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.
Hunter Fujikawa passed for 272 yards, including two touchdown passes to Zion White, as No. 7 Punahou rallied from a 10-point deficit for a 25-13 win over No. 4 Kamehameha on Saturday afternoon at Alexander Field. Read more
Tenth-ranked Farrington came to play, but No. 3 Mililani clutched up with a 20-yard touchdown pass from sophomore Dallas Carter to Nakoa Kahana-Travis in overtime for a 20-14 win at Skippa Diaz Stadium. Read more
Top-ranked Campbell pulled away from No. 2 Mililani for a 41-20 win at John Kauinana Stadium on Saturday. Read more
With the win, Damien clinched a berth in the Division I state championships. The Monarchs are now 5-0 ILH D-I play, while ‘Iolani (2-2) was virtually eliminated from contention with one game remaining. Read more
The big showdown at John Kauinana Stadium boiled down to a 1920s-style scrum-heavy game. Read more
Seth Miller rushed for a school-record 272 yards and two touchdowns as Pac-Five pulled out a 26-14 win over ‘Iolani on Friday afternoon at Eddie Hamada Field. Read more
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No. 2 Kahuku travels to No. 3 Mililani this weekend, a battle of potentially epic proportions between the annual OIA Open Division finalists. T Read more
Nakoa Orlando never thought of himself as a punt-blocking specialist. Read more
Through all of life’s challenges and celebrations, AJ Tuifua has usually agreed about most things with his dad and mom. Read more
There’s nothing really rusty about Kailua defensive back Rusty Whitlock. Read more
Nainoa Lopes fired four touchdown passes, including 7- and 6-yarders to Hashley Kingston Siliado as No. 4 Saint Louis pulled away in the second half for 37-7 win over No. 6 Kamehameha on Friday night at Skippa Diaz Stadium. Read more
With the game hanging in the balance, Pupu Sepulona found a way to make an impact on offense and defense. Read more
Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele wears ample padding, but even he had to wince after taking a big shot to the ribs from a Punahou pass rusher late in the third quarter. Read more
Tristan Pacheco rumbled for 98 yards, scoring two touchdowns in the fourth quarter, as Waipahu rallied for a 20-13 win over Waianae in nonconference play. Read more
It was a dark and stormy night on the Ewa plain. After a typically warm day with temperatures in the upper 80s, the thermometer dipped to the low 70s as the clock ticked past midnight. Tradewinds were a modest 5 mph. Read more
Mililani improved to 2-0 in nonconference play under co-head coaches Vavae Tata and Rod York. The Trojans relied on a steely defense and an offense that would not give up against a stellar Saint Louis defense. Read more
Defensive back Madden Riordan had a hat trick from the secondary with three interceptions to lead nationally ranked Sierra Canyon to a 30-7 rout of Punahou on Friday afternoon at Alexander Field. Read more
Short-handed and facing adversity with several players suffering from leg cramps, two-time defending state champion Kahuku rallied from a 13-point deficit for a 14-13 win over ILH powerhouse Saint Louis on Saturday night at Carleton E. Weimer Field. Read more
The sirens literally blared seconds into Keith Hayashi’s speech. Read more
For half the game, it was one of the most lopsided matchups in the brief history of the Chace Numata Senior All-Star Game. Read more
Baldwin alumnus Wehiwa Aloy was named one of two players of the week in the Cape Cod Baseball League on Monday. Read more
