DUI charges dismissed against Tachibana

1st!

Hope Skippa is going to be fine enough to speak with the team.

Happy Red Friday, everyone. Gotta love when Chad Owens flashes that shaka in the Canadian media….awesome!!!

Ohayooooooooogozaimasu

No song lyrics today. Got the day off 😉 .

Wait… are the special wounded warrior uniforms in dedication of our troops or UH’s injuries this year??

LOL, just kiddding… I think the uniforms are very cool and for a great cause.

Good Morning Tsaikos!!! Hope all you black Friday shoppers are staying safe out there.

ST & Tsaiko Blog Dogs:

I pray for a win on Sat.

Go Warriors!

I remember going to Honolulu Stadium to watch Farrington play football. I was in awe of the Governors line-up listing several players over 200lbs. In 50 years boys have gotten huge. Now its 300lbrs. that are common.

Interesting to note that 1-10 Colorado still averaging over 40,000 per home game. Their stadium looks pretty full for today’s finale against Utah.

Skippa had the best leg whip in the ILH. Ask anyone who played against him and they all still remember what happen 50 years ago with Farrington.

Good morning, gangees!

Hope Coach Diaz is ok to go.

Congrats to Chad Owens on his record-breaking season!

Hope you all are doing well.

Off into the fray… just for a little while. Laters.

See you at the WBB & WVB games!

# 12 . . . will the place change a third time?!?! :/

@#22 Kevin: People call me foolish for spending $ to see the game and I stay till the bitter end. I can’t even give away some extra tickets these days. That is why I pray for a win. But the athletes need a win more than me…more wins=more $$$ for a better athletic program for all sports.

God bless Skippa Diaz!

Warriors with a WIN vs. UNLV on Saturday!

Go USC Trojans BEAT Notre Dame!

#17 & #22 probably about a fourth of the attendance is for the visiting teams. families from the surrounding states can drive to the area and stay in cheap motels and attend the game. something not possible at hawaii.

so the the question is when will the UH administration figure it out?

when you have big names coming to play at aloha, they need to sell package deals.

you like see USC vs UH? then you have to buy the two game package of USC and ???? (whatever fcs team or wyoming/south alabama type of team on the schedule). why only gouge the local people. get some of that bcs money from the bcs fans. who cares that they won’t be in town to see the other game? I certain don’t.

it’s time UH got with the program. missouri has been doing it for years whenever texas and oklahoma comes to town. and i bet they’ll keep doing it with alabama, florida, georgia, and lsu.

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i remember talking to Skippa Diaz at Newtown driving range when I was young. I didn’t know who he was until my dad told me who i was talking to. Remember him telling me about the need to study hard and stay forcused school and listening to my parents.

If the “bull” of Kalihi can’t inspire a win on Saturday, it’s gonna be pretty bleak!

Alright Mighty Mouse #2. Smart move being Da Beeg Fish in Da Canadian Pond!

methinks that tomw we’ll be the start of our season closing two game winning streak.

Kamalei Correa commits to Boise State.

http://boisestate.scout.com/a.z?s=336&p=2&c=1242879&ssf=1&RequestedURL=http%3a%2f%2fboisestate.scout.com%2f2%2f1242879.html

Jason,

I wonder if NE expected Salas to be picked up so quickly off waivers?

#3, Just happened by Aloha Stadium this past Wednesday and was lucky enough to talk story with Skippa for a short awhile. Always in good spirits…..such that you’d never know what he’s been and continues to go through. Still got that real firm grip handshake too!

What a tough….but super nice….son-of-a-gun! The definition of a true Warrior!

Looks like Aaron Zwahlen has his heart set on a 2-year mission rather than a 1-year mission… So, he probably won’t be ready for 3 years… long time coming…

http://www.contentmenthealth.com/aaron-zwahlen-inside-modestos-first-family-of-football/

Even if Zwahlen leaves , by the time he comes back , Graham will just finish up his Senior season. Ive been hearing good things about Woolsey also. But im interested if we are going to pursue Tuileta?

