Warrior Beat: Former Punahou LB joins Warriors
Noa Kamana, a former Punahou linebacker, has been added to the Warriors’ spring roster as a defensive back.
Kamana, who is 6 feet 185 pounds, played a combo linebacker for Pacific as a true freshman in 2017. Earlier this month, Kamana impressed at UH’s walk-on tryouts, earning a spot with the Warriors.
Kamana comes from a successful football family. His grandfather, John “Squeeze” Kamana Jr. was USC’s center in the 1950s. His uncle, John Kamana III, was a running back with the Trojans, counting Ronnie Lott and Marcus Allen as teammates. And his father, Carter Kamana, played at Michigan State.
UH’s first spring practice is on Friday.
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Whoo-hoo! They are starting to come home.
Next step is to keep them here!
‘Attaway, Rolo & Co.
1st and 2nd, no less. Yahoo!
Welcome back, Noa!
Here’s the sorta-sorta interesting deal. Noa’s father and Chris Posa’s dad were teammates and best friends at Michigan State. It was at Carter Kamana’s suggestion that Posa go from Alabama to UH as a graduate transfer. And now Carter’s son will be a Warrior.
Small, small rock.
Hope staff is giving at least a tad bit of leeway or balance to those prospects who want to originally play for Hawai’i—i’d rather see them get a scholarship rather than a flip-flopper (who I hope can prove themselves).
Good job by Rolo and staff to get these players back home. Noa’s size seems to make him suitable to play safety. But as a redshirt sophomore, he might grow into linebacker size.
Sad news:
https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900062009/dixie-state-university-football-player-abraham-reinhardt-dies.amp?__twitter_impression=true
Will the season start already!
RE: #4
The Hawai’i connection is alive and well.
RE: #7
Such a sad and unexpected death. Was a standout in MIL football. He was actually committed to play for UH, but I guess things didn’t work out.
His pops, Carter, is in estimatition, one of the most underrated, and least talked about gridiron players in the history of Hawai’i football. State long jump champ, a tad south of 24 feet, and a three year starter at Michigan State at cornerback. So, while his brother JK, got all the pub, Carter remains in my eyes the player that had all the credentials without the hype….
Boolanakana, the twin John was the better athlete. First team ILH flanker as a sophomore on Punahou’s 1977 ILH championship football team, started as a freshman on Punahou’s varsity basketball team. Was a 5th place finisher in the state 200m dash as a freshman. Never ran again due to hamstring issues. He killed the ILH with his flanker reservses on that 1977 Prep Bowl Punahou team. The play always went for 50+ yards. That is until the Prep Bowl when Waianae’s standout DB Nate Fletcher was waiting for him. Not only stopped him dead in his tracks, but picked him up over his head and threw him to the turf. Best hit I ever saw in a championship game until 2015 when Manaia Atuaia laid out St Louis’ punt coverage guy.
Boola: Agree that Carter was indeed a superb athlete. I’m wondering if the three-sport athlete (football, basketball, volleyball) at Iolani by the same name is his son. Kind of under-the-radar 6-3, 180-pound junior.
Just too bad Hawaii cant get any of the blue-chip players to stay home. If they did Hawaii would be a contender every year for the mountain west title.
Mahatma, I played with all three, Carter, JK, and Nathan—in both HS and college. At best, JK, was a part-time starter at USC, while Carter was a full-time starter for the three years at Michigan State, at a position many would consider the most athletic on the team-cornerback. And nothing for nothing, Gaylord Kuamoo, another’ Halawa Housing boy, saw more playing time than JK at SC, during that same period.
So, but please inform me on what you saw in the stands while I was playing next to them on the field…
Spring practice starts tomorrow but it seems like there is no buzz in the air.
Dylan Thomas should be the closer.
Logan Pouelsen is a pitcher. Let him put all the focus on his pitching. You can win with pitching and defense, and negligible offense. It doesn’t really work the other way around.
At least have one or two things set in stone before the conference opener.
This conference needs a tournament. Hawaii has nothing to play for, because it is highly unlikely they’ll finish first, and are probably out of contention for an at-large bid.
Nice win today. A pulse.
Dylan Thomas should pitch, period, not sit on the bench.
16. Spring practice starts Friday per the 4th paragraph at the top.
#19 so I don’t read carefully, sue me. There is still no buzz in the air.
The bees are buzzing about the men’s volleyball team.
Waters awesome
Food’s yeah-ah
Weather…da bull
Aloha from random strangers.. . sweet
Coming back to the rock, would rival jj warrior nation(nah). Going to uhfb spring training: katoosh! Ahhhhhh
No like go back.
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