Sports

Hawaiian athletes are set to bring the spirit of aloha to the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games, held in Minnesota from June 20–26.

Junior golfers throughout Hawai‘i are invited to tee up and join a competitive and educational tournament schedule designed to develop skills on and off the course; the 2026 Spring season opens March 14-15 at Wailuā Golf Course on Kaua‘i, with a tournament for juniors ages 14 years old and younger.

Registration for Sports Camp and Pop Up and Play begins March 2; all programs are free to attend.

United States ProMiniGolf Association for the first time will host its annual U.S. Open in Hawai‘i, with the 28th contest hitting the greens at Kaua‘i Mini Golf & Botanical Gardens in Anaina Hou Community Park in Kīlauea, and you can even be part of the historic fun.

Loyola Marymount University clinched both team and individual honors at the 49th John A. Burns Intercollegiate.

Grand Hyatt Kaua’i invites participants of all skill levels to run or walk a scenic 2.5-mile trail through Poʻipū Bay Golf Course during this year’s event slated for March 7; advance online registration is available now.

Athletes from throughout Hawai‘i will compete in basketball, bowling and track and field in June in Minneapolis.

Several local spots are expected to tune in with big screens, cold drinks, and game-day atmospheres for the Super Bowl beginning at noon today.

All public, private and home-school kindergarten through fifth-grade coaches planning to enter athletes in this year’s track meet are invited to attend the meeting planned for 6 p.m. Feb. 19 at Līhu‘e Neighborhood Center.

The Anahola Epic 2026, the first mountain bike event held by MTB Kauaʻi, will be held Feb. 7 at Anahola Beach Park.

Participants — through the game of golf as the platform — learn critical life skills to grow socially, emotionally and academically.

Casey Watabu of Līhuʻe and teammate Matthew Ma of Pearl City, Oʻahu, are second alternates for the championship in the event the 2 Big Island men and second-place finishers in the qualifying round can’t make it for any reason.

The league is open to boys and girls in fifth through eighth grade; registration closes Jan. 9, 2026.

Kapa’a High School lost a dramatic 13-9 game to Kailua in Division I and Waimea High School fell 42-24 to Kamehameha Maui in Division II.

The Hoopster Plus program is open to boys and girls in fourth grade and is designed to help players transition from the Mini and Junior Hoopsters programs into more competitive leagues.

Review the full announcement regarding each island’s specific rules and regulations for hunting units, hunting days, available game bird species and other special announcements.

Sign your keiki in grades K-3 up beginning today (Oct. 22) in person at neighborhood centers around the island or download a registration form from the Kauaʻi County website and email it back during the registration period.

Kurt Suzuki, a 2001 graduate from Mauiʻs Baldwin High School, will become the first MLB manager from Hawai’i when he takes command of the Los Angeles Angels.

Nonprofit mountain biking association wants to create, enhance and preserve a world-class network of mountain biking trails throughout Kaua’i County while raising awareness and enthusiasm for a healthy outdoor activity and fostering the next generation of mountain bicyclists.

All five of Hawaiʻi’s interscholastic leagues will participate in surfing, after it was made an official high school sport in May when it was signed into law by Gov. Josh Green.