA."

Hwang held off runner-up Hyo Joo Kim, who finished the tournament a stroke below her. Meanwhile, Japan's Minami Katsu finished in third with a 15-under 273. 

 who made the cut, Allisen Corpuz finished tied for 14th with a four-round total of 10-under 278, leaving home with $40,045 in prize money. 

"Like I've said over and over again, this is the event that I grew up watching," Corpuz said after wrapping up play. "It's definitely what inspired me to be out here today. And so to just have a good week, it's really special."

On Corpuz's walk back to the clubhouse, she stopped to tend to autograph and picture requests for a handful of minutes. 

"It's really special. Our tour doesn't exist without the fans and spectators," Corpuz said. "I also had a lot of family and friends out watching as well. I have two high school friends that came out. I don't think I've seen them since high school. It's really special to be out here and kind of be on the other side of the ropes this time."

Meanwhile, Mariel Galdiano, Corpuz's former teammate at Punahou, finished tied for 55th with a 2-under 286, winning $8,949. 

"A lot of my family and friends who came out usually see me in a more casual setting, like when we play golf together or just hang out. I think it's really cool that they get to see me in my element, see what I do on a day-to-day basis, what I do for a living," Galdiano said. "It's nice to have them cheer me on. When I'm struggling a little bit more, hearing them clap for me gives me a lot of strength."

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<title>South Korea's Youmin Hwang wins Lotte Championship</title>

Hwang, who entered the tournament via sponsor invite, earned her first LPGA Tour victory on Saturday.

South Korea's Youmin Hwang wins Lotte Championship

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Perry Arrasmith

Government & Politics

Columnists

The most bizarre section in Hawai‘i’s 

 is the one that relates to the state’s regulation of population growth. It is a testament to a bygone era informed by misguided local anxieties. 

Runaway population growth across the Hawaiian Islands once occupied the Hawai'i zeitgeist. While much of this mindset persists in the halls of society, it contrasts with Hawai‘i’s contemporary demographic woes. 

Between April 1960 and April 1970, Hawai‘i added 115,510 residents to its population, totalling 748,182 residents across the islands. It was a meteoric rise that stressed the Hawai‘i’s poor infrastructure, corrupt land management practices, and limited housing across the islands. 

Hawai‘i was a young, growing society. The median age of a resident was 25. Much of the State’s dynamism and vigour, in turn, were informed by a mix of talent both local and non-local.

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During this time, national commentators were fretting about the global population’s growth. Paul and Anne Ehrlich had co-authored 

in 1968. Internationally, the Club of Rome furnished the

report, which only further argued against overconsumption. Political views wrapped in scientific dogma started-off a new movement whose cultural salience was confirmed by the 1973 film 

While societies were wasteful and inefficient, these reports didn’t necessarily call for more efficiency. Instead, they called for fewer people. 

While the times have changed, our Constitution’s outdated language shows how we are still stuck in the ’70s. Through national debates over population control, Hawai‘i became a tragic guinea pig that used environmentalism to justify population control, opening the floodgates for arguments against urban development, immigration, and economic growth. 

These conversations continue to plague Hawai‘i’s zeitgeist, most notably when it comes to unnecessary conflict between economic growth and environmental stewardship.

In 1970, the Hawai‘i State Legislature passed Senate Resolution 305, establishing the State’s Temporary Commission on Population Stabilization. A 1972 report issued by the Commission suggested an inverse relationship between environmental stewardship and population growth. 

“It remains to be seen whether or not we will achieve a balance with the limits of the Hawaiian environment in this present period of growth in Hawaiian history,” the 

 warned, “but it should be recognized that with respect to maintaining the quality of the environment, population and prosperity are ‘trade-offs.’ If we expect to maintain a fixed level of pollution and impact on the environment by people in Hawaii, then any increase in one will require a corresponding decrease in the other.”

In the following year, the State Senate once again adopted a resolution calling for the establishment of an optimum state population. “The question of population equilibria among the Islands is a difficult one to answer quantitatively,” a 

 from the Department of Planning and Economic Development warned.

