Sports
Covering the athletes, the coaches and the teams that Hawai‘i loves.
Whether it’s high school or college, or local stars turned pro, ASD is there with profiles and analysis for football, basketball, volleyball, baseball and more. We also keep an eye on Hawai‘i’s investment into sports, whether it’s the facilities where athletes train or the venues fans flock to, such as the Aloha Stadium redevelopment plans and UH’s Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex.
News
Wai‘anae District Park gets renamed to honor late boxing coach
On Saturday, lawmakers, family and community members gathered to mark the official renaming of The Fred “Pops” Fernandez Pereira, Sr., Wai‘anae District Park Boxing Gym. Pops, who died April 25, 2024, was known for founding the Waiʻanae Boxing club and mentoring youth.
Kelsey Kukaua MedeirosApril 14, 2025
No. 4 Hawai‘i men's volleyball prevails over No. 1 Long Beach State on senior night
The Rainbow Warriors and The Beach battled each other in front of a sold-out crowd for consecutive nights.
Christian ShimabukuApril 13, 2025
Sacrifice, joy and pressure comes with Kahuku football job, say former coaches
Aloha State Daily spoke with two former Kahuku head football coaches in the wake of Sterling Carvalho's removal.
Christian ShimabukuApril 12, 2025
Key positional battle takes setter stage between UH and LBSU
Hawai‘i and Long Beach State each have their offenses run by an 18-year-old setter.
Christian ShimabukuApril 10, 2025
Hawai‘i hosts No. 1 Long Beach State for high stakes, emotional series
The No. 4 Rainbow Warriors will host the country's top team on Friday and Saturday night.
Christian ShimabukuApril 09, 2025
Catch-and-release fishing returns to Ho‘omaluhia
With the return comes the launch of a new online reservation system developed as a collaboration between the City and County of Honolulu's Department of Parks and Recreation and Department of Information Technology.
Stephanie SalmonsApril 09, 2025
UH-Mānoa officially posts AD position
Parker Executive Search is assisting UH in the search, which aims to have a hire in place by early summer.
Christian ShimabukuApril 08, 2025
Hawai‘i baseball enters critical juncture of season
The Rainbow Warriors are set to embark on a road trip that could make or break their 2025 season.
Christian ShimabukuApril 08, 2025
Bobby Curran's celebration of life set for April 13
Curran, a longtime local sports radio fixture, died at 69 on March 9.
Christian ShimabukuApril 04, 2025
Sterling Carvalho no longer head coach of Kahuku football team
Carvalho served as the head coach for six full seasons, leading the Red Raiders to three state championships.
Christian ShimabukuApril 04, 2025
Kamana Nahaku shines while reconnecting with island roots on Hawai‘i baseball team
Nahaku earned national player of the week honors after a historic weekend at CSUN.
Christian ShimabukuApril 02, 2025
Mililani's Dillon Gabriel to donate fitness gear to alma mater prior to NFL Draft
A ribbon cutting ceremony is planned for April 22.
Christian ShimabukuApril 01, 2025
Bolstered by newcomers and veterans, Hawai‘i Pacific among country's top hitting teams
The Sharks have been one of the most prolific hitting teams at the Division II level in 2025.
Christian ShimabukuApril 01, 2025
Former Hawai‘i star Spyros Chakas carries college experience to the pros
A year after suffering a major knee injury, Chakas is now playing for AONS Milon in his native Greece.
Christian ShimabukuApril 01, 2025
Recharged Hawai‘i men's volleyball returns to action after bye
The No. 4 Rainbow Warriors will face No. 11 UC San Diego on Friday and Saturday.
Christian ShimabukuMarch 28, 2025
Girls flag football kicks off across Islands
Flag football is a sanctioned HHSAA sport for the first time in 2025, with state championships set to take place from April 30-May 3.
Christian ShimabukuMarch 27, 2025
Olympic swimmer Karol Ostrowski set to compete in NCAA Championships for UH
Ostrowski will compete in Thursday's 50 yard freestyle competition.
