What the heck is the Rainbow Warrior basketball team doing in an outrigger canoe? It starts with this analogy: When Save a Baby Seal asks for donations, you know the money will go to, well, saving baby seals (or at least one baby seal). The problem with past Save UH Sports drives is many potential donors  wondered how the money would be used specifically. That’s what happens when there are so many stories about debt, constructions over-runs and contract extensions. But in […]

Other than “Las Vegas,” no other two-word combo is deserving of being suffixed with “baby” and an exclamation point than “draft day.” Football reporting is a ratio of 1:352 — one game story to 352 stories about other things, such as match-ups, injuries, players’ parents. training routines, and so forth. Draft day — actually, the three days of the draft — is the ultimate wrap-up to the past college football season. It is the best and most detailed reporting of […]

Joe Blow is planning a business trip to the mainland, in which he will leave on a red-eye flight on Monday night, arrive on Tuesday morning, then depart for the return trip on Thursday morning. The company approves his travel budget of $1,160 — $700 for the round-trip airfare; $100 for the rental car; $240 for the hotel ($120 per day), and $120 for food ($20 per meal). As it turns out, Mr. Blow has to pay $25 per way […]

According to new Kaiser head coach Cameron Higgins, former UH defensive back Richard Torres will be joining the Cougars as the defensive coordinator and DB coach. It is a three-part move that should benefit Kaiser, Torres and the Rainbow Warriors. Kaiser is a getting a one-time, self-made player with coaching experience (as a Kahuku assistant and UH graduate assistant). Torres will be free to pursue job opportunities. And when his term as GA expires this month, Torres will be allowed […]

Like most Oahu roads, the University of Hawaii athletic complex is under construction. The latest project is the renovation of the coaches’ locker rooms and, more importantly, the equipment room. The drop-dead completion deadline is late July. Football’s training camp begins Aug. 1. You can do the math. UH construction is on the clock. Tick … tick … tick …  

Kudos to “Ferd” on his column about the disappearing traditions at UH. To add to his list, we’re missing: > The Rainbow Easter Baseball Tournament. Sure, only a handful were going to the noon games and scheduling conflicts made it difficult for it to work out, but it was fun while it lasted, and it lasted a long time. > The Rainbow Classic. There’s still a Rainbow Classic, but that’s like saying the group touring as the Temptations and singing […]

Eperone Moananu’s commitment the other day was significant, and not just because the Warriors added a solid offensive tackle to their 2015 class. Here’s the dealio: > Rebuilding bridges: While the Warriors have focused on 30 Hawaii prospects for the 2015 class, they also wanted to re-establish ties in American Samoa and Australia. Moananu was the first step. > To the top: If a team is going to make a splash, it’s best to start in the deepest pond. Moananu’s […]

Here’s the depth chart UH released yesterday afternoon: Offense > Quarterback: 1) Ikaika Woolsey or Jeremy Higgins. 3) Taylor Graham. > Running back: 1) Joey Iosefa. 2) Steven Lakalaka or Diocemy Saint Juste. > X receiver: 1) Marcus Kemp. 2) Vasquez Haynes. > Z receiver: 1) Keith Kirkwood. 2) Ammon Barker. > Tight end: 1) Harold Moleni. 2) Jordan Pu‘u-Robinson. > F (slotback/fullback/H-back): 1) Quinton Pedroza, Scott Harding or Justin Vele. 4) Donnie King, Samson Anguay or Penitito Faalologo. > […]