Can’t skip the commercials
May 12th, 2008 by Stephen Tsai“Ferd” Lewis reports that the Warriors will fly commercial to Atlanta for the Florida game. They will stay in Atlanta for two days, then fly by charter to Florida. After the game, they fly by charter to Atlanta, then it’s commercial back to Hawai‘i. Blame the collapse of Aloha and ATA for the unavailability of charter flights between Hawai‘i and the Mainland.
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Shhhh.
This is finals week. UH’s student-athletes are trying to study.
Besides tests and projects, this also is a stressful time. There’s a week break before the start of Summer Session I. Students must move out and scramble for housing. The softball players who dorm must put their things in storage. The team leaves Tuesday.
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It has been documented how the softball team overcame the loss of star pitcher Justine Smethurst, who decided to remain in Australia this semester, and pitcher Courtney Baughman, who has a shoulder injury.
But sometime last year, several UH teams were told the compliance department re-calculated the value of a UH scholarship. The way it works is that some sports are allowed to offer partial scholarships. For instance, let’s say a program is allowed to divvy up 10 scholarships. If it is determined each scholarship is worth $15,000, then the program has $150,000 to give to its players in any amount. Some could get the cost of books ($500), some the cost of tuition. Under the re-calculations, the value of a UH scholarship was lowered. That meant programs like softball, golf, tennis, men’s volleyball, etc., had a smaller scholarship pool. That is how the softball team, which lost two starters last year was only able to bring in one scholarship player.
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Know UH’s women’s golf coach?
Too late.
Ashley Biffle announced her resignation.
At her team’s postseason dinner.
Anyway, here’s a video of the next golf coach:
May 12th, 2008 at 7:50 am
Ho! first?
May 12th, 2008 at 7:53 am
las vegas,
Mahalo for meeting me & my Mom in LV for lunch on Saturday. We had a mini-me mini-moo at Sweet Tomatoes, a buffet salad bar place, for those of us who want to be more mini than me.
If I can get off work, I might be able to make it to the softball game on Friday!!!
May 12th, 2008 at 7:54 am
Lowered the value of a scholarship. Gee, you’d think it increase, given the state of our economy. Well gas anyway!!!
Gigi and Kekoa for UH golf coach!
May 12th, 2008 at 8:03 am
Great suggestion, Duffer.
I posted the video of the next golf coach.
May 12th, 2008 at 8:11 am
ST - do you think that will be the new style of uniform for the golf team??
May 12th, 2008 at 8:11 am
I wonder if they are taking away scholarship money from the “lesser” programs to give to the basketball and football scholarships.
May 12th, 2008 at 8:13 am
haha ST, tanks, brah! I really wish I could golf like Kekoa and Swing. They have awesome swings.
May 12th, 2008 at 8:13 am
I heard Under Armour is coming up with a sports muumuu.
May 12th, 2008 at 8:15 am
Word to da wise: I buy all my muus from Sears.
May 12th, 2008 at 8:15 am
No, they’re not taking from one sport to give to another.
Football, the two basketballs and women’s volleyball all get full scholarships that may not be divided.
May 12th, 2008 at 8:15 am
sorry Kekoa and STRETCH.
May 12th, 2008 at 8:17 am
Now, if we only can get Gigi to bowl …
May 12th, 2008 at 8:17 am
I hope the UA muumuu is free fllowing and NOT skin tight. I wouldn’t even want to think about it…..
May 12th, 2008 at 8:19 am
It would be easy for gi-gi to bowl in a mu’u mu’u… can color-coordinate the bowling shoes.
May 12th, 2008 at 8:20 am
I should have taken the camera to bowling and you would have seen UHFan808’s textbook form. It is almost like a golfer who hits a good shot, posing with the club over the shoulder, watching the ball. Everything looks good, the results, well……
May 12th, 2008 at 8:21 am
I wii-bowl. Does that count?
