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Keiki Athletes

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Kūhiō Lewis, CEO of Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement, presents the first-place trophy and awards to Hawai‘i Raiders (third-grade division) at the Native Hawaiian Invitational basketball tournament at Hawai‘i Convention Center. Pictured are (from left) coach Greg Ushijima, Makua Kandell, Cooper Nakaoka, Lewis, Kamalu Brash-Kaneshiro, Jase Morita, Masen Makinano, coach Trevyn Tulonghari, AJ Stephenson and Rhys Matsuda.

Jboy Jay-Pedro of Damien Memorial School proudly wears No. 44 on the field, representing the zipcode of his hometown K˙ne‘ohe, and the jersey number he’s had since Pop Warner football as a youth.

Heimana Richmond of Hawaiian Lions drives to the basket as Mike Galiza defends during a game at Kīlauea Gym.

Team PROformance — (front) Johnny Betham, (back, from left) coach Keoni Soares, Kamari Ohara, Jacob Shibuya, Higgy Katoa, Makani Tanaka, Jack Jones, Josiah Morita, Cael Amyasselbaye, and coaches Timo Ohara and Derrick Low — gather for a photo at a recent game.