And I am also happy that we finally offered Kawehena Johnson

I see JD didn’t get the CSU job. I hope his heart wasn’t too set on that job.

HEINEKEN:

Yep just as Graham leaves, but he’ll be two years rusty.. so he’ll probably need another year to bone up… I have good feeling about Woolsey, too. I like his footwork, mobility in the pocket, keeps the defense guessing on his intent and the defensive backfield cannot take their eyes off of him as a result …

Howzit, gang!

kapakahi,

I wonder which of those guys qualify for admission to UH?

#56,

Forgot to mention that UH also still in the running for Kealakehe’s LB Manase Hungalu and Kamehameha-Hawaii’s DB Shaun Kagawa.

No forget support bruddah Chad this Sunday on Sports Network, the Argo’s play against Calgary. Chad has been killing it since he’s been in the CFL and just won the CFL’s most outstanding player of the year award. Also, made it a 3K3 I believe in all purpose yards. Chad should be a bruddah all the players should emulate in his tireless work ethic and desire to always get better and better.

On his Twitter @TheRock, Dwayne Johnson looks like he had no problems getting his hands on the special Wounded Warrior edition UH jersey.

#12 #teambringit

(Pauoa Boy)

Chad Owens winning MOP of the CFL, I’m with you brother, that’s an AMAZING story, great representation of Hawaii.

kama krab:

I was thinking about Women’s VB… didn’t one have to go a circuitous route to come back to play for the Wahines?

mih. Aneli Cubi-Otineru – Punahou / JC / UH

#67 you could be remembering about aneli cubi-otineru, after punahou she played a year of jc at the college of southern idaho where she was an all-american.

#66 would that have been christian vasconcellos? i always wondered what happened to him…

Great post, but it isn’t only about the early days in your career. I have found as I have moved through all of the various stages of my life that have included starving artist to world traveler, that I am constantly seeking other opportunities. My passion is to do; not to be. The specifics have varied greatly. This year I have started on Medicare and my friends all ask me when I am going to “slow down and take life easy.” I have three active companies, work with homeless vets, travel as much as I want, and I had three discussions this week about new business ideas. I am not driven. I am driving, and I could have gotten here through a number of different paths. Not every step took me toward a goal. Some steps took me to smell the flowers, and some were the hidden gates of hell. All were learning points. All helped me define my next step better.

!! Thank god no one was inside the auditorium! SCARY!… No wonder the Hope Chapel always put up tents for their services!

#65,

One thing I always admired about Chad from Booth Park days is that he always went hard at everything. Football, Basketball, etc… When he would lose, he would continuously practice and practice and work hard to win. He always had that mentality to set high goals for himself and work hard to achieve them. Was never the biggest, or fastest, but I would always love having him on my team cause I knew he would go hard and hustle and just out work everybody on the field or the courts. Glad he’s getting his shine on and making history and representing himself, his family, the valley, the university and all of Hawaii well. The way he continues to work at his craft and the demands he makes for himself is what sets him apart from the rest. For him to make history and break records regardless if it’s CFL level is more than an accomplishment. The only player to ever have a 3K3 season and not only that, break the season record with a game left to play as well as leading in receiving with almost a 100 catches and 1300 plus yards is ridiculous. Averaging almost 220 all purpose yards a game himself is like a human higlight film and pretty much video game like numbers. Glad “Mighty Mouse” aka “The Flyin Hawaiian” aka “CO2” is the CFL’s Most Outstanding Player! Funny thing is back in high school he wasn’t the most talented Chad from the Valley. Kalilimoku and Kapanui got the accolades but Owens was always the workhorse…

Waianae’s DT? UCLA, UTAH and Colorado in the mix, too.

Didn’t the Kuehu girl from Punahou have some academic issues too? My daughter used to go with a Punahou athlete. He told her that there was some kind of special academic track that athletes could go on. No homework during their season, that kind of thing. I find that hard to imagine. Can anyone confirm?

Lahainaluna giving Iolani a game!

