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• Pupule's Top 10 ballot
  08/27/08
  1. Leilehua 2-0 (0-0 OIA Red West) Last week: def. Iolani 33-14 Mules did nothing to change my view. Though they're loaded with new talent on both sides of the ball, they haven't missed a beat.
  
  
• Followup to 'Major blowoff'
  08/27/08
  Sure, Kealakehe has twice as many students (and parents) as Konawaena. So what?
  
  
• Chicken Skin! Waipahu wins US LL final
  08/27/08
  Saturday, Aug. 23, 2008 What a comeback....
  
  
• Ellis on comeback trail
  08/25/08
  "It was mixed emotions. I was happy to see my team, but it was kind of hard to look them in the eye knowing I can't play for them," he said. "But I had to be with them. They're my home away from home. My family."
  
  
• Major upset, major blowoff
  08/23/08
  I don't blame Brock, who had a game to cover that afternoon at HPA. But it's my humble opinion that the paper dropped the ball by not covering the Konawaena-Kealakehe game — a huge rivalry matchup — with another reporter. Maybe they had nobody else around. Maybe people are on vacation.
  
  
• Pupule's Top 10 ballot
  08/23/08
  1. Leilehua 1-0-0 Sure, Radford isn't an elite team, but they have a solid nucleus that could've been much tougher. Thing is, Leilehua takes pride in defense, and that unit carried the team last year while the quarterback position resembled a M*A*S*H unit in a war zone.
  
  
• No harm done for Firebrands RB
  08/18/08
  "Our whole goal was just to have our kids believe they can play with a great team," coach Joe Onosai said. "Our offense is something Kahuku's not used to. By the end of the season, Kahuku is always a different team. I'm glad we caught them early."
  
  
• Pupule Pigskin Picks, Week 1 (Aug. 15-16, 2008)
  08/17/08
  Still lots of kinks to work out for the new-look Red Raiders. Kamehameha, meanwhile, has been in camp, has gone through a lot of reps, far more than any OIA school.
  
  
• Mom
  08/17/08
  She's not suffering any more. But I still needed her. It was too soon.
  
  
• Scrimmage notes
  08/12/08
  Should note that Castle's DE, #84, was outstanding against Kapolei regardless of first or second string. Had a couple of sacks, terrific swim move.
  
  
• Every day is a good football day
  08/10/08
  Now that he's been established, Coach Tokuda doesn't have to constantly stay on top of his troops. Oh, they need a little nagging sometimes, but winning a state championship has a way of getting the soldiers' respect and attention in an instant.
  
  
• Cross checking: Hiram Bingham
  08/10/08
  Quite an amazing family. They got around. I still think, though, that the best job on Earth belongs to Bourdain.
  
  
• Notes about a latchkey cat
  08/10/08
  Cats don't respond well to people who give them whatever they want. They respond to calm, assertive leadership.
  
  

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