For Warrior football, things really could get worse

The University of Hawaii Warriors’ hometown loss to underdog Fresno State over the weekend may have been their last reasonable chance to qualify for a post-season bowl game. UH is favored to defeat Tulane at Aloha Stadium on Saturday, but will be the predicted loser in its season finale hosting Brigham Young. But hope springs eternal.

The next questions: Would a $1 million-plus buy-out of the remaining year of head coach Greg McMackin be feasible? If so, who will be at the helm, as UH will finish this season far below expectations in its last season of the Western Athletic Conference? Time is crucial in preparing the team for its inaugural in the more-challenging Mountain West Conference.

The mystery of Natalie Wood comes to Honolulu

Honolulu again enters the celeb spotlight this week, not for the usual "Five-0" reasons but for the odd fact that the boat where Natalie Wood spent her last moments on Earth now is docked here.

And now that L.A. sheriffs have reopened the inquiry into her mysterious death 30 years ago — her body was found in waters off Catalina Island, Calif. — the boat, called Splendour, has become an item of interest to just about everybody. Online gossip sheets have all reported that the boat owes its name to "Splendor in the Grass," one of Wood’s famous movies.

But a few also have noted the odd fact that a previous owner had renamed the boat "Grateful Lady." That seems a singularly unfortunate choice. Not the weirdest thing about this case, but worth chalking up.