By Jerry Campany JERRY CAMPANY / JCAMPANY@STARADVERTISER.COM Hilo’s Ihilani Sakai beat defending champion Mia Lee of Moanalua at the state judo championships Moanalua’s Tyger Taam pointed to his pinkie to denote his fifth combat sports gold after beating Jonathan Teramoto of Pearl City at the state judo championships Carson Suzuki of Assets had the biggest upset in a night full of them at the state judo championships topping Thor Guerrero of Kamehameha by yuko Serah Yogi of Pearl City added a state judo championship to her wrestling crown with a win over two-time defending champion Taegan Escaba of Moanalua at the state judo championships Already a Honolulu Star-Advertiser subscriber? Log in now to continue reading The only way to slay the state’s greatest judo dynasty is to punch it in the mouth Pearl City won its first four title matches at Saturday night’s Odom Corporation/HHSAA Judo State Championships at SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center and rode that momentum to both team titles to end Moanalua’s stranglehold Na Menehune had won the past five team titles Pearl City freshman Eli Oshiro got the party started topping defending champion Ronson Murillo of Moanalua at 108 pounds on the boys side who has made a habit of dethroning state champions in wrestling ended Na Menehune junior Taegan Escaba’s bid for an eventual grand slam an individual state champion in three sports kept the momentum going with her third state title with a victory over Gabrielle Hayashida of Moanalua Brayden Nakamura kept the strong start for Pearl City going with an ippon of Moanalua state champ Draezyn Tanaka but we knew this year was the year we could take it,” Pearl City senior Travis Tanaka said “Seeing my younger cousin (Oshiro) and my best friend (Nakamura) upset (their opponents) really got all of us fired up the biggest belonged to Carson Suzuki of Assets with a drawn-out victory over two-time state champion Thor Guerrero of Kamehameha The combatants were forced to stand idle in the middle of the match while four officials huddled in a long discussion that had the underdog afraid he might be disqualified but Suzuki threw the favorite as soon as the action resumed to earn his first state crown The ILH rivals have faced each other many times and Suzuki says it was the first time he beat his league’s most celebrated judoka “I’m just really happy that I made it to the end,” Suzuki said It was just good that I kept going that long and didn’t feel like giving up because my corner supported me the whole way.” with Travis Tanaka topping Noa Manaea of Maryknoll by ippon at 220 pounds after not cracking the team’s lineup as a freshman and sophomore Ku Miner capped the boys tournament with Pearl City’s fourth state champion with a quick ippon of teammate Zyan Akau Jonathan Teramoto was the other runner-up for the Chargers Other boys state champions were Eli Suan of Saint Louis at 121 pounds Jake Kuwabara of Roosevelt at 161 and Kalani’s Daigo Tokunaga at 198 Moanalua’s only state championship came from an unlikely place with four-time state wrestling champion Tyger Taam upsetting Teramoto at 178 pounds Taam hadn’t practiced judo since small-kid time and struggled throughout the year capped with a loss to Teramoto at the OIA championships He unleashed a small grin after his victory and threw five fingers into the air to signify his five combat sports golds so I thought maybe I would try judo,” Taam said After Yogi and Obuhanych’s heroics to start the finals Pearl City’s girls got state championships from freshman Logyn Lynn Puahala at 122 pounds Shailalee Akau at 154 and Chen-Lee Wilson at 220 with Akau beating fellow state champion Kalei Yasumura of Moanalua by ippon Briseis Contemplo (172 pounds) and Shaunty Gouveia (109) were runners-up for the Chargers Moanalua’s Adriana Daoang beat Gouveia for her first title at 109 pounds joined by Kaytie Conselva of Waipahu (115) and Ihilani Sakai of Hilo (129) Moanalua’s Bella Kukonu (172) also reached the top step of the podium Pearl City’s girls scored 120 points to Moanalua’s 106 The Chargers scored 93 points on the boys side to beat Moanalua’s 83 and Punahou’s 52 I guess.” Pearl City sensei Robin Puahala said “We have always been in Moanalua’s shadow and we have a young team so we didn’t think we would make waves so early but the kids brought the belief and put in the hard work to make it happen Without our senior leadership we wouldn’t be here.” Get the best experience and stay connected to your community with our Spectrum News app. Learn More Hawaii — Pearl City catcher Tyler Oshiro launched a ball that carried and carried toward Enchanted Lake appearing destined to land in the thick growth over Kailua’s leftfield fence The Kailua outfielder retreated and made a brilliant over-the-shoulder catch just short of the chain links as the final out of an 8-2 Surfriders victory over the