May 12th, 2008 at 8:26 am
If you love sports and what it brings to people, this is worth donating for.
http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008805120351
I was born an raised on the Big Island (Pahoa) and I tell you, to make states is a VERY VERY big accomplishment for that school. Those kids have soo much against them..not just the funding for the school, perception of the people there, and crap from everyday life. I’m going to call a lot of favors (Going to ask my GM too) and try to help them out. If anyone cares to help, please call Coach Marzo (808)936.0456
I know I can’t even be considered a regular poster and here I am asking for people to help…but thank you very much.
May 12th, 2008 at 8:29 am
studying? there sure were a lot of people out on Saturday night though.
May 12th, 2008 at 8:35 am
Tsai-Meister,
Something doesn’t seem fair about the scholarship divide. Could you expound a little what the reason for this unfairness may be, vs the other “main sports”? Is that an NCAA rule or is it up to the schools? The Soft Ball team deserves at least as much as the Bolla disaster, but that’s just my amateur opinion.
May 12th, 2008 at 8:39 am
Re: Scholarships
I hope when calculating the scholarship total dollar amount, they use the out of state tuition. How can the dollar amount go down when tuition is rising, food cost more, books cost more and housing cost more?? Maybe we should live where the compliance department does, cost of living seems to be going down there.
May 12th, 2008 at 8:52 am
Kind of an update, I just got off the phone with Coach Marzo and he said that everyone from the community has been helping out. With that said, he estimates that they only need less then $1k dollars now ($700ish to be more exact). He welcomes people who want to donate, but DOES NOT and WILL NOT accept more then they need. Thanks to all if you called to help out.
Damn, its time to return home…for good. Real proud of them ‘Daggers’!!
Hail to our school that we love so dear…
Always in its name shall we revere…
Oh my the spirit never die…
Hail to our school…Pahoa!
May 12th, 2008 at 9:10 am
Hey! Are you making fun of my golf swing?
May 12th, 2008 at 9:16 am
Good morning Tsaikos…great time Saturday..thanks ….
Stretch - I too noticed UH808’s form…good bowling technique…now if only I had a form like that…mwahahahahahahahah
boy, and midori7 is ultra-competitive….I was like a chihuahua and she was like the pit bull….just kidding….bwahahahahaha
Mr. A-House - next time I gotta try and finesse da ball to make it go left…..
Peaches - thanks for bowling for me until I could get there……you added mucho points to my first score….
D1/Mrs D1/Koakane/Addahknowjoe - I still wating for my onion rings…I tink should be grown by now and ready for batter…..Bwahahahahahahahahahaha
May 12th, 2008 at 9:18 am
Stretch - I agree. It seems strange that the figures for schollies would go down with rising costs everywhere. I wonder what kind of math the compliance office uses?
and if they had to be lowered, that means they were too high last time around. Did they give too much scholarship money out last year? Questions, Questions, questions…..
GO WARRIORS!!!
May 12th, 2008 at 9:19 am
gigi - I’ve heard UA is indeed making a UH muu muu….not skin tight but more of a flowing lycra type material that can be used outdoors for golfing, tailgates, tsaiko parties…..
May 12th, 2008 at 9:19 am
Wow…4 posts in a row…
May 12th, 2008 at 9:26 am
James, will the UA muu be uni-sex? haha guys should wear muus. Veddy comfy!
May 12th, 2008 at 9:29 am
gigi - good idea, that will provide good ventilation
May 12th, 2008 at 9:33 am
Watch out James. LizK is the consecutive posting police, you might get cited. I personally enjoyed every bit of your 4 for 4.
May 12th, 2008 at 9:55 am
The power of ONE.
I think gigi is rewriting history here. From first lesson to video superstar and college coach in less than 24 hours!
May 12th, 2008 at 9:55 am
CAN YOU KEEP IT DOWN, I’M TRYING TO STUDY HERE. GEEZ!
Quick post before I get ready for the first final of doom.
gigi: You are Annika Sörenstam to David’s Jean Van de Velde.