Christian ShimabukuMarch 27, 2025
Hawai‘i baseball continues winning ways at home before road trip
The Rainbow Warriors needed extra innings to defeat UH-Hilo on Tuesday night and are set to depart for the Mainland on Wednesday morning.
Christian ShimabukuMarch 27, 2025
UH announces full 2025 Sports Circle of Honor class
Five new members of the UH Sports Circle of Honor will be officially inducted on May 18.
Christian ShimabukuMarch 26, 2025
Local football coaches reveal college ball realities
A handful of former prominent college football players passed down their knowledge to players and parents at an event held at Farrington High School's library.
Christian ShimabukuMarch 25, 2025
Seabury Hall's Bromo Dorn makes history with Gatorade basketball Hawai‘i POY award
Dorn became the first player from Maui to win the state's Gatorade boys basketball Player of the Year award on Thursday.
Christian ShimabukuMarch 22, 2025
Hawai‘i women's basketball eliminated at WBIT
The Rainbow Wahine end their 2024-2025 campaign at 22-10.
Christian ShimabukuMarch 21, 2025
Chad Owens inducted into UH Circle of Honor
Owens began his UH career as a walk-on but blossomed into one of the program's all-time greats.
Christian ShimabukuMarch 21, 2025
Stadium Authority holds meeting as agreement deadline looms
June 30 remains the target execution date between the New Aloha Stadium and Entertainment District (NASED) and AHDP (Aloha Halawa District Partners).
Christian ShimabukuMarch 20, 2025
New UH president announces update on AD search
Wendy Hensel says a new athletics director could be in place by August, if not sooner.
Christian ShimabukuMarch 19, 2025
Bruin and Benny Agbayani cherishing first and last baseball season together at Saint Louis
For just one season of his high school baseball, MLB Draft prospect Bruin Agbayani will be coached by his father.
Christian ShimabukuMarch 19, 2025
Local sportswriting pioneer Cindy Luis dies at 70
Luis wrote for the Honolulu Star-Bulletin and Star-Advertiser for over four decades before earning a spot in the UH Sports Circle of Honor in 2024.
Christian ShimabukuMarch 19, 2025
North Shore surfer bounces back after near-death experience to make positive change
iBounce Up, a Hawaiʻi-based organization that equips individuals with skills to navigate life's challenges, recently took on a deeper meaning for co-founders Lauralee and Andy Pierce. Last month, he broke his neck surfing at Sunset Beach and became even more of a living example of resilience.
Kelsey Kukaua MedeirosMarch 18, 2025
Hawai‘i baseball digs deep in statement series win over No. 15 UCSB
The Rainbow Warriors took two out of three from the nationally ranked Gauchos.
Christian ShimabukuMarch 17, 2025
Hawai‘i women's basketball draws UNLV in WBIT
The Rainbow Wahine are playing in the WBIT for the second straight year.
Christian ShimabukuMarch 17, 2025
Hawai‘i men's volleyball falls to USC in Outrigger championship
The No. 3 Rainbow Warriors fell to the No. 5 Trojans in the Outrigger Invitational finale on Saturday night.
Christian ShimabukuMarch 16, 2025
Behind its pitching staff, Kamehameha baseball enters 2025 ahead in the arms race
The Warriors boast a pitching staff considered one of the deepest in state history.
Christian ShimabukuMarch 15, 2025
Hawai‘i women's basketball eliminated in Big West semifinals
Despite a remarkable rally, the Rainbow Wahine lost as the top seed for the second year in a row.
Christian ShimabukuMarch 15, 2025
Hawai‘i baseball hosts nationally ranked UC Santa Barbara in midseason litmus test
UC Santa Barbara will enter the series as the No. 15 team in the country.
Christian ShimabukuMarch 14, 2025
Hawai‘i women's basketball out to finish the job at Big West Tournament
The Rainbow Wahine will take on UC San Diego in Friday's Big West Tournament semifinals.
Christian ShimabukuMarch 14, 2025
New book features stories from world's most iconic surfers
Claudia Lebenthal's "Surfer Stories" is set to be released on March 18.
Christian ShimabukuMarch 13, 2025