KEA‘AU — The 2026 BIIF track and field season continued over the weekend, with Kamehameha-Hawaii hosting the meet for the second straight week.

Konawaena senior star Violet Schaut made her return to the track after missing last week’s meet, making her mark with wins in the girls 100 (12.37s) and girls 200-meter dash (25.19s). Schaut was also part of the 4×100 relay team with Kaella Masters, Jazmin Fillmore and Dasha Kala — winning the race in 50.19 seconds, which was a stadium record.

Schaut, who continued her dominant runner career by establishing herself as one of the best in the state in 2025, is picking up right where she left off in the new season — collecting seven total wins through two meets.

Schaut’s teammates, siblings Paxton Sokham and Aden Sokham, had a nice day on the track — with Paxton Sokham finishing first in the boys 400-meter with a personal-best 49.94-second finish and placing second behind Aden Sokham in the 100.

The Sokhams were also part of the winning 4×400 relay team with Kareem Walker and Lucas Carvalho. who broke a venue record with a time of 3:29.95.

While Konawaena looked strong in the short-distance races, Kealakehe made its mark in the long-distance ones — as sophomore Zadie Bolton took victories in the girls 800 (2:27.62) and girls 3,000-meter race by over 20 seconds (11:13.01). Bolton has had a strong season already, earning six individual wins through three meets in long-distance running.

Fellow Waverider Elisa Childers, one of Kealakehe’s strongest long-distance runners, won the 1,500-meter run in just over five minutes, 26 seconds. The senior also placed second behind Bolton in the 3,000 race (11:35.54). Teammate Lily Marhsall won the girls 400-meter dash with a personal-best time of 1:04.65.

In the boys long-distance bouts, Hawaii Prep junior Jack Soon-Ludes claimed victories in the 800 (2:08.48) and 1,500-meter race with a season-best time of 4:22.24. Through three meets, Soon-Ludes has won five long-distance runs.

Leading the hurdles once again was Kamehameha-Hawaii junior Judah Kanoa, who won the boys 110-meter hudles for the third time this season with a time of 14.54 seconds. In the 300 hurdles, Kanoa won for the second straight week, crossing the finish line at the 39.89-second mark.

Kanoa was also part of the Warriors’ 4×100 relay team that won in 43.93 seconds. His fellow teammates on the squad were Iopa Quintana, Hawaii Iokepa and Tanoatoa Muskat.

Kanoa has been outright dominant in the boys hurdles since last season, and has already collected six individual race wins thus far.

In the field events, Kohala junior Mari Ontiveros broke a venue record in the girls shot put — throwing for a distance of 12.57 meters (41-03.00).

In the discus throw, both the boys and girls winner notched personal bests — Kamehameha’s Chanse Kaaua-Long throwing 47.44 meters (155-08) and Hilo’s Wai Krismunando launching 31.19 meters (102-04). Saturday marked Kaaua-Long’s second straight week winning the event, while it was Krismunando’s first win of the year in any event.

Leading the high jump was Kohala sophomore stud Na‘i Rivera, who won the boys contest with a leap of 1.75 meters (5-09.00) — equaling his personal best that he set last season. Rivera has won the high jump twice in 2026.

In the pole vault, both winners matched their personal-best launches — Kaimanamaikalani Bowman of Kamehameha leaping 3.96 meters (13-00.00) in the boys field and teammate Taliya Nishida clinching the girls contest with a vault of 3.04 meters (10-00.00).

Bowman has won the boys pole vault thrice this season, while Nishida has won the girls portion twice.

Konawaena senior Trenton Wong Yuen earned his second long jump win this season after matching his personal-best leap of 6.64 meters (21-09.50). Kealakehe’s Ia Pabre won the girls triple jump after launching a season-best 9.70 meters (31-10.25).

The season will continue this weekend in North Hawaii, as Hawaii Prep is set to host this upcoming Saturday’s meet.

