Kahuku's Hirkley Latu, Keala Santiago and Bradlee Anae all signed their letters of intent in high school in 2016. Latu is in the process of transferring from BYU while Santiago is at Utah with Anae, who is now a fourth-year senior and a first-team, All-Pac-12 defensive lineman. Photo by Nick Abramo/Star-Advertiser. The Hawaii Grown Report returns for another year at the Honolulu Star-Advertiser starting in Wednesday’s newspaper with a profile on Utah senior Bradlee Anae, a fi

CHARLOTTESVILLE – He left his native Hawaii in June 2016, heading to Nicaragua to begin a life-changing journey. About four months earlier, Wayne Taulapapa had signed a football letter of intent with the University of Virginia, but he'd decided to put college on hold. A 5-9 running back from Laie on Oahu's North Shore, Taulapapa (pronounced Towel-LA-Papa) did so with the full support of UVA's coaches. Most of them, like Taulapapa, belong to the Church of Jesus Christ of La

#SamsonReed #MicahMariteragi

#SamsonReed #MicahMariteragi

My son and I were privileged to be able to get on the Aloha Stadium turf last Saturday for the Polynesian Bowl. In it's second year the Polynesian Bowl is becoming one of the premier post high school all-star games in the country. Sponsored by the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame the game showcases high school seniors of Polynesian ancestry from around the country as well as some selected players not of Polynesian ancestry. As the host of this all-star game the State of Hawai

SAMSON REED - DL - Commited to the University of Virginia ENOCH NAWAHINE - RB - Recently offered by Boise State University FATU ATUAIA - LB - Still examining his options #PrideoftheNorthShore #GoBigRed #RR4L [ALL IMAGES FROM the POLYNESIAN BOWL postings] #SamsonReed #EnochNawahine #FatuAtuaia

(Photo: Brandon Huffman, 247Sports) The Polynesian Bowl kicks off on Saturday. On Team Mauka, Virginia signee, Kahuku (Hi.) defensive end Samson Reed is looking forward to taking the field at Aloha Stadium. “It’s amazing,” said Reed. “To be able to play in this game. So many before have gone on to do amazing things in college. “It’s a really fun opportunity to play against the top players.” Reed is no stranger to Aloha Stadium, where he and his Kahuku teammates have played in

#SamsonReed

#SamsonReed

Check out our 2017 Division I ALL HAWAII team selections as determined by ScoringLive: 1st Team 2nd Team Micah Mariteragi OL Sr. Duke Heffernan UT So. Fatu Atuaia LB Sr. Jared "Nalu" Emerson DB Jr. Honorable Mention Sol-Jay Maiava QB So. Toalei Lefau RB Jr. Cire Loo OL Sr. Thorton Alapa UT Jr. Samson Kapule-Si'ilata DL Sr. Alex Fonoimoana-Vaomu DB So. Lauina Falatea UT Sr. Kaonohi Kaniho Rtnr So. Makoa Freitas Coach See the re

Enoch Nawahine @ RB Fatu Atuaia @ OLB Samson Reed @ DT #EnochNawahine #FatuAtuaia #SamsonReed

[sorry guys - had this in my draft folder] Samson is the only child of Tanoai & Suzanne Reed, He is a 3rd generation Red Raider. Samson has been a mainstay on the defensive line for three years. He is fully committed to the University of Virginia and might have another Red Raider join him should Micah Mariteragi make good on his recent offer from Virginia. #SamsonReed

Samson Reed announced his commitment to Virginia in the summer and, following another cross-country trip last weekend, is completely locked in with the Cavaliers heading into the early signing period next month. The three-star defensive end from Kahuku, Hawaii, took his official visit to Charlottesville and, although his future team fell to rival Virginia Tech in a close battle, he told 247Sports the experience was not tarnished. "I had a lot of fun learning about the program

For the third year in a row, the high school football season will end with a clash between the two most storied prep football programs in the state. No. 1 Saint Louis (9-0) and its 14 Prep Bowls and four state titles faces No. 2 Kahuku (11-1), which has won eight state championships. Kahuku dominated the Crusaders, 39-14, in 2015 before Saint Louis came back to win last season’s showdown, 30-14. Looks like we will start at 9:55 p.m. Saint Louis 31, Kahuku 28 OFFICIAL BOX SCOR

Kahuku’s Alex Fonoimoana-Vaomu, bottom, and Miki Ah You upend Mililani’s Kilifi Malepeai in last week's OIA Championship game. STEVEN ERLER / SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER The deeper in the season they go, the Kahuku Red Raiders are stretching, growing, expanding into a new creation. The OIA championship win over Mililani was an instant classic, an epic night that forced Big Red to dig deep. A resilient front seven of Mililani challenged Sol-Jay Maiava and his offensive unit