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No. 19 Penn State Men's Volleyball Swept By No. 3 Hawaii
No. 19 Penn State men’s volleyball (5-12, 2-2 EIVA) was swept by No. 3 Hawaii (18-1) in its second game of the Outrigger Volleyball Invitational in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Saturday morning.
After being swept in its first game of the tournament, the Nittany Lions were dominated in the first set, but played a very competitive second set. However, they could not capitalize on their opportunities to win the set, and this led to a dominating third set victory for the Rainbow Warriors. With Penn State losing its 12th game of the season, it now has more losses than in the last two seasons combined.
How It Happened
Penn State won the first point of the first set on a kill by Michael Schwob before Hawaii got on the board with a kill of its own. This kill gave the Rainbow Warriors momentum as they went on to win five consecutive points to take an early 6-1 lead. This forced Penn State head coach Mark Pavlik in hopes of cooling off Hawaii’s momentum.
Out of the timeout, the Rainbow Warriors extended their run to seven before Will Kuhns’s kill on the next point ended it. Both teams exchanged points before Kurt Nusterer’s attack error decreased the deficit for the Nittany Lions to four. However, Hawaii continued to seize its momentum and went on a 5-0 run to take extend its lead to nine and forced Penn State to take another timeout.
Both teams traded blows for the next four points after the timeout. A media timeout occurred right after as Hawaii held a 15-6 lead. After Hawaii’s Louis Sakanoko recorded a service error out of the timeout, the Nittany Lions could not stop the bleeding as the Rainbow Warriors won four consecutive points to increase their lead to double-digits.
After Penn State won back-to-back points, Hawaii returned the favor to take a 21-9 lead. Both teams went back and forth for the next four points before the Nittany Lions won consecutive points to trim their deficit to 10. On the next point, Kuhns committed a service error to give the Rainbow Warriors set point and they converted on their first opportunity as Justin Todd, Tread Rosenthal, and Sakanoko recorded a block assist to win the first set 25-13.
The second set got underway with Rosenthal recording a service ace for the Rainbow Warriors before Matthew Luoma’s kill got the Nittany Lions on the board. Both teams traded blows for the next four points as the deadlock stayed intact.
Hawaii recorded back-to-back kills to take a two-point lead. After Kainoa Wade recorded a service error on the next point, the Rainbow Warriors continued to dominate this match as they went on a 3-0 run to extend their lead to four.
Both teams went back and forth for the next four points before Penn State won back-to-back points to decrease its deficit to two. This back-and-forth affair continued for the next four points as Hawaii’s lead stayed intact. However, the Nittany Lions refused to go away and responded with a 4-0 run to take their first lead of the set. They increased their lead to two by winning two of the next three points before a media timeout occurred.
After the media timeout, both teams exchanged kills for the next 10 points as Penn State’s lead stayed intact. However, the Rainbow Warriors responded by winning consecutive points to tie the set at 20. This deadlock was short-lived as the Nittany Lions regained the lead right away by recording back-to-back kills which forced Hawaii to take a timeout.
Out of the timeout, both teams exchanged points before the Rainbow Warriors won back-to-back points to tie the set at 23. This forced Pavlik to take a timeout as the set started to slip away for the Nittany Lions. Hawaii recorded a critical block assist out of the timeout to give it set point and led to Penn State to take another timeout.
Adrien Roure recorded a huge kill for the Rainbow Warriors after the timeout to win the second set 25-23.
Both teams traded blows for the first four points of the third set before Kuhns’s kill gave Penn State its first lead of the set. After Ofeck Hazan’s kill tied the set at three, the Nittany Lions won consecutive points to take a two-point lead.
However, the Rainbow Warriors showed their resilience and went on a 3-0 run to regain the lead. After Luoma’s kill tied the set at six, Hawaii continued to seize its momentum and won back-to-back points to take an 8-6 lead. This continued to be a trend as the Rainbow Warriors won three of the next four points to extend their lead to four. This forced Penn State to take a timeout.
The Nittany Lions could not stop the bleeding as Hawaii won four consecutive points after the timeout. This allowed it to increase its lead to eight and led to a media timeout as things started to get ugly for it.
Out of the media timeout, the Rainbow Warriors extended its run to seven before an attack error by Hazan ended this run. Both teams exchanged the next four points before another kill by Roure gave Hawaii a 21-10 lead and forced Pavlik to take a timeout.
Out of the timeout, both teams traded blows for the next four points before a kill by Rosenthal gave the Rainbow Warriors match point. Hawaii was able to capitalize on this opportunity as Kuhns recorded an attack error that allowed it to finish off the third set 25-12.
Takeaways
- The Nittany Lions will rue not converting on their chances to win the second set. After being two points away from winning the set, they were not able to win another point after as they allowed the Rainbow Warriors to go on a 4-0 to finish off the second set. This was a huge crusher for Penn State as Hawaii went on to dominate the third set right after.
