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The Maui Invitational is returning to the Lahaina Civic Center for the first time since wildfires devastated the area and killed 101 people. The tournament will be played Nov. 25-27 after being shifted to Honolulu earlier this season.
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Historically, Asian Americans have been stereotyped as more brains than brawn or “foreigners” when it comes to sports like football. But they have had some sort of presence on the NFL field for nearly a century.
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Four students and three of their coaches will be serving as honorary coin toss captains before the game Sunday between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers.
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Plans for an artificial wave pool on the south shore of Oʻahu is raising concerns and a legal challenge from a group of ʻEwa Beach residents and Native Hawaiian cultural practitioners. HPR's Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi has the story.
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San Jose State University and Coastal Carolina University will face off for the first time Saturday in the 30th edition of the Hawaiʻi Bowl, held at the Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex in Honolulu. Additionally, a familiar face will return to Hawaiʻi for the game.
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Kauaʻi’s Tanner McDaniel was recently named the 2023 World Bodyboarding Champion. He's the fourth bodyboarder from Hawaiʻi to claim the crown, a list that includes the very first world champion in 1982 — Daniel Kaimi. The Conversation caught up with Kaimi on Monday.
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The Honolulu Marathon celebrated 51 years on Sunday as more than 15,000 runners took part in the 26.2-mile race from downtown Honolulu to Hawaii Kai, finishing up in Waikīkī.
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An increase in visitors from Asia is giving the Hawaiʻi tourism industry a boost as we recover from the pandemic shutdowns. One good sign is the number of Japanese runners who have signed up for this weekend's Honolulu Marathon. Japanese participation in the premier race has almost doubled what it was last year.
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The nephew of a Pearl Harbor attack veteran shares the contents of his uncle's diary; the head of the Honolulu Marathon provides an update on participation from runners from Asia; and a UH architecture professor discusses Lahaina's architectural history
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After weeks of controversy over possible environmental damages, a surfing site in Tahiti has been confirmed as the official venue for the Paris 2024 Olympics. But there will be some changes. HPR’s Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.