“One must consider the impact on the environment, what ‘quality of life’ should be used as a measure, means of developing a viable economy within a stable population, and the size of population on each Island which will bring about a desirable balance with the social and natural environment of Hawai‘i.”

Nationally, the Commission on Population and the American Future had been established by federal law in March 1970. A final 

 issued by the Commission was submitted to the U.S. Congress in March 1972, with proposals ranging from increased abortion access to voluntary sterilization to stricter immigration controls. Out of political embarrassment for its recommendations, the Nixon Administration largely distanced itself from the Commission.

However, the rhetoric which argued for limits on immigration had devastating consequences. In the present-day, arguments blaming immigrants for environmental degradation have had devastating 

Back in Hawai‘i, the reports stacked on one another. In 1972, Earl R. Babbie of the civic organization 

, a major argument for a cap on Hawai‘i’s population at one million (Hawai‘i’s population reached this threshold in the mid-’80s). 

These reports built a case for a more permanent state agency tasked with controlling the state’s population growth. As a result, the Commission on Population Stabilization and the Hawaiian Future was 

A primary architect of the measure, Nadao Yoshinga, was not solely worried about the influx of outsiders. Natural population growth among existing residents was another worry. Yoshinaga, an influential member of the State Senate, would 

 in the name of limited Hawai‘i’s population growth over the coming years. Limiting population by whatever means necessary (in the confines of the law) was the objective.

At around this time, Robert C. Schmitt, the State Statistician of Hawai‘i, 

 of the emerging field of population policy. Proponents of population control, at least in the early Statehood era, had started to organize in the late ’60s through such organizations as the University of Hawai‘i-sponsored Zero Population Growth-Honoulu, Citizens for Hawai‘i, Life of the Land, the Sierra Club, and Save our Surf. 

These groups advocated for policies to halt population migration, economic development, and other factors like densified communities in the name of environmentalism. Perhaps tragically, this misguided approach to Hawai‘i’s prevailing problems created a manichean world of values in conflict with one another.

Arguments for population control in the name of environmental stewardship had a real impact on policy in the late ’70s. Most notably, this came to a head in 1977.

During his annual State of the State address, Governor George Ariyoshi directly addressed population control, arguing for immigration controls and density regulation in the name of the ‘aloha spirit.’

“The problem of excessive population seems to be central to nearly every problem in the State.” he started. “Too many people means too few jobs and too much competition for them. Too many people means too little land for agriculture, parks, and scenic vistas. Too many people means too much crime and too much erosion of possibly our single most important commodity: the Aloha Spirit. Too many people means too much pressure on all our governmental and private institutions.” 

Ariyoshi wanted fewer people in Hawai‘i, plain and simple. To reinforce his views, the State Legislature even sponsored a 

 on population and the Hawaiian future in March 1977. 

One piece of legislation would have discriminated against recent arrivals to Hawai‘i through residency requirements for state jobs. A Federal Judge based in Honolulu, the part-Hawaiian Sam P. King, condemned the State of Hawai‘i’s flirtation with a flagrantly “anti-migratory” statute.

These attempts provide a marked contrast with the present day. In January 2025, the Department of Human Services 

 that the State suffers from a vacancy rate of 24% of all civil services positions (equivalent to more than 4,000 jobs). 

Nevertheless, Hawai‘i still inserted a section into its Constitution at the 1978 Constitutional Convention that called for population planning. To date, it is the only Constitution in the United States with such explicit language.

Instead of promoting smarter urban planning methods that conserved space while reducing sprawl or incentivizing farmers to bring more fallow agricultural land into cultivation, it was more convenient to blame the outside migrants for Hawai‘i’s development problems.

Instead of fostering solutions which invite greater societal innovation, it is more convenient to fall for an ideology wrapped in the veneer of science. 

Since 1970, Hawai‘i’s population fortunes have reversed.

