Comments on: Please hand the letter-opener

By: papajoe2

papajoe2 — Fri, 27 Dec 2013 16:03:09 +0000

#78 “so if you get coacoa, make chocolate aide.”
Good morning everybody!

By: d1shima

d1shima — Fri, 27 Dec 2013 15:58:14 +0000

Great Morning All!

As that letter opener starts up remember what a wise man said, “Life is like a box of chocolates…”

By: boolakanaka

boolakanaka — Fri, 27 Dec 2013 12:31:06 +0000

Arryo, unfortunately your opinion is more platitude than fact. Fact is that on a national basis, per capita, Hawaii, has for the last 25-30 years, been in the top ten states for both D1 athletes and players who make it to the NFL. For instance, As of 2012, Hawaii (12)
1,360,301
1 NFL playerper 113,358 people . Facts, not skinny assertions.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Fri, 27 Dec 2013 09:15:42 +0000

Arroyo, is your opinion based on anything other than “mainland mo bettah” thinking? If that were the case, kalaheo and leilehua would be competing for state championships every year with the amount of mainland transfers they get.

By: Warrior Dave

Warrior Dave — Fri, 27 Dec 2013 08:53:25 +0000

Is something wrong with the blogs site? It’s not opening correctly and it’s been a couple of days now. Thanks.

By: Leron

Leron — Fri, 27 Dec 2013 07:23:12 +0000

Fangupo wouldn’t have been doing anything anywhere with his grades.

By: Leron

Leron — Fri, 27 Dec 2013 07:23:12 +0000

Fangupo wouldn’t have been doing anything anywhere with his grades.

By: jm2375 (iPad)

jm2375 (iPad) — Fri, 27 Dec 2013 07:15:22 +0000

And btw, Hawaii IS a state. I hate when people say “back in the states” to refer to CONUS/Mainland/Lower 48.

By: papajoe2

papajoe2 — Fri, 27 Dec 2013 05:35:42 +0000

#70 oooops~ sometimes *DRIVE hundreds of miles

By: papajoe2

papajoe2 — Fri, 27 Dec 2013 05:33:20 +0000

Arroyo, if all the Hawaii HS players some how could play high school football on the mainland, true, some may be overrated, just as some 4 or 5 star players are, but also some may gain more exposure. As a former coach, its hard to get players here to be exposed to college coaches unless the players have the money to go to camps and clinics on the mainland and, even then, it would be only for the mainland coaches who also attend the same camps or clinics or, at best, another coach who wasn’t there asks a coach about a certain player. Some coaches do give information, if they are a friend or that player may not fit into their program. Not all college programs have the money to send a recruiter to Hawaii just for 1 or a few prospects. Mainland recruiters sometimes hundreds of miles to see a recruit or talk to a recruit or their coaches. With the high cost of airfare and hotels here, there aren’t too many coaches that can come, unless as a side trip for a vacation with their family. Now days, with the reputations of Hawaii players, some mainland coaches do take the time to look into players here. PIAA is a huge help with local players in all sports to obtain scholarships and also guiding the players to so certain things to get noticed.