Wright On: Po’uha never got his title shot, but he’s struck a balance in Hilo
A full-blooded Tongan, Samson Pouha was born in Los Angeles on June 2, 1971, but within a week he moved to Utah with his Mormon family. It was there the youngster learned to become a man of God, in the image of his father.
Wright On: New race is good test to measure Hilo’s cycling interest
This isnt exactly build it and they will come, for Jennifer Real, but in the big picture, the Hilo Climbing Trial would probably be located somewhere in a nearby mythical neighborhood.
Surfing: Pro-Am ‘is on’ Sunday at Honolii
Surfs up, the competition is on.
Wright On: Two impressive bodies of work
For Dawn Palmerston, the moment happened when this born and raised Hilo girl was a sophomore at the University of Hawaii at Hilo.
The Scene: We have the cure for the need for speed
We all have those driving moments when we see ourselves as technically proficient, skilled drivers, gliding through corners in expert, precise fashion as we drive up the Hamakua Coast, decelerating just enough going into the turn to stay in our lane, then accelerating appropriately to burst into the next straightaway.
The Scene: Thinking outside the box, group pulls no punches in fight against Parkinson’s
Herb Kiyabus immediate response was one of understanding and acceptance when he heard about a new way to help him find a measure of relief in his fight with Parkinsons disease.
Wright On: Sleep easier with Ryan Taniguchi on our side
He was up before the rest of us today, in his own private Dawn Patrol, and he will be again tomorrow.
Wright On: Marc Miranda takes over beautiful yet daunting task
The presence of our islands as a remote outpost in the North Pacific can work a couple different ways when it comes to athletes and the sports that capture their interest.
The Scene: Weather the only drag for hearty racers
That old line about things looking up, is a universal commentary on the normal course of affairs when the Hawaii Drag Racing League fires the engines at the track outside of Hilo, as it did again over Memorial Day Weekend.
Wright On: Four sources of pride in our community
Most people who read this section of the newspaper have a team, or teams they support and over time we come to feel a real attachment with our teams. When they win, were happy, when they lose we grumble and moan.
Wright On: Kamehameha’s Laeha is lauded, but working with wrestlers is his true reward
He admits it can be a challenge these days, engaging high school or junior high school kids into turning out for the wrestling team.
The Scene: Golf a full-time Otani family affair
They werent a golfing couple, not in the way we generally consider the term. They were casual golfers, no obsession, no under-12 handicaps, no weekend golfing trips.
Wright On: Three more players means more work for three coaches
Wright On: An opportunity worth noting, don’t be late to Hawaii 8
A fresh opportunity for graduating high school football players will be available in January when Hawaii 8, a new spring semester football league will conduct its inaugural season.
The Scene: PAL boxing in Puna has nice ring to it
We have seen the bumper stickers and caps, adorned with the words Pahoa Strong, a public expression of the resolute grit the area assumed after lava outbreaks rocked their world in lower Puna.
Wright On: More than just a name, Walter Victor was the man
Too often in life, it seems those who have the most to give in their communities are the ones who leave us far too soon, long before their lifes work is done.
Wright On: AJA baseball rich in tradition, memories
The old-timers tell the history of baseball in and around Hilo in a way younger folk might think it was a distant place, far, far away.
Wright On: Youth is served again in ring through HI-PAL
Youth boxing 2.0 is about to be unveiled on the eastside of the Big Island when Hawaii Island Police Activities League (HI-PAL) stages an amateur boxing card at the Sure Foundation Puna Church at 6 p.m. April 13.
Wright On: Honokaa has its man, again, and climbs to D-I
WAIMEA He hasnt been prowling the sidelines for a couple years, but it would be a mistake to assume that Fred Lau hasnt been paying attention to high school football on the eastside of the Big Island.
The Scene: With MS, runner’s will has its limits
Life is hard.