Global population growth is not exponential, nor could it sustain the growth rates witnessed after the Second World War. In fact, our planet’s 

 will likely begin declining before 2100. 

The paranoia of the ’70s became irrelevant over the following decade. By 1983, the Commission on Population and the Hawaiian Future had been abolished.

For a majority of Hawai‘i’s residents in 2025, the ’70s are a foreign, unknown domain. Since Hawai‘i’s 

 was 41 as of 2024, it’s safe to conclude more than half of Hawai‘i’s population was born after 1980.

Today, Hawai‘i is missing people. It is one of the fastest aging states in the United States. The population is contracting, with more than half of all Native Hawaiians on the planet living outside of the archipelago.

Culturally, it is still easy to blame the outsider for our own problems. Instead of acknowledging our own complicitly in failing to plan for the future, it is far easier to find that the outsider is only exacerbating the problems we are not addressing. Policies which now arrest growth not only injure potential migrants. They also hurt residents.

The debates over population control in the ’70s were about a fear of change and a society’s failure to properly navigate the pressures wrought by new forces.

Contemporary conflicts over growth still magnify this attitude. Not unironically, stewarding Hawai‘i’s environment means Hawai‘i’s environment needs to also steward Hawai‘i’s people.

“It should be remembered,” Governor John Burns said in 

, “that the key ingredient in any environment is man himself: he is part and parcel of and the key to the value of our total system of symbiotic relationships on this earth. Being a part of the environment demands that we consider human economics together with biological ecology.” 

“If man is hungry, ill-housed, undereducated or poorly treated in his society,” he wondered, “what service is it to him that his environment remains in its pristine, natural state?”

A society without one cannot have the other. We need to think about growth, not stabilization. We need to think about people.

In our own time, we need a Constitution whose thinking is not tethered to the past. While the language in outdated documents like our Constitution locks our zeitgeist in another time, we need to get over our history. We need a better zeitgeist.

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<title>Hawai‘i's bizarre legacy of population control (and why it's still here)</title>

In the 1970s, Hawai‘i gave in to fears of overpopulation, so much so that population control was put into the State Constitution.

Hawai‘i's bizarre legacy of population control (and why it's still here)

Lopaka and Tanya Kapanui

Lopaka Kapanui and Tanya Kapanui

Hawaii History

The Mānoa Falls Trail is one of Oʻahu’s most beloved hikes, leading through lush rainforest to a 150-foot waterfall at the back of Mānoa Valley. Managed by the state’s Nā Ala Hele trail system since 1988, the path is maintained as part of the Honolulu Mauka Trail System, which links multiple routes across the ridges and valleys above Honolulu. In recent years, the trail underwent significant improvements to better accommodate the many visitors who explore the valley each day.

While a popular attraction, the trail has also seen its share of challenges. The Honolulu Fire Department regularly responds to rescues for lost or injured hikers, with some requiring helicopter evacuations. In rare but serious cases, hikers have suffered fatal accidents near the waterfall itself. Temporary closures are also not uncommon, especially after heavy rain or storm damage, when fallen trees and slippery terrain make conditions dangerous.

By day, the Mānoa Falls Trail feels like a living postcard. Its lush forest and idyllic scenery draw countless visitors to its famous water cascade. But as with many places in Hawaiʻi, the beauty of the landscape holds a deeper layer of stories passed down through generations. Long after the hikers have gone home and the valley quiets under the canopy of trees, Mānoa takes on an entirely different presence that locals whisper about with caution, and visitors sometimes stumble upon when they least expect it. It is in these hushed moments, after dark, that the trail reveals its other side.

One weekend night in the early 1970s, Vance went on a double date with a friend. His girlfriend was beside him in the front seat, while the second couple sat in the back. On a whim, the group decided to drive up toward Mānoa Falls. They reached the chain that blocked cars from going farther and parked beneath the trees. It was late, and the valley was wrapped in silence and heavy darkness. The two couples sat for a while talking inside the car. That was when Vance noticed something strange: two eyes, suspended in the air in front of them.

