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The messages flooding the inbox and social media accounts of Washington’s Zion Tupuola-Fetui in recent days will slow down. They have been filled with love and support, less about what he accomplished as a football player and more about providing support for a son who lost his father. He graduated from Pearl City High School in 2018.

The varsity and junior varsity football teams in Lāhainā played their first home games since the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century destroyed the town. It was homecoming, and for many of the fans, coaches and the players themselves, being back at the stadium was the closest thing to feeling at home in the months since the Aug. 8 fire.

Longtime UH football fans of all ages gave one last goodbye to Aloha Stadium on Saturday. The facility opened up for a once-in-a-lifetime event where anyone could walk through the locker rooms, see memorabilia and even purchase a piece of the stadium. HPR's Casey Harlow spoke with attendees about their favorite memories.

In the mind of the average fan, cardiac arrest is not something typically linked with a sport like football. Should more athletes in contact sports be aware of the risk?

Speaking to The Conversation, University of Hawaiʻi President David Lassner shared how the university system is poised to address Hawaiʻi's workforce shortage in health care and education. As for what the state is doing about a new football stadium, Lassner said he has not seen the detailed plan yet.

Brigham Young University offensive lineman Sione Veikoso has been killed in a construction accident in his hometown of Kailua.

Two neighbor island high schools, Konawaena and Waimea on Kauaʻi, won state titles in division I and division II football, respectively. The Conversation sat down with Harold Tanaka, the football coordinator for the Hawaiʻi High School Athletic Association, to talk about the talent pool across the state.

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Rolovich contends school officials were hostile when he sought a religious exemption and fired him. Washington State says the lawsuit is without merit.

With the NFL set to wind up its investigation into Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa's head injury, The Conversation talked to the Brain Injury Association of Hawaii about the support network it’s working to strengthen.