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If you’ve been a University of Hawaii football fan for a while, you probably know the name Brian Kajiyama, and you are familiar with his inspirational story. Brian, a Kailua High School graduate and holder of too many degrees from UH for me to count, has achieved great successes in his life despite major challenges because of cerebral palsy. Brian, and his friend and fellow former coach with the Rainbow Warriors, Jeff Reinebold, will soon be announcing an annual scholarship […]

When I saw Laura Beeman today, I said, “You don’t want to go to Utah, there ain’t no beaches.” She immediately responded, “I’m staying.” I had a gut feeling the first time I met the UH women’s basketball coach that she is the kind of person motivated more by relationships and a sense of loyalty than money. When people kept fretting about her leaving UH for greener pastures, my response would be, “Not everyone is greedy, and there’s much more […]