Sports

Five-time state outrigger canoe champ, 1976 U.S. Open Surfing champion and 1977 U.S. Open Tandem Surfing champ Lāʻola Lake Aʻea is a member of the 2026 hall of fame class, honored for surfing and paddling accomplishments as well as lasting contributions to the water sports community.

Jones became the winningest head football coach in university history throughout his 9 seasons at University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, compiling a 76-41 record; the 73-year-old died Oct. 29 in Oregon.

Leagues are free and open to children in kindergarten through third grade.

Quick stories on an ongoing golf invitational and the results of a new four-ball tournament last weekend.

Families made up many of the spectators who came to watch the athletes participate in the grueling 140.6-mile race hosted in Kona on the west side of Hawai‘i Island.

In the men’s race, Vincent Luis of France won his first World Championship in his first try and last race while American Taylor Knibb won the women’s race after the leader collapsed with 1 km to go.

This year, 2,548 athletes, 110 of them professionals, are registered to take on the grueling 240.6-mile swim, bike and run course.

As First Tee – Hawaiʻi works to expand its programs and reach more keiki across the islands, one thing is essential: caring coaches who are ready to make a difference.

A quick look at news and sports stories from throughout the state and beyond.

The Kawaihau Community Little League Majors All-Stars are on the brink of history as they prepare for the West Region championship game on Friday.

The Kawaihau Community Little League Majors All-Stars will face a team from Southern California at 3:30 p.m. in the winner’s bracket of the West Region Tournament.

The Poʻipū Bay Junior Classic winners include Kalā Abraham, Kai Taylor, Shane Murphy, Mie Funakoshi, Makayla Yonemura, and Makena Yonemura.

The Namolokama Canoe Club runs the family-friendly event that serves as a fundraiser for the club’s community paddling initiatives.

As the PGA Tour leaves the state, Hawaiʻi is welcoming the Sony Open’s transformation into the Sony Championship Hawai’i on the PGA Tour Champions schedule.

Johnathan Anderson and Bradley McDermott-Sa of Kauaʻi were winners of one of those gold medals, winning the unified doubles bowling competition, during the last 2 days of the games that were hosted in Minneapolis, Minn.

The Special Olympics Hawaiʻi team — including Bradley McDermott-Sa of Kauaʻi, who placed sixth June 24 in the singles bowling competition — has 16 athletes, two Unified Partners and their coaches representing the Aloha State in Minneapolis, Minn.

A massive golf equipment liquidation sale will be held Saturday and Sunday, featuring more than 750 clubs and thousands of balls and other accessories.

Additional events throughout the state, including other University of Hawaiʻi campuses, also are being planned.

There will be no lottery this year; anglers can fish from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily from June 20 through Sept. 30 in the public fishing area; you must have a valid Hawai‘i freshwater game-fishing license, which can be purchased now online.

This week’s remaining clinic schedule includes a stop by the Vulcans coaches Thursday, May 21, at Kapa‘a High School on Kaua‘i.