The Waianae community proudly welcomed home another victorious boxer — Asa Stevens, the 2018 Flyweight Youth Boxing World Champion — with a homecoming parade and a celebration at Waianae Mall. First it was Max Holloway, UFC featherweight champion and a supporter of bringing the UFC competition to Hawaii.

Boxing is an individual sport, and baseball a team sport. Hawaii’s youth in both sports competitions won the championship for Hawaii. Yet …

Waiting at the airport for the U.S. Little League World Series champions were the governor, the mayor, City Council member Kymberly Pine, the mayor of Kauai, fans and more. The players participated in an exclusive parade on Saturday morning and a celebration at the University of Hawaii v. Rice football game at Aloha Stadium.

Johnnie-Mae L. Perry

Waianae