Looks like Oregon didn’t bring a full complement of players… only 8 according to Leahey…

d1 –

You watching? Lunas impress.

Good for Tachibana.

Yep, Owens is da man. Arguably the best player, pound for pound to ever play pro ball… wut you guys fink?

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Yeah well.. I suppose… I mean the Beavers, never changed theirs either… (shrug)…. Then again, maybe it’s a guy thing…

😎

Take any win against a Pac 12 team.

Huzzah BasketBows!

Gratz, Mighty Mouse!

Long time coming for Tachibana!

Gratz, Wahine Basketball!

Redzone,

Yep… I agree… Looks like UH has found their Women’s BB Coach… hopefully both the Men’s and Women’s programs will rebound with the fans and we’ll see the Sheriff start to fill.

Kanoa Leahy doing play-by-play for the Las Vegas Invitational. Think that guy’s gonna end up moving to Massachusetts, oh, wait — there’s a Cali’ branch with another former announcer/sports anchor-te, no?

Good going, Wahine basketball! Congrats!

Some Wahine SB players were in da house.

Saw Miah, D McD, GDL. Why isn’t GDL playing?

Nytal!

GO WARRIORS!

But first, Go Buckeyes! Beat Michigan!

wahine win set 1 25-17.

ne one know what is going on at the stadium… am here in Manila.. now..???

21-0 Red

Kawe with a big run

Kawehi has an offer fromUH right? Does he have any others?

Jim Leahey is my all time favorite UH sports broadcaster. He’s a definite first ballot Circle of Honor inductee whne he hangs up the mike.

Having said that here’s a proposition bet on tonight’s Wahine VB game:

More errors – The Wahine (hitting) or Papa Leahy (misidentification and missed plays).

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Wiley to da house. 28-14.

Emily Maeda just got engaged as part of her senior night.

Congratulations, Red Raiders. Guarantee all-state players Wily, Johnson, Waa, Falemanu, and maybe Williams. 2 already committed.

Maeda’s Sr Night had some Boise Fiesta Bowlish aspects to it. Good for her…..Hehe. Playoff brackets come out Sunday.

Kevin, agreed. Hard to top the terrific dance routine too. They practiced 15 hours and had a choreographer. Fantastic. Seniors next year, Hartong , Uiato, Kastl, Longo, who else?

#139 goodman, tuaniga, lelepale, kam

Anybody watching this Killer Karaoke on TruTV (Oceanic digital channel 119). Reality show’s just crossed the Rubicon into Robocop reality.

Contestants vie for $10.000 singing karaoke staving off being dunked in iced water (tub’s filled w/snakes, by the way; Take on Me), another one getting shocked while serving Steve-O (the show’s host; up yours, Seacrest, heh) singing Ramblin’ Man, another walking through a maze of cactus while wearing balloons (You Are So Beautiful)

Woman (Alanna) from Honolulu’s about to go on next. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun.

Hilarious.

Congratulations Emily and Chad! Wahine VB Senior Night is always special, but this one was the best I’ve seen.

did i notice dpk and st getting their hormonal rush with their collective comments regarding the oregon state university’s athletic teams nickname?

kahuku red raiders what can i say?

i hope we get both aofaga wily and kawehena johnson for our warriors. perhaps we can see some of the north shore in the stands on saturdays, too.

Al: Regarding your comments on reclassifying Iolani. Iolani graduates about 200 kids per class. That means about 100 boys to choose from. Soph-Sr. = 300 total boys in the pool. They had to drop JV football so there would be enough boys to field an Intermediate and Varsity team. 3 of the starting offensive linemen were less than 200 lbs.Punahou by contrast has twice the population of kids. Numbers matter. The OIA does not use school size as a criteria. It uses their previous years record. That one is ahead scratcher to me and one method that I think small schools should have a beef with. I think the real reason behind the success is the stable coaching staff. Look has over 20 years of experience. Delbert Tengan (former St Louis head coach) coordinates defense. I think a St Louis guy also brought the passing offense to Iolani. Add that to coachable kids and that’s where the success comes from. Anyway just my thoughts on the matter. (side note, Iolani dropped the “Red” from Red Raiders to be more politically correct some years back).

i never pushed for reclassifying of the iolani school team(s). i was merely commenting that their program is so well oiled that they are somewhere in between the d1 and d2 divisions.

interesting that of the twenty two projected starters for the unlv game on offense and defense there are only two seniors listed.

haku correa and paipai falemalu.