Visit https://live.athletic.net/meets/58847 to view the full results from this past weekend’s contest.

WAIALUA (HawaiiNewsNow) – The free mobile medical clinic serving North Shore residents is relocating.

Starting Monday, March 30, the free mobile clinic, operated in partnership with the University of Hawaii’s John A. Burns School of Medicine and its Hawaii H.O.M.E. Project, will begin operating at Waialua District Park.

The clinic will continue offering free medical assessments and treatment Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Paramedics and Emergency Medical Technicians from Honolulu Emergency Medical Services, along with a nurse from the Crisis Outreach Response and Engagement program, will work alongside doctors and medical students from the H.O.M.E. Project.

Officials said the clinic has treated nearly 100 individuals for illnesses and injuries related to the recent Kona low storms.

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U.S. Army 1st Lt. John Kauhaihao of Captain Cook was just 27 when he was killed in action on Sept. 5, 1969, in Tay Ninh Province during the Vietnam War.

He was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross — the Army’s second-highest military decoration for extraordinary heroism in combat, below only the Medal of Honor — in addition to the Purple Heart and other military honors.

Kauhaihao’s name now graces the U.S. Post Office in Captain Cook.

At the Keaukaha Military Reservation in Hilo on Friday, his 83-year-old widow, Shirley Kauhaihao, was among dozens honoring him and other Hawaii Island military members killed in action in the Southeast Asian nation.

The memorial service, hosted by the Big Island National Guard Retirees’ Association and the 1st Squadron 299th Cavalry Regiment, marked National Vietnam War Veterans Day, which is technically today. Today’s date is a fitting choice, as March 29, 1973, was the day the U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, was disbanded and the last U.S. combat soldier departed Vietnam. It was also around this date that Hanoi released the last of its acknowledged prisoners of war.

Shirley Kauhaihao, who had four children with the decorated hero, drove from Kona to attend the ceremony. She said the memorial at KMR bearing her husband’s name and nine others whose service, like her husband’s, began with the National Guard — assures “these men will never be forgotten, that they will live forever.”

In addition to the 10 whose names are engraved on the memorial, there were 42 other Big Island service members whose ultimate sacrifice was commemorated.

One, Sgt. 1st Class Rodney Yano of Kealakekua, was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for sacrificing his own life on Jan. 1, 1969, near Bien Hao, to clear a helicopter of prematurely detonating explosives that could have downed the aircraft and killed crew mates.

The 25-year-old air cavalryman was originally laid to rest at the National Memorial of the Pacific at Punchbowl in Honolulu. At his family’s request, however, his remains were re-interred on Nov. 11, 2025, Veterans Day, at the West Hawaii Veterans Cemetery in Kailua-Kona. Yano Hall, a county Parks and Recreation community center in Captain Cook, is named after him.

Retired Col. Gerald Takase, BINGRA president and the event’s emcee, noted that the fallen service members were honored “in the shadow of our ongoing conflict” with Iran and urged the dozens in attendance to “remember all service members at this time.”

A proclamation from Gov. Josh Green, presented by Peter Sur, Green’s East Hawaii liaison, asked Hawaii residents “to contemplate the price of peace and and to express appreciation to those who have borne the unequal burden of war.”

Maj. Keoki Leong, executive officer of the Hawaii Army National Guard’s 1st Squad, 299th Cavalry, delivered the keynote address written by Brig. Gen. Tyson Tahara, the commander of the Hawaii Army National Guard. Tahara couldn’t leave Oahu because of duties related to the aftermath of the recent Kona low storms.

“Whether private or general, when called upon, like these brave soldiers we honor today, we answer,” Leong said.

From Tahara’s prepared speech, Leong noted the Hawaii Army National Guard’s 29th Infantry Brigade “lost 29 soldiers.”