Chargers in the Oahu Interscholastic Association Division I baseball quarterfinals on Thursday “He’s our best outfielder for reading the ball,” said pitcher Jayden Hunt who raised both arms in jubilation on the game-ending play but also did think it was way over his head The 6-foot-2 right-hander tossed a seven-hitter striking out three and walking one on 101 pitches to get the defending OIA champions into a semifinal matchup with top West seed Mililani at 6 p.m It also clinched a state berth for Corey Ishigo’s club Ishigo came out to talk to Hunt twice in the late innings but decided to leave him in “Jayden has been our guy all year,” Ishigo said "Brandon Moore is a great defensive player I’ve seen him do that since he was 9 years old." Kailua (8-3), the second seed out of the East, did it without an extra-base hit Kalama Carreira had two-hit games and Janson Kamau drew three of his team’s seven walks The Surfriders plated four in the fifth inning to break the game open it was quite the way to go out in the senior's final outing on his home field I wouldn’t change anything about this group Top East seed Kaiser (9-2) faces Leilehua (8-3) at 3 p.m Kaiser defeated East Honolulu rival Kalani 7-1 And Leilehua’s Jordan Orillo and Tanner Tammarine combined on a one-hitter of Waipahu in a 3-0 victory Mililani (9-2) got homers from Aukai Araujo-Waiau and Kendall Miyasato in a 12-4 defeat of Roosevelt “It's going to be rough (Friday) too,” Ishigo said Just got to go out there and battle tomorrow.” Pearl City (7-5) takes on Roosevelt (6-6) at Stevenson Intermediate for one of the OIA’s remaining state berths Brian McInnis covers the state’s sports scene for Spectrum News Hawaii. He can be reached at brian.mcinnis@charter.com is a nod to tradition and offers a taste of what’s next By Paul Honda Pearl City has a softball championship for the first time in 46 years Freshman catcher Phoenix Sky Lumabao led the way with a home run and four runs scored as Pearl City overwhelmed Aiea 10-2 to capture the OIA Division II championship on Friday night at Tiger Softball Stadium Aleia-Lyn Tonaki-Sagucio pitched the final 12⁄3 innings Our pitchers trusted in our defense and trusted in themselves,” said Lumabao Shinjo is much calmer than her youth would show “Our defense is something we focus on every practice Our defense is always working and that’s what I want to pitch to contact and let them work,” Shinjo said Coach Erin Barros relied on her lone senior and a skilled group of underclassmen to give the Chargers their first league title since Laurie Apo coached the 1978 and ’79 teams to the crown They bought into what our coaches were teaching Pearl City (23-8-1 overall) entered the playoffs as the top seed That didn’t stop the Chargers from feeling the heat of the moment on championship night “I think everybody was a little nervous,” Oshiro said “Everybody went to the bathroom 500 times before the game.” Those nerves did not show for a flawless defense just play our game no matter what we’re going through Just push through,” third baseman Maile Oda said Aiea (10-3 overall) was the second seed in the playoffs Na Alii had already clinched a state-tournament berth The Chargers asserted control from the start with three runs on four hits off Aiea starting pitcher Chrijon Peneueta Lumabao led off with a single and stole second base Maile Oda looped a base hit to left field that got Hiromi Kabua twisted around in a 180 Lumabao scored on the double to give Pearl City a 1-0 lead Tonaki-Sagucio followed with a single to left that was misplayed by Kabua allowing Oda to race home with the Chargers’ second run Barry’s single to center brought Tonaki-Sagucio home from second base for a 3-0 Chargers lead Aiea replaced Peneueta with third baseman Taja Souza who speared Lilyani Mata’s line drive for the third out and Peneueta switched back to the pitcher’s circle Samantha Nakamatsu doubled to right-center plating both base runners for a 5-0 Pearl City lead Madison Masaki led off with a walk and came home on a triple by Nylove Peneueta Chrijon Peneueta followed with an infield single started the bottom of the fourth with a home run to left-center The Chargers missed golden opportunities to score more A three-error inning by Aiea in the third inning set up runners at third and second bases a dropped throw on a stolen base by the Chargers set up a runner at third Pearl City added four insurance runs in the bottom of the sixth with the help of two Aiea errors Nakamatsu socked an RBI single and Oda followed with a two-run double Leading hitters—PC: Phoenix Sky Lumabao 2-2 3 RBIs; Harlyn Barry 2-4; Aleia-Lyn Tonaki-Sagucio 2b Leading hitters—Kail: Mahealani Alayon 2-5 2 runs; Aylia Sintos-Dela Cruz 2 runs; Marley Blackmore 2b Leading hitters—Rad: Emma Hoolulu 2 runs; Audrey Hoffman 2-3 2 RBIs; Pahia-Obra 2 runs; Karlee Cordeiro 2 RBIs; Aubryanna Benjamin 2b An official website of the United States government VA Pacific Islands Health Care System (VAPIHCS) Center for Development and Civic Engagement (CDCE) held an Ohana Open Market event at the Daniel K Opportunities to volunteer include things like greeting Veterans and assisting with wayfinding working in the Community Living Center (CLC) garden Anyone can apply to volunteer.   