At first, he didn’t understand what he was looking at. But the longer he stared, the more dread crept in.

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She followed his gaze and screamed, as did his friend’s date when she looked up. In the back seat, Vance’s friend kept his head down, refusing to see for himself.

“No! No! I’m not looking!” he shouted when Vance demanded to know if he could see it too.

The hair rose on Vance’s neck, chicken skin running down his arms. In a rush of panic, he started the engine, threw the car in reverse, and sped down the road, not slowing until they were safely back in the residential streets of the valley.

Years later, Vance shared the story with a younger co-worker who had graduated from Roosevelt High School. The co-worker grew animated and hurried off to fetch an old yearbook. Flipping through the pages, he pointed out a photograph of students standing at the same chain that blocked the Mānoa Falls trail. In the picture, clear as day, were a pair of eyes. This time, they were not high up in the trees, but close to the ground. It wasn’t a trick of light or imagination. That picture, he said, is still in that old Roosevelt High School yearbook. Vance was shaken all over again.

His unease deepened when, on a tour years later, he listened to storyteller Glen Grant describe disembodied eyes seen across the island with warnings not to follow, for they beckoned people to the other side. Standing there listening to Glen’s stories, Vance’s wife turned to him, eyes wide, and whispered, “That’s exactly what you’ve been telling me all these years.”

Those strange encounters in the 1970s weren’t the last time someone would see something unusual there. Just a few years ago, while the trail was officially closed for maintenance, four friends decided to visit at night, hoping to capture evidence of something paranormal on video. They had already made stops at Morgan’s Corner and Tantalus Drive when one of them suggested the Mānoa Falls Trail.

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The group’s excitement overrode any hesitation that an individual might have had. Around midnight, they parked in the middle of the dark road, headlights shining on the closed gate. One man stayed behind in the car to take a call from his girlfriend, while the other three stepped out with their phones set to record. A cool breeze moved through the valley, carrying the damp scent of mud and rotting vegetation. Mosquitoes buzzed in their ears. One man held an EMF meter, but its lights stayed still and dark.

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“Aw man, my phone died!” one of them shouted, and seconds later another man’s phone went black.

Confused, they huddled by the car, trying to make sense of the sudden power loss, while the fourth man inside continued his call without interruption. Out of the corner of his eye, one of the men caught movement by the trail. His blood went cold; not from thoughts of ghosts but of feral pigs. He grabbed a flashlight from the car, but the beam was weak, and the shadows at the gate were impenetrable. Uneasy, he climbed back inside the car and called to his friends, who had moved closer to the gate.

Several long minutes passed before the pair suddenly ran back and jumped into the vehicle. The driver started the engine and tore down the rough road, potholes rattling the tires, not slowing until they reached the residential neighborhood.

After they’d finally calmed down, the two men explained what happened. As they approached the gate, they saw a pair of white lights floating about four feet off the ground. They looked like two eyes. It was weird and confusing, and neither of them could figure out what they were looking at—two lights, about the same distance apart as a pair of eyes on someone’s face. But there was no face, no head, no body. The lights slowly seemed to drift closer toward them, and when they got about a foot in front of the gate, they blinked. That’s when the men took off running. I asked if they got it on video, but they did not.

“I wasn’t aiming the camera right at the lights, so all I got was bushes and then the blurry road as we were running back to the car. But seriously, we saw what we saw.”

I then asked if they would ever return to try to get whatever they saw on video, and he laughed and said, “Maybe. Probably not for a long time, but maybe.”

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<title>Disembodied eyes at Mānoa Falls Trail</title>

If you look out into the dark of night at this storied trail, something just might look back at you.

Disembodied eyes at Mānoa Falls Trail

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Katie Helland

Food & Dining

Arts & Entertainment

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 is set to take on the professionals at the 

, which just opened its second Honolulu store at the Renaissance Honolulu Hotel & Spa on Tuesday, Sept. 30. The café is open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily. 

