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On February 20, 2018 at about 11:30 a.m., police received a report of a social media posting from a male party, the posting made a reference to “shooting up local schools”. Investigation into this posting reveal it was posted by a 17 year old male juvenile.

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Former Washington State women’s basketball guard Lia Galdeira became the first player in Cougar history drafted to the Women’s National Basketball Association, Thursday, selected by the Washington Mystics as the No. 19 overall pick in the second round of the 2016 WNBA Draft Presented by State Farm.

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More than 250 students from Kamehameha Schools along with Junior ROTC students from Hilo, Kealakehe and Konawaena High Schools participated in a Career Day event at Pōhakuloa Training Area.

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In its 29th year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, The Gatorade Company, in collaboration with USA TODAY High School Sports, Thurday (March 13) announced Chanelle Molina of Konawaena High School as its 2013-14 Gatorade Hawaii Girls Basketball Player of the Year. Molina is the third Gatorade Hawaii Girls Basketball Player of the […]

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Hawaii 24/7 Staff The football season came to close over the weekend for BIIF teams. The two teams in the state championship were knocked out in the first round. On Friday at Keaau High School, No 3 seed Hilo succumbed to unranked Campbell, 42-27. On Saturday at Kaiser High School, unranked Konawaena was thrashed by […]

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Hawaii 24/7 Staff Konawaena girls volleyball team came out on top Friday evening in an all-Big Island Division II championship match up, downing HPA in four sets. In the consolation bracket, Pahoa won eighth place. No Big Island team has won the Division II title since its inception in 2005. The last state champion was […]

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Karin Stanton | Hawaii 24/7 Editor Hawaii Preparatory Academy was the top Big Isle team at the boys basketball state tournament. HPA was unseeded in Division II, but trounced Seabury Hall, 76-52, to secure third place. Also in Division II, Pahoa stopped Waianae, 47-42, to take fifth place. No. 1 seed Saint Francis topped Kailua, […]

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Karin Stanton | Hawaii 24/7 Editor Big Island boys basketball squads were thwarted Friday in their attempts to make the state championship games. In Division I, No. 4 seed Konawaena lost its semi final match-up against No. 1 Maryknoll, 45-32. Konawaena now takes on unseeded Punahou for third place. Meanwhile, Maryknoll advances to the Division […]

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Hawai‘i County’s swimming pools are receiving necessary safety improvements that will result in the temporary closure of five facilities, the Hawai’i County Department of Parks and Recreation announced Friday. Hilo’s NAS Pool and Charles “Sparky” Kawamoto Swim Stadium, Pāhala Swimming Pool, Konawaena Pool, and the Kona Community Aquatic Center (KCAC) each will be closed for […]

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Karin Stanton | Hawaii 24/7 Editor Honokaa repeats as the boys soccer state champion in Division II, ending its season Saturday undefeated at 19-0. A 72nd minute goal by Valentino Quijano-Moeckel was enough to vault Honokaa past Kapaa. Seeded No. 1 in Division II, Honokaa outscored the opposition 11-1 in three state tournament games. It […]

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The Kealakehe Waveriders girls kept their perfect 14-0 season with a win against cross-town rival Konawaena in a cross-island championship game in Keaau Saturday (Jan 28). Video of the action.

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Hawaii 24/7 Staff A pair of alumni football games are slated for West Hawaii this weekend. More than 200 alumni from four local high schools signed up and ready to play in full contact games. The games: * 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 7 at Kealakehe High School Kealakehe Alumni vs. Konawaena Alumni * 2 p.m. […]

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Karin Stanton | Hawaii 24/7 Editor Konawaena girls’ basketball team picked up where they left off last season and are bringing home another trophy. The girls – led by Lia Galdeira, Dawnyelle Awa and Anuhea Wall – ran away from Brea Olinda, Calif. in Saturday evening’s final of the Iolani Classic on Oahu. Although Brea […]

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Final score: Hawaii Prep – 5 Konawaena – 1 Scorers: Hawaii Prep: Bri Vallente – 18′ Hawaii Prep: Bri Vallente – 29′ Konawaena: Kaulana Reudy – 34′ Hawaii Prep: Nanea Tavares – 37′ Hawaii Prep: Bri Vallente – 65′ Hawaii Prep: Katie Case – 79′ HPA goalkeeper throughout – Hannah Unger Comments from Head Coach […]

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