He got hands-on with newspapers as a kid, reading the Honolulu Star-Bulletin with his mom every day. In the eighth grade, he became a delivery boy with 63 daily and 103 Sunday deliveries on his route in Moiliili. That was back in 1978 when a newspaper cost just 25 cents. The musings of Bill Kwon, Jim Easterwood and many other scribes had an impact.
Honda later wrote for the award-winning The Bulldog at Kaimuki High School, and Ka Leo O Hawaii at UH before moving to Kona, where he was a one-man sports desk at West Hawaii Today. Eight years later, he returned to Oahu and was in charge of content for RainbowSportsNetwork.com and HawaiiSportsNetwork.com, and HSN magazine. He began stringing for the Star-Bulletin in 2003 and joined the sports staff in 2004.
Tanner Fujino doubled to left field and Ayden Keanini followed with a bloop single to left to score Fujino as Maryknoll edged ‘Iolani 5-4 in 10 innings on Tuesday afternoon at Ala Wai Community Park. Read more
A freshman can yield to elders. Or a freshman can knock on the door of opportunity. Sadie Krueger returned to the islands to begin high school at Moanalua last summer. Read more
Their family’s superpower on the links is absolute poise. Alexa Takai and Jordan Takai became a rarity on Monday, winning the ILH girls and boys individual golf championships at Hoakalei Country Club. Read more
Palehua Silva drove in five runs, including four on a grand slam, as No. 4 Maryknoll overpowered No. 9 Kamehameha 11-1 in six innings on Saturday at Sand Island State Recreation Area. Read more
In a sea of blue Buffanblu and brown-and-gold Trojans, Hurricanes appeared at the footsteps of Diamond Head. Read more
Hayden Kaahanui-Cera passed for 253 yards and two touchdowns as Kamehameha stifled Punahou, 19-0, for the inaugural ILH flag football championship Wednesday afternoon at Alexander Field. Read more
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Patience is essential to a serious Lego builder. Kate Nakaoka loves her Lego. Always has. But that same patience wasn’t always in surplus as she learned about this ultimate mind game known as golf pe— spelled flog backward for a reason. Read more
Zenn Nelson passed for 154 yards and four touchdowns as Mililani stymied Leilehua 27-6 on Tuesday night at Hugh Yoshida Stadium. Read more
Kaienna Fuentes-Arellano and Taylor Mendoza blasted home runs, while freshman pitcher Lily Perreira scattered eight hits and went the distance as No. 3-ranked Campbell overpowered No. 7 Leilehua 14-3 on Tuesday afternoon at Ka‘ala Neighborhood Park. Read more
Senior Paige Brunn hurled a five-inning shutout, leading top-ranked Punahou to an 11-0 win over a hot ‘Iolani squad on Monday afternoon and to the verge of the unthinkable. Read more
Kaiser improved to 7-1 in OIA East play, two games ahead of Kailua (5-3). Read more
The release of Sterling Carvalho as football coach at Kahuku is a head-scratcher for many. Read more
Punahou stormed to a 19-point first-quarter lead en route to a 32-7 win over previously unbeaten Mid-Pacific in a flag football game on Tuesday night at Kunuiakea Stadium. Read more
There is always blue in Nahua Lloyd’s everyday journey. It’s not just because the 6-foot-5 junior plays volleyball and basketball for the Punahou Buffanblu. Read more
Greyson Osbun scattered five hits over five innings and Elai Iwanaga hurled two scoreless innings in relief as No. 1 Kamehameha posted a 6-1 win over ‘Iolani on Monday afternoon at Hans L’Orange Park. Read more
The 2024-25 boys basketball title chase was equal parts mystery and vast parity. Read more
Third-ranked Campbell scored eight runs in the first two innings and hung on for a 14-10 win over top-ranked Mililani on Saturday morning at the Sabers’ field. Read more
Ezekiel Afalava-Sablan scorched Castle’s defense with 12 kills and three aces as host Moanalua swept Castle 25-18, 25-16, 25-15 in a matchup of unbeaten boys volleyball teams in the OIA East on Wednesday. Read more
When Moanalua and Roosevelt meet tonight at Ticky Vasconcellos Stadium in the debut of girls flag football in the OIA, Zaira Sugui will warm up, blend in with her Na Menehune teammates, and throw the ball as deep as any quarterback in the islands. Read more
The Kamehameha Warriors racked up eight of nine first-place votes to lead the Star-Advertiser Baseball Top 10 this week. Read more
Damien improved to 5-0 in ILH play (10-6-1 overall), their best start in ILH play since going 4-1 to begin ILH Division II play in 2018. Read more