Esme: Ack, I’ve been busy with studying for finals, I forgot to wish you a Happy Mother’s Day too! I’m so sorry! I’ll make it up you, Nanay, I promise.
*clears throat*
Happy belated Mother’s Day to you
Happy belated Mother’s Day to you
Happy belated Mother’s Day, dear Nanay Esme
Happy belated Mother’s Day to you
May 12th, 2008 at 10:06 am
do i sense that the curse of the fumbler(and cronies) will haunt the program for years to come?
over valuing the scholarships in the past will/does hurt all existing programs except football and basketball. ummmm. perhaps women’s volleyball will not be affected not sure on that one.
May 12th, 2008 at 10:07 am
Congrats to Coach Gigi. She will revolutionize the UH golf program with her aforementioned Uni-Muu.
Her laid back style of coaching will lull their opponents to sleep, thus allowing her girls to ramp up their game and breeze by them. Very crafty this wahine!
May 12th, 2008 at 10:08 am
ua muumuu?
no. thats just wrong!
May 12th, 2008 at 10:13 am
james,
you sound as if you have a cold.
you better call in “sick” tomorrow.
then i’ll take you somewhere where the seaweed soup will help cure your ailments.
oh. and they also serve lots of nourshing foods with chili pepper paste to burn off the cold. not too mention the overload of garlic.
the beef, chicken, and pork will also be so fresh since you have to cook your own as you like it. as long as you don’t sit next to a grill hog(like a certain “kid”) you will be able to replenish the nutrients your body needs to get well.
please consider it “doctor’s orders”.
May 12th, 2008 at 10:13 am
Stretch-
Cool videos of Gigi and Hubby. Yeah, I guess it’s worth the fifty bucks…bwahahaha.
Gigi-
Proud of you guys. Keep practicing. If you can make consistent contact with the ball that’s a good start. I’ve seen people miss the ball entirely….consistently.
May 12th, 2008 at 10:16 am
Kekoa-
Awesome job, Coach.
May 12th, 2008 at 10:16 am
i nominate kekoa as golf’s man of the year.
what courage!
what patience!
what ………….!
May 12th, 2008 at 10:16 am
sports, yep, I’ve done that too — hit the air! Thank god Stretch didn’t capture that on video.
May 12th, 2008 at 10:16 am
XxFaithxX-
I’m a Ka’u alumna but, am always proud to see any Big Island team represent.
In the 70’s, there used to be a small schools basketball tournament. Pahoa made it in when the tournament was held in Hilo. (May have taken the tournament) In ‘84, the baseball team made it to states small schools tourney and did well. Won it all if I’m not mistaken.
In the fall of ‘82, Pahoa assembled their first football team under Wayne Yamauchi. For two years they lost every game. Their third season suffered the same fate but, everyone in the league could tell, they were much improved and were on the brink of putting it all together. Two weeks before we played them, Pahoa got crushed by Konawaena, 86-0. The media were all over Konawaena for running up the score. Pahoa’s coach Okabe said no, we don’t want people easing up on us. It’s our job to stop them. The following week Pahoa beat St. Joe for their first win in school history. That victory ended what then was the longest losing streak in the nation. The news made CNN! Unbelievable! Suffice to say, the following week Pahoa beat Ka’u. (Whew! Thank God they beat St. Joe first and not us)
In whatever sport, Pahoa has always been laden with talent. I hope the success this years volleyball team achieves spills over into other sports and the community to demonstrate that there’s no excuse- Pahoa can and will achieve success!
I Mua Pahoa!
May 12th, 2008 at 10:18 am
that was amazing really.
i gotta ask gigi how she hit the ball while lying down.
May 12th, 2008 at 10:19 am
gigi
i heard that certain videos will be made public at the next blog bash event.
May 12th, 2008 at 10:21 am
yeah Stretch, how come the videos are sideways? funny kine camera!
May 12th, 2008 at 10:22 am
Al, the videos are so short that if people blink, they will miss da whole ting.