“What are the odds that the number would match? That is 29 too much,” he said. Leong added the “bravery and honor of the lava brigade” earned the brigade 40 Purple Hearts, 187 Bronze Stars, 87 Air Medals, four Silver Stars, two Legions of Merit and a Distinguished Service Medal.

“To the ‘ohana of Vietnam veterans, you served as well,” Leong said for Tahara. “You endured long separations, uncertainties — and for some, profound loss.

“Your strength sustained those who wore the uniform, and your sacrifices are part of this legacy.”

He added that Vietnam veterans “answered their nation’s call during one of the most complex and challenging conflicts in our history.”

“Today, we recognize not only their service, but their sacrifice, their resilience and their enduring legacy …,” Leong said.

“These veterans are inspirations of bravery, the standard of heroes in the flesh — and they are the most valuable reminder of the cost of war.”

Each fallen service member’s name was read and a bell tolled for each name. In addition to Kauhaihao and Yano, they are:

Army

• Sgt. 1st Class Edward Loo Jr., Waimea;

• Sgt. Wilfredo B. Andrada, Hilo;

• Sgt. Alberto Milar Jr., Hilo;

• Cpl. Glenn Shibata, Kealakekua;

• Spec. 4 Larry Leopoldino, Hilo;

• Spec. 4 Frank Longakit, Hilo;

• Pfc. Dennis Penis, Honomu;

• Pfc. Dennis Silveri, Pahoa;

• Spec. 4 Gilbert Olivar, Kurtistown;

• Spec. 4 George Luis, Pahoa;

• Spec. 5 Delmore Nerveza, Hilo;

• Spec. 4 Wallace Matayoshi, Hilo;

• Spec. 4 John Cabrera, Kohala;

• 1st Sgt. Samuel Solomon Jr., Hawi;

• Spec. 4 Bobby Barcena, Hakalau;

• Sgt. James Kajiwara, Hilo;

• Staff Sgt. James Lindsey, Naalehu;

• Sgt. Eugene Castaneda, Honokaa;

• Spec. 5 Kaoru Honda, Hilo;

• 1st Lt. Lawrence Gallego, Papaaloa;

• Sgt. 1st Class George Salema, Kurtistown;

• Staff Sgt. Momi Kane, Kailua-Kona;

• Spec. 5 Aaron Hervas, Kailua-Kona;

• Spec. 5 Wolfgang Mohl, Papaikou;

• Spec. 4 Fred Hatada, Hilo;

• Sgt. 1st Class John Salazar, Kohala;

• Sgt. 1st Class Seichi Sakai, Kohala;

• Pfc. Fernando Valdez, Pepeekeo;

• Spec. 4 Michael Nakashima, Hilo;

• Pfc. Errol Perreira, Hilo;

• Spec. 4 Mose Kuahiwinui Jr., Kurtistown;

• Cpl. Robert Lazarus, Waimea;

• Sgt. Herman Ban, Hilo;

• Spec. 4 Calvin Serain, Ookala;

• Warrant Officer Wayne Hedeman, Kealakekua;

• Sgt. 1st Class Alfredo Sanut, Paauhau;

• Staff Sgt. Steve Johnson, Kailua-Kona;

• Sgt. Joseph Gaa Jr., Kealakekua;

• Sgt. Lester Alipio, Hakalau;

• Spec. 4 Terence Ogata, Hilo;

• Spec. 5 Arthur Kawachika, Hilo;

Marine Corps

• Cpl. Charles Iopa, Hilo;

• Lance Cpl. Harold Llanes, Kailua-Kona;

• Gunnery Sgt. Kenyu Shimabukuro, Hilo;

• Lance Cpl. Keith Puhi, Holualoa;

• Pfc. Charley Paro, Kohala;

• Lance Cpl. Hayward Peleiholani, Pahoa;

• Capt. John Peacock II, Kailua-Kona;

Navy

• Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Steven Wolter, Hilo.

Email John Burnett at john.burnett@hawaiitribune-herald.com.