- Hitting percentage continues to be a huge struggle for Penn State as it had a hitting percentage of .049 compared to Hawaii’s .397. Also, Penn State had 11 more attack errors and 14 less kills than Hawaii.
- Hawaii’s duo of Adrien Roure and Louis Sakanoko were the catalysts in this sweep as they combined for 24 of the team’s 39 kills. They were very efficient as well as they only committed three errors on 39 total attacks.
What’s Next?
Penn State will look to avoid going winless in the Outrigger Volleyball Invitational when it faces No. 12 Ball State at 10 p.m. on Saturday, March 15, in its final game of the tournament.
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The demolition of Aloha Stadium on Oahu took a big step forward Thursday with the first section of seating pulled down from the steel structure.
Half of the elevated deck-level seating on the stadium’s makai side was severed and toppled backward as part of demolition work that began in February.
The other half of the upper makai-side seating is slated to come down Tuesday, followed by similar sections on the mauka side and both end zones, though the concrete foundations for lower-level end-zone seating are being preserved for a new, smaller stadium to rise on the same site.
A private partnership, Aloha Halawa District Partners, led by local developer Stanford Carr, is replacing the 50,000-seat Aloha Stadium, which opened in 1975 and was shuttered in 2020, with a new stadium featuring up to 31,000 seats.
AHDP is using $350 million of state funding toward the cost of the new stadium, which could be $475 million or more, and will operate and maintain the facility on state land for 30 years with a land lease.
The development team also is to redevelop much of the 98-acre stadium property dominated by parking lots with a new mixed-use community that includes at least 4,100 residences, two hotels, an office tower, retail, entertainment attractions and open spaces expected to be delivered in phases over 25 years and costing close to or more than $5 billion or $6 billion.
Earlier parts of stadium demolition work led by Hawaiian Dredging Construction Co. included removing four covered multistory spiral walkways leading to the upper level from the ground, and concourse bridges.
Demolishing the stadium is projected to be done by August, according to Carr.
Building the new facility is expected to be finished in 2029.
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HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – The team behind a popular Hawaii-based home renovation show is now facing legal troubles after airing content that shouldn’t have been released, according to the state.
Hawaii’s Attorney General is now involved after HGTV’s ‘Renovation Aloha’ showed uncensored images of apparent ancient skeletal remains that were discovered at a Hilo property.
In a now-deleted clip on social media, Kamohai and Tristyn Kalama, along with the production team, discovered a cave beneath a Hilo property where they found the remains deep inside.
Video documented their shock when it was found, with the hosts saying, “There’s bones back here. I got to get out of here. Are you fricken serious? I’m serious dude. Is that a skull?”
Tristyn was seen standing further back, saying “This is terrifying. I’m at my stopping point” before leaving.
Hawaii News Now is not showing the bones, but confirmed with HGTV the episode was filmed in December 2025.
Video didn’t show them touching or moving the remains, and HGTV said authorities were notified after the discovery, the property was not developed, and the site was later blessed.
At the time, police said no crime was committed, and the state AG obtained a TRO to prevent the broadcast of the images in accordance with state law.
However this week, uncensored video of the bones was posted online by the Kalamas and HGTV, and included in the episode, triggering a quick rebuke from the community.
“We don’t kaula’i iwi. We do not lay our bones out in the sun to expose him in this manner,” former Oahu Island Burial Council Chair Kumu Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu said.
She also said the release of the images was “extremely disappointing,” saying the damage was already done.
“It is irrelevant that bones were not moved. It is irrelevant that they were not disturbed, per se, because somebody didn’t touch them — but you went into their space and that space becomes kapu space once they have transitioned over to po. And when you do that, we honor that. We don’t disturb them,” Wong-Kalu added.
The AG said they took immediate legal action to prevent the unlawful broadcast of images, pointing to a TRO issued prior to the episode’s release. They also said, “We are aware that the segment aired notwithstanding the court’s order, and we take this matter very seriously. The Department will pursue additional action as necessary.”
Court Documents revealed the Kalamas and producers of the show are now facing four counts for allegedly breaking Iwi Kupuna protection rules.
“If that were our grandparent, would we want them, after they have physically transitioned to po, would we want to share our family in this manner? I don’t think so,” Wong-Kalu added.
HGTV said in a statement, “We take the concerns raised by the community very seriously and are committed to ensuring our programming is respectful and appropriate. We apologize to anyone who found any part of the episode offensive, that was not HGTV’s intention.”
They also confirmed the original episode was removed, and re-edited without the bones included.
Through our communication with the HGTV spokesperson, Hawaii News Now offered the Kalamas a chance to respond directly, but they did not. They did however take to Instagram to address the episode, saying they followed the protocols they knew, and never intended to build there. They stressed their respect for Hawaiian culture and practices.
The investigation remains active.
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