In addition to the Honolulu Star-Bulletin and the Honolulu Advertiser at various times since 1981, he worked at the Gainesville Sun in Florida, and his writing has also appeared in national publications including Sports Illustrated and the ESPN College Football Encyclopedia. He has won more than 10 state or national awards for sports column, feature and news reporting while at one time or another covering every sports beat in Hawaii, and has also been honored for nutrition and medical reporting while at Island Scene magazine.
In his free time he teaches sports journalism at UH-Manoa and does volunteer work.
In the near future — starting Monday — bills concerning high school surfing, sports gambling and the New Aloha Stadium Entertainment District have made it to the red zone. Read more
When Chris Williams’ biological father left and didn’t come back, Elroy Chong became his primary male role model. Read more
Curran was most widely known for his long tenure as a sportscaster in Hawaii, most specifically as the radio voice of University of Hawaii sports, especially football and basketball, and his long-running morning sports radio talk show. He was named to the Sports Circle of Honor at UH, his alma mater, in 2023. Read more
Every night is senior night for some University of Hawaii men’s volleyball fans. Read more
Louis Sakanoko put down the final two kills as No. 4 Hawaii beat No. 1 Long Beach State in the one that mattered more, coming back Saturday on senior night for the Rainbow Warriors and splitting the two-match series. Read more
The state and its group of preferred private contractors for the New Aloha Stadium Entertainment District remain on schedule to open a new multi-use stadium in Halawa with capacity for 25,000 in time for the start of the 2028 football season, leaders of the public-private partnership project said Monday. Read more
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Sterling Carvalho’s Kahuku teams won three state crowns in a row before losing in the championship final last fall to its chief rival of the past 40 years in such games, Saint Louis. Read more
The TCU women might be the best, despite a gaudy 34-3 overall record after beating Notre Dame 71-62 on Saturday for a program-first ticket to the Elite Eight. Read more
What is life like for the NCAA women’s basketball tournament one year after Caitlin Clark? Read more
If it seems like the University of Hawaii went through this process quite recently, it’s because it did. Read more
The ’Bows are 3-3 in the Big West heading into a three-game series against UC Davis that starts Saturday and concludes Monday. Takemoto has been a huge part of the success. Read more
Cindy Luis, a pioneer woman sportswriter and editor in Hawaii, died in her sleep overnight Saturday at her home in Kailua, Wells said Sunday. Read more
Cindy Luis, a trailblazer as a woman sportswriter and editor in Hawaii, died overnight peacefully at her home in Kailua, her son, Tiff Wells, said today. Read more
Somehow two double-byes turned into double bye-bye. Read more
Bobby’s biggest break was meeting Jo McGarry, a radio star in her own right with expertise in food. Read more
If contending for conference championships and getting to the NCAA Tournament are important, it’s time for a head coaching change at the University of Hawaii men’s basketball program. Read more
The Wahine (22-8, 16-4 Big West) clinched sole possession of their third Big West regular season championship in four years with the victory. Read more
A 10-2 record to start a baseball season always looks good on the surface. But they are not all created equally. Read more
Northeastern’s crooked numbers in the middle innings and bending pitches from lefty starter Will Jones helped the Huskies to a 7-1 victory over Hawaii on Saturday at Les Murakami Stadium. Read more
Just like the play itself, everyone could see this coming. Now it’s official. Read more
February is all-star month for three of what used to be considered the four major team sports, at least in places where ice is for skating on, and football is not spelled with a “u.” Read more