May 12th, 2008 at 10:22 am
Jason ~
Is this the same “mother” who was out on the party circuit this past Saturday while her abandoned, starving student son was cramming for exams?
I’m not surprised. The woman is a brazen hus…well you know the type. We’ve sheltered you too much. With your birthday coming soon, you’ll be able to get past all this.
May 12th, 2008 at 10:28 am
but…..way to go gigi!
May 12th, 2008 at 10:35 am
Gigi-
The sideways video doesn’t make that hook look too bad, actually. But then, I didn’t tilt my head all the way left.
May 12th, 2008 at 10:59 am
al…
I know the doctor is ordering me to stay home tomorrow…but….that will be hard to do…I appreciate the offer though…maybe next week…ha ha ha
May 12th, 2008 at 11:04 am
Quick post before heading off to work - how can we really support the Wahine in Arizona this weekend?
Is anyone going to Arizona who can blog the games for us if they’re not going to be broadcast on ESPN1420? Stephen: will you be going or do we have to rely on some generic reports coming in off the “wire”?
The posted game times are several hours before the Bowsball games which start at 6:35 local time.
May 12th, 2008 at 11:05 am
gigi - I’m impressed. You are real nimble for a 99 year old!
May 12th, 2008 at 11:05 am
Since you asked…. I didn’t have the wide lens camera so had to turn it to the side. uh oh… am I in trouble now?!?!? HAHAHAHA
May 12th, 2008 at 11:06 am
Hey al, now’s your chance to ask! BTW, how is your golf game?
May 12th, 2008 at 11:07 am
Hi and bye sez I, honey do list means that I gotta fly. Bye!
May 12th, 2008 at 11:11 am
DPK - somehow your fly bye’s are not as good as Esme’s. But by all means, complete your list. You can’t beat the rewards.
May 12th, 2008 at 11:12 am
gigi - I think I will have to charge you royalties everytime someone views your video. It’s been up only one hour and it has been viewed more than 200 times!!
May 12th, 2008 at 11:14 am
Stretch - I got seasick watching it. Now I have a kink in my neck.
May 12th, 2008 at 11:16 am
Stretch, that’s amazing considering I am not a porn star!
May 12th, 2008 at 11:16 am
homey…..you imp!
May 12th, 2008 at 11:17 am
Now homey will really throw up and not due to being seasick!!
May 12th, 2008 at 11:17 am
Doc:
Nope. I’m grounded. I’ll be in Hawai‘i during the Regionals.
But UH does post live updates on the Web.
May 12th, 2008 at 11:18 am
james….no worry we will, again, partake of your share.
May 12th, 2008 at 11:18 am
gigi…..WHAT are you talking about?
May 12th, 2008 at 11:19 am
and no forget the cattle call tomw
camellia’s mccully
1130
tsai…..you hungry?
May 12th, 2008 at 11:20 am
Is that the shadow playing tricks on the arms or does Ms. Gigi have some guns?
May 12th, 2008 at 11:21 am
Al:
I’m always hungry.
I was at Camelia’s with the family on Saturday.
Quite good.
May 12th, 2008 at 11:22 am
Eh, ST…..was you in that muumuu taking a swing at the golf ball?? sure looks like you from the sideways. bwaaahahaha!!
May 12th, 2008 at 11:24 am
I read today in the dallas morning news that, Jeff rinebold? is SMU’s recievers coach now. I forgot, but wasn’t he a line coach at UH?
May 12th, 2008 at 11:25 am
al - See you tomorrow!
Stretch - It’s not like I haven’t visited grannies.com.
ST - When does Princess Leila make her video reappearance?
May 12th, 2008 at 11:26 am
delayed reaction:
that was an interesting video
May 12th, 2008 at 11:29 am
mctruck - Looks like Jeff is a jack of all trades when it comes to coaching football positions. I wouldn’t be surprised if he also has the power to offer scholarships.