. AIA Honolulu, the Honolulu chapter of the American Institute of Architects, continues Architecture Month celebrations with the 

, where attendees can check out the offices of local firms and meet their staff, while enjoying pūpū and drinks. The event runs from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. in Downtown Honolulu. Free. 

  The final performances of “Come from Away” are underway at Diamond Head Theatre. Due to popular demand, performances were extended through this weekend.  The Tony Award-winning musical was inspired by the 38 planes grounded in Canada after U.S. air space was closed following the 9/11 attacks in 2001. The final shows are 7:30 p.m. on Friday; and 3 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. 

 started writing after a trip to New York City, where she watched a show on Broadway. Now, her first play, 

 is back on stage in Honolulu and several of the original cast members from the 1998 production are in it. Learn about the moment when she was 

 and decided to write. The final shows are 7:30 p.m. on Friday, as well as 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. The show on Sunday is sold out. 

Dixie Grill BBQ & Crab Shack is hosting its annual 

 which includes deals on platters that feature choices of the crustacean, such as Alaskan snow crab, Dungeness crab and king crab. The Crab Fest started Wednesday, Oct. 1, and runs through Oct. 31. 

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 The family friendly event runs from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and includes a lantern parade, cultural performances, activities for keiki and food. The parade starts at 6:30 p.m. and participants will walk from the Hawaiʻi National Bank King Street branch toward Sun Yat-Sen Mall. There will also be a lantern-making contest and designs will be featured in the evening parade. The event is presented by the Hawai’i National Bank Foundation. 

 Check out expert presentations, cooking demonstrations and more as part of Diet & Nutrition for the Cancer Journey. The event has in-person and virtual components. It runs from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Sullivan Conference Center at the University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center. Free. 

 Enjoy the 34th annual Moanikeala Hula Festival at the Polynesian Cultural Center. The event honors PCC’s first kumu hula, Salley Moanikealaonapuamakahikina Wood Nalua‘i. It includes all-day activities, as well as canoe rides and admission to the festival. Performances start at 1 p.m. and run every half hour.

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Enjoy steel guitar from 10 a.m. to noon at the Hula Grill Waikīkī. The new program features monthly steel guitar performances at the oceanside restaurant on the first Sunday of each month through the rest of 2025. The program was created with Alan Akaka, who kicked off the series with a live performance in July.

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<title>10 things to do this weekend: Friday, Oct. 3, to Sunday, Oct. 5</title>

From the final shows of the musical “Come from Away” to the arrival of a second location of Paris Baguette, here are 10 things happening on Oʻahu this weekend.

10 things to do this weekend: Friday, Oct. 3, to Sunday, Oct. 5

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Kelsey Kukaua Medeiros

Aloha Spirit

Business & Tourism

For Kailua resident and surfer John Ingari, opening 

 six years ago was a passion project come to life.

Now, due to slim margins and “not enough skin in the game to hire out,” the surf shop at 315 Uluniu St. will be boarded up by the end of the month when its lease expires, according to Ingari.

’s been an uphill battle. I’m wearing all the hats. … 

We outgrew our current space, and even though I

’t aligned yet for the next brick-and-mortar store,” he said. “

more than 400 surfboard consigners, who were given options to come get their boards or take the buyout offer, in which we’ll donate. Our goal is to not be left with inventory.”

Ingari is most proud of staying true to the biz’s mission “to support local shapers and our beloved community.” He said he’s worked with more than 20 local shapers and “has donated countless boards” through different organizations, schools and events to sponsoring kids in the community.

“Each time was so rewarding on a spiritual level. Being in relationship with all the surfers who chose Gnarwall’s has been really rewarding,” he said. “Because of where I live and surf, the military community has been just awesome. … I’m very hopeful that I get to 

“If I meet someone new to island on the military base who is interested in surfing, I help get them into the community the right way – welcoming them, so they’re not feeling like they can’t have some point of entry. It’s really awesome that we’ve had that ability to meet each other in this environment. … I’ve taken some guys out who were intimidated getting into surfing and now I can call them surfers. They can paddle out, ride a wave, they know proper etiquette.”

