At 15 years old, Milaniakai Padilla of Maui has already won two national beach volleyball titles in two-player women’s competition for her age group — a gold in the AAU National Championships and an AVP National Championship in 2025. “She understands what it takes, and her goal is to be ...

Kulanihakoi High School in Kihei is in need of two coaches this fall — one to lead the school’s boys and girls air riflery teams and another to guide its cheerleading squad. The school’s athletic director, Michael Watson, said that while the competitions are still a little ways out, he ...

The Baldwin High Bears and Maui High Sabers secured wins in their preseason football games last week, and Maui High will see if it can make it win number two as it plays Iolani High School on Oahu at 3 p.m. Aug. 16. The Bears defeated the Hilo Vikings at Wong Stadium on the Big Island, 17-13. ...

A Hawaii real estate investor and broker are suing Shohei Ohtani, claiming the Los Angeles Dodgers star and his agent got them fired from a $240 million luxury housing development on the Big Island’s coveted Hapuna Coast that they brought him in to endorse. According to the lawsuit filed in ...

A Central East Maui All Star team is the Little League World Series champion in the United States. The team of 12- and 13-year-olds from the Valley Isle secured the U.S. intermediate division title by defeating Louisiana 7-3 in a come-from behind victory Saturday night at Max Baer Park in ...

Using golf as a metaphor for life and the lessons it can impart, First Tee-Hawaii is offering a youth development program for children ages 7 to 17 at three Maui golf courses. According to organizers, First Tee-Hawaii helps kids and teens build strength of character through golf. Organizers ...