Education A motor vehicle accident toppled a utility pole in Waiau Tuesday morning and left more than 900 customers without power Power was restored to all customers affected by the Waiau outage around 6:50 p.m The power outage that forced Pearl City High School to close today was caused by a motor vehicle accident according to a Hawaiian Electric spokesperson left about 910 customers in the Waiau area without power around 6:30 a.m About 20 customers remained without power as of 10:30 a.m with full restoration estimated at 3:30 p.m No serious injuries were immediately reported Pearl City High School is closed today due to a power outage that has disrupted campus operations has left the school unable to provide meal services or maintain normal operations the school campus will be closed to both students and faculty today Families and staff are being notified about the closure communications director for the Department of Education All other Hawaii public schools are operating as scheduled The gymnasium located in the 9.95-acre Pearl City District Park will undergo a major renovation set to begin on Dec which includes removing and replacing the gym roof has been deemed so extensive that it will require the closure of the gym a portion of the upper baseball field and periodic closures of the adjacent basketball courts Kapili Construction was awarded the over $1.3 million construction contract The estimated completion of the project will be just before the start of the city’s most popular keiki and teen Summer Fun 2025 program Along with the gym and outdoor courts for basketball there is also a 25-yard pool with a separate training pool Expands Industrial Footprint in Central Oahu HONOLULU, Sept. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. (NYSE: ALEX) ("A&B" or the "Company") and developer of high-quality commercial real estate announced it has completed an off-market acquisition of an industrial property in Pearl City The 81,500-square-foot food distribution facility is fully leased to Hansen Distribution Group a broadline food service subsidiary of C&S Wholesale Grocers an industry leader in supply chain solutions and wholesale grocery supply in the United States Its central location on O'ahu provides ease of access to the Daniel K "We're excited to add the Pearl City distribution facility as the newest asset to our portfolio This acquisition aligns with Alexander & Baldwin's strategy to expand our commercial real estate portfolio in Hawai'i and ground lease assets," said Lance Parker "The asset is fully occupied under a long-term lease to an established food service provider that serves our local community and it strengthens our position in O'ahu's tight industrial market and allows us to reinvest proceeds from the sales of assets into higher-yielding investments that enhance our portfolio and deliver long-term value We expect this investment to be immediately accretive to Funds From Operations (FFO)." 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Real Estate Commercial Real Estate Banking & Financial Services Real Estate Transactions Do not sell or share my personal information: By Peter Boylan Crime in HawaiiEditors' Picks A 61-year-old man allegedly stabbed Sunday night by his 26-year-old son in Pearl City told police his son suffers from schizophrenia and was off his medication at the time of the attack Valentin John Rudy Bigornia was arrested by Honolulu Police Department officers at 1060 Kameha­meha Highway at 6:30 p.m Sunday on suspicion of attempted murder in the second degree suffered blunt “injuries to the head and neck multiple stab/penetrating wounds to the scalp including a penetration into the brain,” and was taken into surgery for his injuries He was charged Tuesday and is being held in lieu of $100,000 bail ahead of a preliminary hearing today Sunday to a call of a disturbance at an apartment in Pearl City found the 61-year-old Bigornia “exiting the apartment covered in blood with visible gashes and lacerations to his head and upper body,” according to court records The two lived together at the apartment at 1060 Kamehameha Highway in Pearl City from 2002 until 2014 when the 26-year-old Bigornia’s behavior forced his father to move out Bigornia was diagnosed with schizophrenia and “has not been taking his medication.” His father visited him every day Sunday the father went to visit his son to inform him that the “replacement phone was being shipped and come in later.” The father allegedly told police that his son “hit him with his hands and