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.
Jesse Shinagawa clutched up with a bases-loaded triple in the top of the seventh inning as No. 6-ranked Kaiser escaped with a 7-2 win over Kalani on a blustery Saturday afternoon at Kahala District Park. Read more
Senior pitcher Paige Brunn hurled four scoreless innings while Lexi Hinahara and Li‘i Brown homered as No. 5-ranked Punahou posted a 13-1, five-inning TKO win over Mid-Pacific. Read more
Hinano Bautista blasted two home runs and went the distance in the pitcher’s circle as top-ranked Mililani overwhelmed No. 2 Campbell, 13-5, in the OIA West opener for both teams Tuesday night at McKinley’s Tiger Softball Stadium. Read more
Somewhere high above the Kaiwi Channel, during a flight from Oahu to Maui, Alika Ahu simply felt gratitude. Read more
Tyger Taam left zero doubts on the mat and none in the record books. Read more
To be the best, Seabury Hall had to beat the best. Read more
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Ethan Chung pumped in 18 points to lead a balanced attack as ILH runner-up Punahou ousted third-seeded Kamehameha-Hawaii, 67-53, in the HHSAA Boys Basketball State Championships on Wednesday night at Moanalua High School. Read more
Stone Miller was, as his name implies, a sound sleeper from birth. Read more
Kashus Daley scored 20 points and Tiki Akina-Watson added 14 as Kahuku ousted Mililani 63-51 in the opening round of the HHSAA Boys Basketball Division I State Championships. Read more
Punahou’s legacy as a swimming dynasty continued. With 88.5 points, the Buffanblu girls won their ninth state title in a row. Read more
A year later, the nightmare is long gone. Aiea, which saw a big lead disappear in the 2024 OIA Division II boys basketball championship game, built a 20-point lead and beat Kaiser 54-43 on Wednesday night to secure the OIA D-II title at McKinley Student Council Gymnasium. Read more
The East side is the best side, at least in Oahu Interscholastic Association boys basketball. Read more
Maddox Pung scored 15 of his 30 points in the third quarter as No. 5 Kailua stifled Moanalua 67-56 Monday night in the Division I semifinals of the OIA boys basketball playoffs. Read more
Taye Marxen banked in two free throws with 7.9 seconds left for the lead, and No. 7 Mililani hung to topple No. 3 Leilehua 61-60 Monday to advance into the OIA Division I final. Read more
Ellana Klemp poured in 33 points and grabbed 15 rebounds as top-seeded Hanalani roared past Hawaii Baptist 62-33 to capture the Division II title at the Pacific Century Fund Team Aloha/HHSAA Girls Basketball State Championships. Read more
The Warriors outlasted the Raiders 40-34 in the Division I final of the Pacific Century Fund Team Aloha/HHSAA Girls Basketball State Championships. Read more
ILH runner-up ‘Iolani (25-10 overall) advanced to today’s Division I final of the Pacific Century Fund Team Aloha/HHSAA State Championships and will meet ILH champion and top seed Kamehameha at 7 p.m. at Blaisdell Arena. ‘ Read more
Kamehameha (28-3) will play ‘Iolani in the championship game of the Pacific Century Fund Team Aloha/HHSAA Girls Basketball State Championships at 7 p.m. today at Blaisdell Arena. Read more
There’s no replacing Rhea Nobleza. Instead, No. 10-ranked Moanalua found solace in the rebounding tenacity of Akilah Bell. The 6-foot senior got the start and hauled in 13 rebounds as Na Menehune staved off Kailua 51-35 in the opening round of the Pacific Century Fund Team Aloha/HHSAA Girls Basketball State Championships. Read more
Mark Arima remembers Cooperstown well. When he and Sheri Arima went with the Waves baseball team to a youth tournament played on the hallowed grounds of the Baseball Hall of Fame, they didn’t expect a lot of fireworks from son Daniel, a two-sport athlete who had just completed sixth grade. Read more
Brielle Nueku and Cristazia Joy Cristobal remember being the only freshmen on a Damien team that went to the state tournament in 2022. Read more
