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The qualifying round will be held on June 29 at the Filipino Community Center in Waipahu from 3-6 p.m. The top six teams will advance to the championship finals on July 26 at the Philippine Consulate General in Honolulu from 1-4 p.m.

The Conversation's DW Gibson spoke to new athletic director, Matt Elliott, about his new role with the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.

HPR's Bill Dorman reports on how the recent U.S. strikes on nuclear facilities in Iran affect military operations in the Indo-Pacific region; The University of Hawaiʻi names a new athletics director;

Roller skaters have been pushing for more places to skate on O‘ahu. Another group called Rainbow Rollers created an online petition last year urging city officials to fund construction for dedicated skating arenas. The petition got more than 600 signatures.

Researcher Chris Kyriazis explains the "extinction vortex" facing some endangered Hawaiian honeycreepers; Authors Manny Veincent and Kim Ann Curtain recount the founding the Kawaihae Canoe Club in their new book "Born of Two Oceans"

The next pick for the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa athletic director is Matt Elliott. Originally from Massachusetts, he has 13 years of experience in athletics administration at the University of California, Los Angeles.

The Honua Finals: World Cup of Interscholastic High School Surfing returns this summer to Ala Moana Bowls, bringing together high school surf teams from Japan, New Zealand, Canada, California and Hawaiʻi for an elite showdown.

Track and field athlete Marion Jones is in Hawaiʻi for the Honolulu Triathlon. HPR talked to her about her return to the spotlight — and the lessons in resilience she wants to teach others.

The firework industry is seeking an exemption to Trump's tariffs on China; Two-time Olympian Marion Jones prepares for the Honolulu Triathlon

A California woman has become the first person of Tokelauan ancestry to be drafted into the WNBA. HPR's Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.