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Dillon Gabriel leads No. 1 Ducks into Rose Bowl, but never forgot his Hawaiʻi roots
The accolades have arrived in bunches for Dillon Gabriel in his final season of college football for the No. 1-ranked University of Oregon — Heisman Trophy finalist, AP Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year, consensus all-America honors from all five outlets that select the teams — but as the journey has unfolded, Gabriel remained grounded in his 50th state roots.
Hawaiʻi becomes 12th state to make girls flag football a high school sport
The state Department of Education and the Hawaiʻi High School State Athletic Association have announced, for the first time in nearly 20 years, there will be a new sport for high school girls to compete in. Beginning in Spring 2025, girls flag football will be in public and private high schools across the state.
Opening coin toss of Super Bowl LVIII to acknowledge Lahainaluna football after Maui wildfires
Lahainaluna High School football coaches Dean Rickard (co-head coach), Garret Tihada (associate head coach) and Bobby Watson (former head coach) will join players Morgan “Bula” Montgomery, Teva Loft, Kaulana Tihada and Kuola Watson as honorary coin toss captains at Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas on Sunday, Feb. 11.
Downtown Athletic Club of Hawaiʻi announces Luna Strong fundraising campaign
The Downtown Athletic Club of Hawaiʻi has launched a “Luna Strong” fundraising campaign to assist the Lahainaluna student athletes and coaches who were displaced by last monthʻs fire. The fund was created through a request from the school’s athletic program, and has already collected $325,000 in monetary and in-kind donations to kick off the campaign.
Passas Returns to Maui for QB “Get Better” Camp on Saturday
For the fourth consecutive year, Saint Louis School quarterback coach Vince Passas will conduct a Quarterback “Get Better” Camp for high school and intermediate athletes at War Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Feb. 27.
Income and Assets Increase at First Hawaiian Bank
First Hawaiian Bank’s net income for the first half of 2015 was $113.3 million, an increase of 3.8 percent over the first half of 2014, the bank reported last week.
Maui Surfer Paige Alms Nominated for ESPY Award
Local big-wave surfer Paige Alms was nominated for an ESPY award today in the Best Female Action Sports Athlete category. Alms joins Marcus Mariota (who was nominated in the Best Male College Athlete category) as Hawai‘i’s only ESPY nominees.
First Hawaiian Bank Giving Away Mariota Role Model Posters
Free Marcus Mariota “Be Your Own Role Model” posters are being distributed at all branch locations of First Hawaiian Bank (limit one per customer while supplies last).