May 12th, 2008 at 11:30 am
jojo - see you tomorrow
May 12th, 2008 at 11:41 am
Homey:
Princess Leila and the rest of our union-friendly staff return to the video room on May 20. Not sure which videos are posting now. I ignore them.
May 12th, 2008 at 11:46 am
i would never ask that question #64.
….
me too.
May 12th, 2008 at 11:51 am
ST - I don’t watch them too! I’m just waiting for the day Princess Leila posts “new video is up”.
I think the tekkies should give us a daily status report of items they fixed, modified, or enhanced. I’m like you in that WTF is the neighborhood reports doing in the sports section.
May 12th, 2008 at 11:53 am
Those guns come from carrying a stack of books and a violin case to and from Roosevelt High every day.
May 12th, 2008 at 11:54 am
Scholarship value:
How does one arrive at the “value”? - what factors are used to determine that? - is location a factor? - why does the value decrease? I can see it increasing, but decreasing? - what they hay!!
Can “boosters”, individually or collectively, provide funds through a “non-profit” that can give dollars to student-athletes at any time during a school year in the form of a special scholarship?
Someone inferred not to long ago, that athletic programs at the “rich/powerful schools” receive additional funds so they are not concerned by the limited number of scholarship set by the NCAA. Any truth in this?
Do they pay attorneys to study the NCAA rules and find ways around it.
May 12th, 2008 at 11:55 am
do I have to reserve my place for tomorrow? and who will cook for me anyhow? I only know how to burn things…
May 12th, 2008 at 11:55 am
al - now that I viewed the video for the 20-something time, I conclude that gigi indeed has guns. Can you imagine how far the ball will go once she gets her timing down and makes solid contact!
May 12th, 2008 at 11:57 am
jojo - A-Sports is a great cook. She makes plenty smoke!
May 12th, 2008 at 11:59 am
homey, do my guns outmatch your guns?
May 12th, 2008 at 12:02 pm
gigi - I bow in you presence…I hope to be like you when I’m 99.
Anyway, my guns are water pistols. I once challenged Jason in arm wrestling and he let me use two arms!
May 12th, 2008 at 12:02 pm
jojo–you sit next to the kid and pick off his food from the grill since you won’t have any room for your stuff anyway.
May 12th, 2008 at 12:05 pm
addahknowjoe,
Thanks for the support. Its good to know that at least the Big Island peoples feel the same way…gotta stick together, ya.
Coach Wilfred Okabe was my P.E. teacher and his wife was a teacher at Pahoa too for a number of years. She eventually transferred to Waiakea.
Yeah, Pahoa has had some success in the HS ranks like you mentioned.
Softball has been to states numerous times. The Kajiyamas were/are great coaches (Auntie Pearl and uncle Darryl) Mostly during the early 90’s.
Football like you mentioned, under Coach Okabe, had a decent amount of success in the early to mid-eighties. Unfortunately after that, due to lack of bodies, the team was dis-banded…just before I became a freshman. To my knowledge, there was an attempt(s) to revive it, but the kids are just not into it. Not that much school pride there because we are kind of neglected….,but I won’t get into that here.
Baseball in the mid-eighties and a little of the early 90’s went to states, but once again, the disparity in support and talent ( most students who excel in sports and or academics transfer to other schools….) proved to be something hard to overcome. Coach (Uncle)Frank Degele was/is a great coach, but he got burned out just a few years ago. My sister was his statistician and my father volunteered a lot up until a handful of years ago.
Basketball also had its hayday in the eighties ( During that time, there was a lot of multi-sports athletes, the Pachecos, Salazars, Shimabukuros, etc.…I know all of this because I went to a lot of the games due to my brother and sister who graduated in the eighties ) and of course the past handful of years they have had some success too (dem filipino boys can ball =) ).
Track not soo much. I played during my freshman year, but there was always as lack of bodies. Soccer was always popular with the haoles there ( a lot of kids from hippies lol ). The only winning season we had was my senior year when myself and about 6 other classmates decided to play…we were a rough and tumble bunch…taking on all those schools who always ragged us ..was good times lol, especially when we beat them!