Ingari said since starting the business, he’s taken 36 days off in total.

Learning the ins and outs of business was challenging, going from a nobody in the industry to where I am now with great relationships and reputation,” he said. “

It’s a lot to take on. I put myself in that role to educate and sustain the business and it’s not feasible for one person to do that.”

Part of the education piece is the reality that local shapers have to work two-to-three jobs to make ends meet in Hawai’i, he said. “Other surf shops sell out on imports because margins are better on an import board from China, then they are on a locally made board. It’s grown to a level that even some experienced surfers can’t even tell the visual difference of the boards they’re buying. There’s a lot of tricks in the market. We’ve neglected the local aspect of the whole economy of the surf industry.”

“For my shop, I wanted to not do the same thing, to not entertain the margin of imports, but support local. I believe there is a desire amongst the surfing community to support local if that education were out there at a greater level. … 

There’s still a lot of opportunity for the surf industry to come together.”

Looking ahead, he’s excited to grow his family, find financial stability and, of course, surf. 

Ingari, who previously trained and worked as a biomedical engineer, said, “I consider myself a surfer, not businessman.”

, Gnarwall Surf Shop had one of the biggest surfboard selections on island.

“People would come in and their jaw would drop – it was loaded with surfboards from corner to corner,” he said. “When that reputation got out, for the surfers, it was a total candy store. For non-surfers it was treated like a museum.”

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<title>Kailua’s Gnarwall Surf Shop rides final wave</title>

The Oʻahu-based business that opened six years ago with a mission to empower local shapers, while supporting surfers at every level, plans to close shop by the end of this month. Surfer turned business owner John Ingari shares insights about the industry, what heʻll miss most about serving the community and whatʻs next.

Kailua’s Gnarwall Surf Shop rides final wave

One of O‘ahu's most picturesque stadiums now has a playing surface to match. 

Wai‘anae High School's Raymond Torii Stadium recently completed a series of renovations that cost north of $6 million, highlighted by a new turf surface and a six-lane track. 

The new turf field is a welcome change for the Seariders, who went 4-6 in 2024 while playing all of their games on the road. 

“It's huge. I can't wait to play home games on this thing," Wai‘anae head football coach Vince Nihipali told Aloha State Daily at a recent team workout. "We have six home games slated, so it's gonna be fun. The boosters come out, they do a little booster area, and I know the community is gonna be out here in full force. It's great having some place you can call home. Last year was a little tough working out at intermediate schools, not ideal. But now, we get a free run at this thing and we have fun. That's the main thing: These kids. You want to have fun.”

Wai‘anae High School has had an on-campus field since 1957, eventually naming it after former principal Raymond Torii, who passed away at age 90 in 1996. The school never had a turf field to call its own until 2025, nor did it have a rubberized track. 

The Seariders will open their season at home on Aug. 9 against 

. Wai‘anae will head to the Big Island to face Kea‘au the following week, and then host Waimea of the Kauai Interscholastic Federation on Aug. 23. Nihipali says he deliberately scheduled opponents from different islands so his players could experience something different. OIA play begins on Aug. 30 in a home game against Radford.

“It's been great," Nihipali said of the offseason. "Once the field opened up, we were able to combine workouts with the field work. We've been out here for a while. Kids have been working hard. Numbers are looking good. Morale is good. We got good kids. I think the field helps a lot with them. They love it. They lounge out there before and after.” 

USA Today left the title of America's best high school stadium up to a vote

. Raymond Torii Stadium was the only stadium nominated in Hawai‘i. The view of the stadium, nestled near the ocean, was enough to finish fourth out of 16 teams in the voting. 

“It's a great field. It looks fantastic, this backdrop. There's no place better than this," Nihipali said. "I mean, you got the beach and the reef and the mountains right there and this right smack in the middle. Take a photo of this thing, it's unbelievable.”

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