Maui Sports

HMSA has announced that applications are now open for the 21st annual Kaimana Scholarship Program, which recognizes Hawai‘i high school seniors for excellence in academics, athletics and community service.

Zolten Poulsen and Mayli Hack were double winners at the 36th annual Vissla / Hi-Tech / Lopez Surfbash Saturday and Sunday at Hoʻokipa Beach Park on Maui.

The ceremony celebrated surfing pioneers Patti Paniccia and Rochelle Ballard alongside paddling champions Johnny “Johnny Mac” McCandless and Lauren Spalding.

Maui junior golfers enjoyed a chance to play the Kapalua Plantation Golf Course on Sunday, before today’s (Nov. 10, 2025) reopening. The course has been closed since Sept. 2, 2025. Sunday’s event hosted approximately 48 golfers between the ages of 10-17. 

The Warriors are taking the “college bowl” approach, spending the four weeks before the state tournament studying film, lifting weights and getting healthy before they play a semifinal game in the state tournament on Nov. 22.

The University of Oklahoma men’s golf team delivered a historic performance at the 2025 Kāʻanapali Classic by OUTRIGGER, beating the prior tournament scoring record by 11 shots to win its fourth consecutive team title on Maui.

Maui’s own Anson Cabello led the Rainbow Warriors on Tuesday during an eventful second round at the Kā‘anapali Classic.

Junior tennis players from across the Hawaiian Islands competed this past weekend in the Wailuku Halloween Junior Tournament, held at Wells Park and War Memorial Tennis Courts.

Two former Maui high school standouts led the way for Hawai‘i, while No. 21 Oklahoma surged ahead with a commanding 21-under finish to open the 2025 Kā‘anapali Classic by OUTRIGGER on Monday at Kā‘anapali Golf Courses.

Mana O Maui is now accepting applications for full scholarships to attend a week-long, all-inclusive Women’s Surf Camp, hosted by Maui Surfer Girls, Jan. 18–24, 2026. These scholarships are dedicated to supporting Maui women who were deeply affected by the Lahaina or Kula fires of 2023 and who would  otherwise be unable to attend. Applications are open until Nov. 15, 2025, with recipients to be announced by Dec. 1, 2025.

Kapalua Golf’s Plantation Course will reopen for play on Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. The golf course has been closed since Sept. 2, 2025 to allow Kapalua Golf’s agronomy team to restore turf health following prolonged irrigation restrictions. 

The Sony Open in Hawaiʻi at Waiʻalae Country Club on Oʻahu will be the 2026 PGA Tour season opener Jan. 15-18 after the Tour announced today that The Sentry will not be contested in 2026. 

The 8th Maui Amateur wrapped over the weekend at the King Kamehameha Golf Club.  In the Championship flight, Kāneʻohe resident Derek Chinen fired a 5-under par 67 to win by three shots over James Whitworth.

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.

The Warriors rolled to a 27-7 win over Lahainaluna on Friday night at Kana‘iaupuni Stadium to clinch another trip to state with a 3-0 record in the second round of Maui Interscholastic League play — they were already the first-round champions in Division II with a 4-0 record.

Junior tennis players from across the Hawaiian Islands came together this past weekend for the Royal Lahaina Fall Junior Open at the Royal Lahaina Tennis Ranch. The two-day tournament featured exciting matches, strong competition, and great displays of sportsmanship, tournament officials reported. The event was hosted by USTA’s Royal Lahaina Tennis Ranch with volunteer support from Wailuku Junior Tennis Club […]

The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Athletics Department successfully concluded its annual Giving Week, raising nearly $1.34 million from more than 1,200 donors from Sept. 6-16. The funds generated through the “Our Team. Hawai‘i’s Team” campaign are earmarked to support student-athletes through scholarships, academic resources, nutrition programs, mental health services and facility improvements. “We’re at […]

Player registration has opened for the annual Wailea Fall Doubles Tennis Tournament, Nov. 8 to 10, 2025, at the Wailea Tennis Club.

The Maui Chapter of Surfers Healing, a national organization that introduces children and adults with special needs to the joy of surfing, will host its annual event this Saturday, Oct. 11, at Launiupoko Beach Park from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The Oʻahu Canoe Racing Association announces the 73rd crossing of the Kaiwi Channel, where more than 110 crews battle in the Molokaʻi Hoe World Championship canoe races, presented by the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority.