Iolani Alumni

Event Date: Sunday, September 30th, 2007

Cindy Keiter Reilly will perform her one-woman multimedia show that reveals what life was like away from the diamond for one of the game’s greatest broadcasters, her father Les Keiter. For a generation of sports fans, Les Keiter was the most trusted voice in radio and television, calling some of the past century’s defining boxing matches and pioneering the baseball re-create, where, alone in a studio with only game stats and a microphone, he created the atmosphere of a live game with just his voice and minimal sound effects.

Cindy is in Hawaii, the family’s home for three decades, to offer a hilarious and moving tribute about his accomplished career, the disappointments each have experienced and how they overcame life’s losses.

Continue Reading »

According to the Iolani School Website, the Los Angeles Lakers will open training camp on Tuesday, October 2nd at 9:00am in the Lower Gym.

Practices will be held during the morning and afternoon in preparation for their preseason games against the Golden State Warriors on October 9th and 11th at the Stan Sheriff Center.

While this isn’t the first time the Lakers have opened their season in Hawaii, practices on the Iolani campus will be something of a change. In year’s past, the team practiced either at the Stan Sheriff Center or in one of the open gyms on the University of Hawaii campus.

Practices will be held on specific days throughout the week, but are likely to be CLOSED to the public.

[Photo: Star Bulletin]

Event Date: Monday, October 1st, 2007

Guy Kawasaki ‘72 is known as an innovator. From his work as an evangelist for Apple to his experience as a serial entrepreneur, Kawasaki has learned much about how to successfully take new products and services to the masses.

He will bring this wealth of knowledge with him to Iolani School as he presents a talk entitled “The Art of Innovation” on October 1st, 2007 at Seto Hall on the Iolani School campus. The speech will begin at 6:30 pm and is sponsored by the Iolani Ohana.

Kawasaki is a managing director of Garage Technology Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm, and a columnist for Entrepreneur Magazine. Previously, he was an Apple Fellow at Apple Computer, Inc. With a B.A. from Stanford University and an M.B.A. from UCLA, as well as an honorary doctorate from Babson College, Kawasaki has authored eight books including The Art of the Start, Rules for Revolutionaries, How to Drive Your Competition Crazy, Selling the Dream, and The Macintosh Way.

In recent months, he also launched a new web venture called Truemors. Check it out!

Goalkeeper Stephen Fung ‘06 recorded his third shutout of the season for the University of Washington this weekend in a 1-0 overtime win against Furman in the Husky Fever Classic.

Since taking over for injured starter Ryan Hawkins on September 14th, the redshirt freshman has been impressive for the Huskies, helping the team to a 3-1 record during his time in goal. In his first start of the season, Stephen recorded four saves in a 2-0 upset of the No.3 SMU Mustangs to capture the NIKE/Crescent Financial Solutions Invitational in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Two days later, he earned his second shutout of the season in a 1-0 win over Portland.

The Huskies open conference play next week when they travel to northern California to face Cal and Stanford on October 5th and 7th.

Since opening on September 16th, the Honolulu production of Disney’s “The Lion King” has received rave reviews from Hawaii residents both young and old in its opening week and have many more eagerly awaiting their chance to see the elaborate production for themselves.

One Iolani graduate has already seen the show probably more times than she can remember, but not from the seats like everyone else… As the lone cheetah in the ensemble cast, Charlaine Katsuyoshi ‘94 is finally back home in the islands to perform for friends and family after being away for nearly 13 years touring with professional dance companies throughout the mainland.

KITV’s Pamela Young (and her “Mixed Plate” crew) caught up with the company on the road in St. Louis, Missouri and spoke with Charlaine about her time with the cast and explored the inner workings of her intricate costume. Watch the video »

Note: Charlaine is the younger sister of Iolani graduates Craig ‘85 and Clayton Katsuyoshi ‘92.

Event Date: Sunday, September 23rd, 2007

Tune in to KHON2 this Sunday evening to catch “Back in the Day”, a 30-minute walk down memory lane that reflects back on the meaningful stories and events in Hawaii sports history.

Hosted by Kanoa Leahey ‘95, the show’s premiere episode will feature legendary Iolani coach and former athletic director Eddie Hamada ‘46 and will air just after the nightly news at 6:30pm and 10:30pm.

Make sure to tune in!

In his first year with the York Revolution, a minor league club that plays in the Independent League, Keoni Derenne ‘97 made as big a contribution off the field as he did on and after finishing the season third on the team in batting average (.302), fourth in total hits (100), third in runs scored (57), second in doubles (23) and second in stolen bases (19)… that’s saying quite a bit.

At the team’s final home game, Keoni was named the Community Outreach Player of the Year — given to the player who made the biggest impact on the York community throughout the season.

From the York website:
“Every player signed by the Revolution is expected to attend practice and games, and is also expected to give 100% effort on the field each night. It’s not the player’s job to visit schools and hospitals, to sign autographs and to make appearances throughout the region. However, De Renne spent time making appearances and was usually the last person to leave the field each night, signing autographs for anyone who asked.”

[Photo: York Revolution]

The Iolani Girls Volleyball team improved to 8-0 on the season after upsetting the top-ranked Kamehameha Warriors 22-25, 25-21, 25-19 at before a raucous home crowd at Iolani Gym. Coming into the game, the Warriors were ranked No.1 in the state and No.3 in the nation according to prepvolleyball.com while the Raiders were No.2 and No.47, respectively.

Leading the way for Iolani were senior outside hitters Leinani Keanini with 11 kills and Lauren Minkel (shown) with 10 kills and 3 blocks.

And don’t forget about the Raider faithful who prompted a quote from Kamehameha head coach (and former Iolani assistant) Chris Blake, “…this is a hostile environment. Hats off to their band and to their fans.”

[Photo: Honolulu Advertiser]

The CMS (Claremont-Mudd-Scripps) Stags may have picked up their first loss of the season on Saturday, but it wasn’t for a lack of effort from two former Raiders who made solid contributions on both offense and defense.

Sophomore running back Mike Hirokawa ‘06 (shown) rushed for 95 yards on 14 carries including a 38-yard run that setup the team’s first touchdown. In the second half, sophomore defensive back Landon Patoc ‘06 picked off a Logger pass in Stag territory to spark a 10 play, 73-yard drive that resulted in a CMS field goal.

Taking a 12-8 lead into the fourth quarter, the Stags weren’t able to hold on as Puget Sound converted on two long drives for touchdowns to earn the 22-12 win.

[Photo: CMSAthletics.com]

Event Date: Tuesday, September 18th, 2007

The 7-0 Iolani Raider Volleyball team faces their biggest challenge of the season tomorrow night when they take on the nationally ranked Kamehameha Warriors in a showdown of undefeated teams.

Ranked #1 in the state and #5 in the nation by PrepVolleyball.com, the Warriors are coming off of a straight set defeat of #2 Punahou last Tuesday and are led by reigning state player of the year (and UH recruit) Kanani Herring and all-state selection Bekah Torres.

The Raiders are led by senior outside hitters Lauren Minkel (No. 10) and Leinani Keanini (No. 12) along with junior middle Chelsea Hardin (No. 9). (Two-time all-state defensive specialist Kelly Pang is out for the season with a knee injury.)

The game vs Kamehameha will be held at Iolani Gymnasium at 6:30pm. Be there!

[Photo: IolaniGirlsVolleyball.org]

You’ve probably heard it a thousand times and never knew the words… Now you can sing along! (Sorry, no music for now so you’ll just need to hear it in your head.)

Some folks say Iolani is slow,
Iolani No Ka Oi.

But you just watch Iolani boys go,
Iolani No Ka Oi.

Fight, boys, put Iolani on the top;
We’ll cheer you on and never, ever stop.
Til you’ve done your best to put her on the top:
That’s Iolani No Ka Oi.

Fight, Team, Fight!
Fight, Team, Fight!
Fight, Team! Fight, Team!
Fight, Fight, Fight!

(From the Iolani School Website)

The Iolani Intermediate and Varsity Football teams will open their ILH seasons this week with two games against championship contenders. Come and show your support!

• Thursday, Sept. 13th @ 4:00pm - Iolani vs. St. Louis at Iolani (Intermediate)
• Friday, Sept. 14th @ 5:00pm - Iolani vs. Damien at Aloha Stadium (Varsity)

Washington State senior guard Derrick Low ‘04 will be featured on one of 34 regional covers of the 2007-08 Athlon Sports College Basketball Magazine.

After losing just one senior, the Cougars are expected to contend for a Pac-10 title this season and looking to return to the NCAA Tournament to improve on their performance in 2007 when they fell just short of the making the Sweet 16.

The Athlon Sports magazines are expected to ship on September 14th, but don’t be surprised if the cover looks a little different on local shelves. In past years, Hawaii has received the California-related regional cover which this year highlights UCLA and USC. Derrick’s cover is likely to be available only in the Pacific Northwest, but we’ll see…

Cavan Scanlan ‘92 and the Samoan National Team took the Bronze medal in the 2007 South Pacific Games in Samoa. Through 8 games, Cavan averaged 6.5 points per game on 71% shooting (15 for 21) in helping the team to an overall record of 6-2.

Utah junior running back Raynold Stowers ‘04 rushed for 21 yards on 6 carries in a 20-12 loss to the Air Force Academy in the team’s home opener at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City.

Ashley Aratani ‘04, a senior defensive specialist for the #8-ranked Washington Huskies, appeared in two matches this weekend to help her team improve their undefeated record to 8-0.

St. Mary’s sophomore middle blocker Megan Burton ‘06 (shown, right) had a steady weekend for the Gaels hitting .229 with 13 kills and 11 blocks in two losses to #9 BYU and #17 Cal-Poly. Freshman setter Kapua Kamana’o ‘07 also saw significant action against BYU and finished the match with 29 assists and 6 digs.

New Mexico sophomore goal keeper Kiani Wong ‘05 gave up just her second goal of the season in a 3-1 victory over Utah Valley State.

Freshman midfielder Nickey Ha ‘07 appeared in two games this weekend for the Loyola Marymount women’s soccer team who earned a tie (Indiana, 0-0) and a loss (Maryland, 3-0) in the Indiana University Hoosier Classic.

While in Hawaii for the Outrigger Hotels and Resorts Classic, Pacific freshman Sammi Teramae ‘07 picked up two more assists (one in each game) to add to her team leading point total of 8. The Tigers improved to 3-0-1 after earning a tie and a win in games against the University of Hawaii (2-2) and the University of Tennessee - Martin (1-0).

[Photo: SMCGaels.com]

Just two games into her freshman season for the University of the Pacific Women’s Soccer team and forward Sammi Teramae ‘07 has already made a huge impact.

In her collegiate debut, Sammi recorded a goal and two assists for the Tigers in a 6-0 rout of Mount St. Mary’s in front of a record home crowd. Two days later, she was at it again, scoring the winning goal in a 1-0 victory over Kent State.

The Tigers are currently undefeated at 2-0 and will face the University of Hawaii on Friday, September 7th at 7:00pm at the Waipio Peninsula Soccer Stadium in the opening game of the Outrigger Hotels & Resorts Classic.

[Photo: PacificTigers.com]