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Paul Honda is a sports reporter at the Honolulu Star-Advertiser.
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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.
Latest Stories by Paul Honda
HHSAA Hall of Honor: Hawaii Prep’s Brooke Samura
An All-BIIF D-II Player of the Year in volleyball, Samura was a two-time All-State Fab 15 basketball selection, averaging 27 points per game for Ka Makani. Read more
HHSAA Hall of Honor: Punahou’s Lulu Uluave
The powerful swing of Lulu Uluave made her a dual threat as an outside hitter, though her natural position is libero. Read more
HHSAA Hall of Honor: Kaimuki’s Jeremiah White
Kaimuki’s Jeremiah White was a two-way playmaker at wide receiver and safety who was voted to the Star-Advertiser All-State team as a utility player. Read more
3-time state champs top Hall of Honor
Three-peat state champions and record holders lead the class of 2024 inductees to the Enterprise/HHSAA Hall of Honor. Read more
Prep baseball Top 10: “Co”? No — Baldwin stands alone at No. 1
The call was too close for several voters in the Star-Advertiser Baseball Top 10. Read more
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Prep softball Top 10: No doubt, it’s Mililani at the top
Mililani took over the top spot on April 8 and never relinquished. Read more
Kamehameha-Hawaii wins D-II title decisively over Damien
The Warriors took command from the start by sending 15 batters to the plate in a 38-minute onslaught. From there, Santos wasted few pitches. Read more
Maui and Baldwin are co-champions of D-I state baseball after Mother Nature rules
Prior to the start of the game, following the first rain delay, teams were asked by the HHSAA whether they would want to play despite the inclement weather, or simply have a co-championship. The players opted to play. Read more
Damien, Kamehameha-Hawaii in D-II baseball final
Aaron Rapoza fired four scoreless innings of one-hit relief as the Damien Monarchs rallied to a 2-1 victory over Waianae in Division II semifinal action at Les Murakami Stadium. Read more
Baldwin stuns Kamehameha to make it an all-MIL final
Baldwin’s 3-2 win over defending state champion Kamehameha in the semifinals on Friday will make it an all-Maui Interscholastic League final today at Moanalua. Read more
Maui makes most of 1 hit to top Saint Louis, reach state final
The Sabers are in the final for the first time since 2017, the only time they won it all. Read more
Postponed state tournament games set to be played today
Thursday’s postponed games in the baseball and softball state tournaments are set to go today. Read more
Saint Louis rallies from 4-0 deficit to upend Kailua
Tanner Chun doubled in the go-ahead run, then scored on a single by Sean Yamaguchi in the top of the seventh inning as unseeded Saint Louis rallied to knock out OIA champion Kailua, 6-4, on Wednesday night at Les Murakami Stadium. Read more
Kamehameha weathers Pearl City, rain delays to advance
Juniors Kainoa Kaneshiro and Logan Sanchez combined on a three-hitter as top-seeded Kamehameha stifled upset-minded Pearl City, 4-0, on Wednesday night at rainy Les Murakami Stadium. Read more
Fee helps lead Saint Louis to runaway victory over Roosevelt
Shannon Fee didn’t have his fastball going, but he has learned the art of deception. Read more
Pearl City outlasts Aiea in 11 innings in state baseball
Devin Fujino singled home Tyler Oshiro with two outs in the bottom of the 11th inning Tuesday as Pearl City surprised Aiea 3-2 in the opening round of the Wally Yonamine Foundation/HHSAA Baseball Division I State Championships at Les Murakami Stadium. Read more
All state baseball, softball consolation games canceled
The HHSAA announced on Tuesday the cancellation of all baseball and softball consolation games for the remainder of the tournaments due to forecasts of inclement weather and a limited availability of quick-draining (artificial) fields. Read more
Longtime friends Sean Yamaguchi and Tanner Chun bring balance to Saint Louis
Having more than two mothers in his family tree is a rare gift for a young man. Read more
Kamehameha heads into states No. 1
The defending champions look the part, no question. Read more
States will answer many questions
So many mysteries unfold today and tomorrow at the DataHouse/HHSAA Softball State Championships. Read more
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