a guitar stand where he felt pain.” He also allegedly told officers his son stabbed him and officers noted that the father “was covered in blood and had multiple stab wounds to his head and arms.” He suffered “multiple serious injuries from an apparent assault and multiple lacerations,” and city Emergency Medical Services technicians transported him in serious condition to an emergency room Officers found the father lying “naked on the living room floor,” according to court documents The son was responsive and “complaining of pain in his ankle,” but no other “significant injuries” were found officers found a kitchen knife with a silver blade approximately 7 inches in length with a white handle In the living room there was a “broken guitar stand” made of metal The Elder Abuse Branch of the Department of the Prosecuting Attorney is handling the case the son could receive a longer prison sentence if convicted Crime in Hawaii A 61-year-old man allegedly stabbed by his 26-year-old son in Pearl City Sunday night told police his son suffers from schizophrenia and was off his medication at the time of the attack Valentin John Rudy Bigornia was arrested by officers with the Honolulu Police Department at 1060 Kamehameha Highway at 6:30 p.m including a penetration into the brain” and was taken into surgery for his injuries He was charged Tuesday and is being held in lieu of $100,000 bail ahead of a preliminary hearing Friday The two lived together at the apartment located at 1060 Kamehameha Highway in Pearl City from 2002 until 2014 the father went to visit the son to inform him that the “replacement phone was being shipped and come in later.” The father allegedly told police that his son “hit him with his hands and a guitar stand where he felt pain.” He also allegedly told officers his son stabbed him and officers noted that Valentin Bigornia Sr “was covered in blood and had multiple stab wounds to his head and arms.” He suffered “multiple serious injuries from an apparent assault and multiple lacerations” and city Emergency Medical Services technicians transported him to an emergency room in serious condition The 26-year-old Bigornia was responsive and “complaining of pain in his ankle,” but no other “significant injuries” were found During a search of the apartment officers allegedly found a kitchen knife with a silver blade approximately 7” in length with a white handle there was a “broken guitar stand” made out of metal the 26-year-old Bigornia may receive a longer prison sentence if convicted Editors' Picks Pearl City’s Travis Tanaka pinned Ivan Ray Baker-Kam on Saturday Anela Egloria of Leilehua pinned Pearl City’s Logyn-Lynn Puahala on Saturday Teamwork matters even in the ultimate individual sport Pearl City and Leilehua earned OIA Dual Meet championships on Friday at Mililani with the Chargers beating the Mules 48-27 for the boys crown after Leilehua topped Pearl City 42-40 for the girls championship With wrestlers from both teams ringing the gym’s lone mat like a schoolyard rumble Leilehua’s boys led the dual 27-18 after Jack Beaulieu pinned Kamuela Rodriguez-Brady But the Chargers won the next five matches to turn it into a blowout Travis Tanaka pinned Ivan Ray Baker-Kam at 215 pounds to take the lead Alex Kainuma and Eli Oshiro followed with decisive victories before Irving Bicoy accepted a forfeit to get to the final margin filled every weight class while the Mules left three empty “I just love my team,” Miner said One of my best partners (Marley Manago) doesn’t even wrestle he just comes for me and I appreciate it greatly Pearl City beat Campbell 50-29 in the semifinals and Nanakuli 53-23 in the quarters Miner and McKenna Manago scored 18 points for Pearl City with Miner pinning each of his three opponents in the first round They meet again next week in the OIA West championships at Pearl City before the OIA championships “We had some guys step up really big it was a total team effort,” Pearl City assistant Jon Lum said We will lose a few seniors that we are going to lose but for the most part this was homegrown built training from the weight room to the wrestling mat it was a total team effort.” “We didn’t believe we were as good as our coaches said,” Miner said “Our coaches are great because they realized they were shoving too much information at us so they pulled it back and all of our techniques are better and all of the little mistakes are gone Pearl City could have pulled off the sweep but the girls team left three weight classes empty and Leilehua took advantage The Mules led 24-6 in the middle of the 130-pound match but Pearl City freshman Logyn-Lynn Puahala dominated Leilehua senior Anela Egloria for a 14-3 score before Egloria took the roof off the gym with an unlikely pin “I am proud of every one of our girls We don’t come from a place where everyone thinks we can win — we are the underdogs,” Leilehua senior