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
Former star UH quarterback Bryant Moniz completes first season as flag football coach
Leilehua, led by Moniz, lost to Campbell in Saturday's HHSAA championship game at Mililani.
Christian ShimabukuMay 05, 2025
Bob Coolen's final home weekend at UH all about family
With generations of Coolens in attendance, the Rainbow Wahine won their weekend series over UC San Diego.
Christian ShimabukuMay 05, 2025
Polynesian Cultural Center set to host 32nd annual World Fireknife Championships
Competitors from all around the world will compete at the Polynesian Cultural Center in the coming weeks.
Christian ShimabukuMay 03, 2025
Emotions run high as Bob Coolen coaches final games for Hawai‘i softball
Coolen will coach his final set of home games for the UH softball team on Friday and Saturday against UC San Diego.
Christian ShimabukuMay 02, 2025
Hawai‘i baseball readies for home series against No. 7 Oregon State
The Rainbow Warriors, who are on the outside looking in for the Big West Conference race, host No. 7 Oregon State for a nonconference series this weekend.
Christian ShimabukuMay 02, 2025
Braddahhood and Sistahhood Grindz evolves with new landscape to support Hawai‘i athletes
An event was held at Giovanni Pastrami on Tuesday afternoon to commemorate a first-of-its-kind name, image and likeness (NIL) deal for local high school athletes.
Christian ShimabukuMay 01, 2025
Rod York doubles up as Mililani's girls flag football coach
York, the longtime head football coach at Mililani High School, also serves the school as the girls flag football coach.
Christian ShimabukuApril 29, 2025
Hawai‘i men's volleyball off to NCAA Tournament after winning Big West title
The Rainbow Warriors are the No. 2 seed in the nine-team NCAA Tournament and will take the floor against an opponent to be determined on May 8.
Christian ShimabukuApril 28, 2025
Football players with Hawai‘i ties find new homes following NFL Draft
The NFL Draft ran from Thursday to Saturday, with multiple local prospects signing with teams following the draft.
Christian ShimabukuApril 27, 2025
Wai‘anae's Max Holloway to take on Dustin Poirier at UFC 318
Poirier, who has defeated Holloway twice, is set to retire following the fight in New Orleans.
Christian ShimabukuApril 26, 2025
Saint Louis alumnus Jonah Savaiinaea selected by Miami Dolphins in NFL Draft
Savaiinaea was selected by the Dolphins in the second round with the 37th overall selection.
Christian ShimabukuApril 26, 2025
New Aloha Stadium remains on track despite $49.5 million hurdle
Alternatives for how the new Aloha Stadium will be built are being considered due to the results of House Bill 300.
Christian ShimabukuApril 26, 2025
Sheraton returns as Hawai‘i Bowl sponsor
Sheraton Hotels & Resorts previously sponsored the Hawai‘i Bowl from 2003 to 2013.
Christian ShimabukuApril 25, 2025
Waimānalo's Tetairoa McMillan selected by Carolina Panthers in 2025 NFL Draft
McMillan was born and raised in the Islands before relocating to California as a middle schooler.
Christian ShimabukuApril 25, 2025
Hawai‘i men's volleyball set to host Big West Tournament with NCAA Tournament bid up for grabs
The Rainbow Warriors will face either Cal State Northridge or UC Irvine in Friday night's semifinals.
Christian ShimabukuApril 24, 2025
Days before NFL Draft, Mililani's Dillon Gabriel gives back to alma mater again
Gabriel donated various new pieces of training and recovery equipment to Mililani High School just days before he becomes an NFL Draft selection.
Christian ShimabukuApril 23, 2025
Molded by past adversities, Hawai‘i football star Cam Stone set to begin pro career
The 2025 NFL Draft runs from Thursday to Saturday, with Stone viewed as a potential Day 3 selection.
Christian ShimabukuApril 22, 2025
University of Hawai‘i president Wendy Hensel gives new updates on AD search
Hensel provided new details of what the job entails for the school's future athletics director at a recent Board of Regents meeting.
Christian ShimabukuApril 22, 2025
Moanalua stays unbeaten to win inaugural OIA girls flag football title
Na Menehune improved to 8-0 on Thursday night prior to the HHSAA Tournament from April 30-May 3.
Christian ShimabukuApril 19, 2025
Mililani basketball standout Roman Gabriel carves own path to college
Gabriel recently signed to play basketball for Bushnell University in Eugene, Ore.
Christian ShimabukuApril 19, 2025
Milan Ah Yat continues family legacy in returning home for Hawai‘i softball team
Ah Yat's father, Paul, was a pitcher for UH from 1994 to 1996.
Christian ShimabukuApril 18, 2025
Tailgating returns to Hawai‘i home football games
All seven UH home football games will feature tailgating on campus this fall.
Christian ShimabukuApril 17, 2025
Kahuku alum Tolu Smith becomes first Hawai‘i high school grad in NBA since 1957
Smith filled up the stat sheet against the Milwaukee Bucks in his NBA regular season debut.
Christian ShimabukuApril 15, 2025
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