(doesn’t haku have a shot at petitioning for a med redshirt?)

half of those 22 are either a freshman or a sophmore.

Congratulations to the Raiders and the Red Raiders

Good game day everyone!

Congratulations Emily!

Good Morning Gangeez! 🙂

GO WARRIORS!!!

Good Morning Folks!

Always Ready!

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Good Morning to the lovely ladies with the boy names!

DPK, does help but I need your heights, weights and positions.

#147 – al-san ~

I cna’t speak for ST, but my hormones don’t rush so much anymore. Lotsa times I barely know they’re there. It kinda liberating… aahhh, old age.

And I have to agree that the Father Bray and Eddie Hamada tradition is alive and well in Iolani Coach Wendell Look. ‘Iolani is a small school and belongs in Division 2, at least in football. They always well coached, well disciplined hard working teams who play with a lot of sportsmanship and class, win or lose.

That’s classified information in my case – too shocking, possible cause for mass public hysteria. But if the future of the world was at stake you could use me at center or a very, very pedestrian guard. If for example, you needed for me to pull on a particular play, I’d have to start that pull on the previous play to get to the DE or outside LB in time. Maybe take a rest break to catch my breath in mid pull.

Mo and Slugger still rock, skill players of some kind, I’m guessing… Both have 4 star slipper skills.

What did you think of the big game last night, Esquire? Or you, al? d1?

I expected a better game outta the Buff and Blue. I wonder if holding out players from that last KS-K game had any affect. The Puns looked rusty, kinda slow outta the gate. Punahou’s going to have a very very good team next year, I think. Congrats to them on a great season.

Congrats also to Kahuku, Reggie Torres’ players and coaches and to all of Raider Nation. Kawe Johnson and Wa’a are going to be great recruits for UH. If there’s a better prep program with a more engaged fan base any where in the country, I’d like to see it.

Is Sean Schroeder starting again for this game?

MattyBoy, according to ST’s article today, both QB’s will play. Not sure who starts.

If SS still has those headaches, I would say he’s sitting this one out. Recall the QB situation will be decided between Shutter and Higgins.

Looks like JJ might go to a bowl game after all.

Tulsa 6 – SMU 28

Hope you’re right, Shoko.

#175 DPK: Was wondering how Punahou was still granted a top seed and a bye when losing its last game to Kamehameha. Understand that they were resting their starters but a win or loss should matter. The OIA teams had to battle it out and risk injury to its stars for seeding position. That bye is an issue. They should make all teams play the same amount of games, including D2 teams.

Wishful thinking here, 3-prong – they should allow the ILH another team into the tourney, and another from other leagues as well. Call it a play in game, and eliminate the byes for the top two seeds.

Tachibana’s case is prime example of taking the option of a trail as many say the police officer will not show and the judge has no option, but to dismiss the charges.

Surprised that said officer missed to court dates.

Its a good thing that the HPD officer who missed two court dates in the Tachibana case doesn’t have this Florida judge.

http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2012-11-16/news/os-fhp-trooper-arrested-20121116_1_fhp-trooper-florida-highway-patrol-third-trooper

Warrior Mojo: Thanks for the advisory. I’ve been approached by such people all over the island. Sadly,once a wahine with a baby ask for money to buy milk. I told her that I would go inside the store with her to buy her baby some formula, but she snapped – “just give me the money!!” I said no and left. Same with guys asking for money for food when I offer to go buy them a hamburger or some bread. Kaheka Don Quihote seems to be a hotspot for such activity.