Emma Grace Cabinian said “We know that sometime in the six minutes the other girl is going to give up and we are not and I think that is demonstrated by our 130 where she flipped the girl on her back and got the pin Pearl City battled back with wins by Kamaile Paaluhi Hayden Smith and Sereniah Meredith to pull within seven points (a pin is worth six points) with two matches left Pearl City freshman Chen-Lee Wilson put state champion Zoe-Shalom Ahue Bolosan on her back in the first 30 seconds of their match Anue Bolosan recovered and pinned Wilson in 1 minute 7 seconds to clinch it with two of the Chargers’ three best wrestlers — Serah Yogi and Chloe Obuhanych — warming up to take the mat Teyah Cabinian and Egloria went 3-0 for the Mules who beat Campbell 57-24 in the quarterfinals and Kalani 65-13 in the semifinals “Every one of the girls on our team has something special,” said Emma Grace Cabinian a captain who took the tournament off to heal an eye injury “It sucked not being able to wrestle but I was a better teammate today than I would have been a competitor But I always have faith that my teammates will shine.” Subscribe! Honolulu Magazine | Honolulu Family Editor’s Note: This post originally ran in August 2018 the home-cooked Thai smorgasbord is back for this year’s phansa You’ll find the menu for this Sunday Making the unexpected right turn off Farrington Highway into a sloping red-gravel driveway is about as disorienting as stepping through a magic wardrobe into Narnia I’m positive you’ll be asking yourself these questions upon your first visit My friend Nat Bletter of Madre Chocolate is my unlikely Thai connection he’s my foremost informant on delicious Southeast Asian eats around the island I’ve found it difficult to find something better to do or eat for the last three Sundays; you’ll probably find me here again SEE ALSO: Chinatown’s Best Hidden Courtyard Is a Thai-Laotian Gem The low-frequency om of the monks’ chanting buzzes through your eardrums like a didgeridoo Coversations in Thai and Lao confirm Google Maps has indeed brought you to the Thai Buddhist temple hidden between freeway onramps and the rail line children of all ages gather around tables with spreads from a smorgasbord of Thai delicacies items more likely found at a family potluck than on a restaurant menu This is the scene every Sunday from 10 a.m which lasts for three lunar months during the Thai rainy season monks remain at the wat to meditate and pray it has grown to include legions of friends who have heard this is where to find real Thai and Lao street food the aromas of garlic and tamarind mix with those of grilled pork and batter-crusted sweet bananas frying in hot oil. On the makai end vibrant green and golden-hued desserts are lined up for purchase you’ll find woks bubbling with delectable gai tod fried chicken You can get made-to-order som tum Laotian green papaya salad and creamy You’ll want to peruse the curries and other entrees and she may or may not give you a history lesson of its origins Dishes can be enjoyed over rice or vermicelli noodles a chicken and coconut curry soup; the next week it’s green curry and pork with bamboo shoots which Bletter affectionately refers to as “UFOs of deliciousness,” are tiny glutinous rice pancakes grilled over an open flame in a special cast iron pan not unlike a takoyaki pan The crispy edges give way to a gooey-chewy coconut and green onion center—tasty anytime they’re best enjoyed hot off the fire Thai-style fried chicken wings are served with sticky rice I can’t recall when there wasn’t a person before or after me ordering five boxes to go An herbaceous crispy fried rice salad called naem khao tod is the kind of salad everyone can like with broken bits of fermented naem sausage roasted chilis and bits of mint and kaffir lime leaves Moo ping pork skewers are served hot off the grill Find a spot under a palm tree to enjoy a bowl of pork pho with thin rice vermicelli noodles slices of pork loin and a proper helping of herbs sugar and Thai chiles if you need a kick in the mouth it has been here every week and seems to be popular with those who need a contained meal The money goes to support the monks and the advancement of Wat Thai Buddhist temple which seems to have risen out of the ground along with some structures You might think you’re in Southeast Asia—and with our latest wave of heat and humidity Our friends at the temple kindly request that visitors adhere to a conservative dress code out of respect for the monks and congregation worshipping at the temple: no tanktops or shorts for both guys and gals as they anticipate many items selling out well before noon Image from Wat Thai of Hawai‘i on Facebook Cash only. Sundays until late October, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (most items sell out by noon), Wat Thai Buddhist temple, 96-130 Farrington Hwy, facebook.com/ThaiTempleHawaii