By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press A well-known Hawaii lifeguard who was killed in a shark attack while surfing off Oahu's North Shore was a former professional surfer with acting credits to his name, including a role in one of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" movies. Tamayo Perry, 49, was ...
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Troy Fautanu grew up idolizing Troy Polamalu. It wasn't just their shared Polynesian heritage. It was everything. The way the Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Fame safety carried himself. The way he played football with a relentless passion. ...
By STEPHEN WADE and AUDREY MCAVOY Associated Press TOKYO — Hawaii-born Akebono Taro, one of the greats of sumo wrestling and a former grand champion, has died. He was 54. He was the first foreign-born wrestler to reach the level of “yokozuna” — or grand champion — in ...
The Maui News The top-ranked University of Hawaii men’s volleyball team had its 16-match winning streak come to an end Friday with a three-set loss to No. 2 Long Beach State in Long Beach, Calif. Playing their first match without All-American Spyros Chakas — the senior outside ...
The Maui News The University of Hawaii women’s and men’s basketball teams were both eliminated in the semifinals of the Big West Conference tournaments Friday in Henderson, Nev. The top-seeded Rainbow Wahine — who had a double bye into the women’s semifinals — saw their quest for a ...
By STEPHEN WHYNO The Associated Press Marcus Mariota’s hair is grayer now than when he entered the NFL as a highly touted prospect and a potential face of a franchise. The Saint Louis School graduate believes everything he has gone through since has set him up to be ready for ...
By STEPHEN WHYNO The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Marcus Mariota is going to the Washington Commanders. Could Jayden Daniels or Drake Maye be next? The Commanders bringing in an experienced veteran backup quarterback such as Mariota on Tuesday may be foreshadowing their plans for ...
The Maui News Spyros Chakas had 14 kills and Alaka‘i Todd added 11 as the third-ranked University of Hawaii men’s volleyball team swept past top-ranked Grand Canyon 25-17, 25-20, 25-20 in the Outrigger Volleyball Invitational on Friday night at the Stan Sheriff Center. The Rainbow ...
The Maui News Alaka‘i Todd had 10 kills as the third-ranked University of Hawaii men’s volleyball team continued to roll during its 11-game homestand with a sweep of Sacred Heart on Friday night at the Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu. The Rainbow Warriors won 25-17, 25-13, 25-17 as they ...
The Maui News The third-ranked University of Hawaii men’s volleyball team emptied the bench as it swept past Missouri S&T for the second straight night, 25-14, 25-18, 25-17 on Friday at the Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu. Chaz Galloway had nine kills in two sets, and Spyros Chakas hit ...
