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Hawaii Swish point guard Miah Ostrowski spoke to me last night after deadline for today’s column (subscription) on the Hawaii Swish. “It’s going great so far,” said the former University of Hawaii standout. “I didn’t expect such a great turnout (for the ABA team’s debut earlier this month). As far as the team, we’re getting better and better, but we’ve still got a lot of work to do.” Ostrowski said he believes the team has a chance to succeed where […]

What does GOAT really mean in sports … or anything, for that matter? Can there be only one greatest of all-time, or can there be many, in various fields of endeavor including each different sport? And if so, where does Tom Brady rank? And, are we too quick to label and prisoners of the moment since we seem to be asking questions of this type so often? Or … maybe it’s just more fun to debate this stuff than more […]

Three stars from Hawaii are among the next incoming class of the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame which was announced Tuesday. Junior Ah You (Kahuku, Arizona State), Chris Naeole (Kahuku, Colorado) and Ma’a Tanuvasa (Mililani, Hawaii) were all college and pro football standouts who first made their marks as prep stars on Oahu. Naeole, now the offensive line coach at the University of Hawaii, attended today’s announcement at the Sheraton Waikiki. So did about half of the Rainbow Warriors coaching […]

Here’s the press release from the HTA: HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Tourism Authority (HTA) announced today that Ascendent Sports Group has been awarded a contract to provide sports marketing services on behalf of the State of Hawai‘i. The $200,000 one-year contract, which includes an option for HTA to extend the agreement for up to four additional one-year periods, began August 2. “We received excellent proposals from numerous entities wanting to support HTA’s sports marketing on behalf of Hawai‘i,” said Leslie […]

Today’s column is on Tua Tagovailoa, the “It” guy of Hawaii high school football, and maybe even the nation. Here are a few outtakes from him and his quarterbacks coach at Saint Louis, Vince Passas: Tua only plays football. “I was playing tee-ball and I hated it. Too slow. Played basketball for fun, still do. I ran track one year.”  He said his religion and his family keep him grounded. “The reason I can do the things I do is […]