Sorry for spamming you all..now back to the work grind. Aloha
P.S. Wish your ala mater good luck, esp when you go against the big schools!!
May 12th, 2008 at 12:06 pm
homey,
i think the videos that up now are being borrowed from kgmb. i don’t watch them either.
May 12th, 2008 at 12:06 pm
homey
i’ll refrain from comment. that way i’ll stay out of trouble, last time i chimed in with you i was crucified–guilt by association. i didn’t even get a fair trial.
May 12th, 2008 at 12:13 pm
oooh, I get choice people to sit by! Ok, I’m there. Is 1130 the starting time or the congregate time?
May 12th, 2008 at 12:14 pm
OK. I’m committed.
Just made the plane reservations for da Swamp game.
on the 26th of August arriving at 11:35PM. The US Air flt departs on the 27th at 7:55AM so there might be time for a “midnight call” somewhere in there 
(ack!)
The US Air “free” trip from the NOLA bump was unavailable so I had to take the $200 discount.
I’m flying in to Las Vegas
Coming home, I arrive back in Las Vegas at 10:49PM on Sept. 1st. and will be praying to get on the 2:30 AM flight back to HNL (this leg is standby)!!!
If not, I may have a few more Kau Kau Kalls opportunities with las vegas!
Hey, las vegas! Hope to meet you soon!
May 12th, 2008 at 12:15 pm
videos?
HA don’t got no videos til the Princess comes back!
May 12th, 2008 at 12:17 pm
Doc- I think Mei Ling is going to try to be the representative Tsai-ko for the Softball Tournament.
May 12th, 2008 at 12:17 pm
If I go the the Wahine Softball game on Friday, I could text msg. someone with the scores. No way to send dynamic updates to the blog. Gotta find out if I can take a vacation day…
May 12th, 2008 at 12:18 pm
I give you credit, Liz. You’re a die-hard fan!
May 12th, 2008 at 12:24 pm
jojo
people start eating as soon as they get there.
homey for example.
May 12th, 2008 at 12:26 pm
Kymry says:
FYI…in case you or anyone you know are $50 deposit holders for season tickets this year…you will be able to purchase away game tickets before they go on sale to the general public (if there are any left). I just spoke to the ticket office manager and they said to download the forms on line at: http://www.hawaiiathletics.com/Ticket/22008-fb-away.html and fax the forms in (fax # on the forms) but note on the form you are a $50 deposit holder and you will be placed on the waitlist for tickets before they sell to the general public.
May 12th, 2008 at 12:26 pm
afternoon gang!
hey jojo - happy belated moms day
gigi - nice swing, you must have a good coach, i thought you had to wear a collared shirt to play golf?
i hope someone either televises or does radio play by for the Wahine regionals
May 12th, 2008 at 12:40 pm
MeiLing- if you have no other contact, you can text me and I can try to relay to the blog. Depends on the time of day. (that will be fun!)
May 12th, 2008 at 12:41 pm
gigi- Diehads, yup!
So are Kymry and her gang and bhf2!!!
May 12th, 2008 at 12:46 pm
Hi folks! I’m eating school lunch at work today and tomorrow. Someday maybe jojo will sit with me at Camellia and help burn my favorite spicy pork. Every time I try, they keep changing the burner plate or turn down the flames.
Tip: If you don’t want to see Al’s Zatoichi-like chopsticks picking off your food, cook the spicy pork…
May 12th, 2008 at 12:55 pm
hey SteveM - looks like most of the gang on lunch break, so hows the school lunch? probably much better then back in the old days
btw, thanks for the list on the last post, amazing how many posters have visited this never ending tailgate party
May 12th, 2008 at 12:57 pm
al - crucified? C’mon, stand together and we can take down DPK!
Anyone wanna bet jojo has an excuse for not showing up tomorrow?
May 12th, 2008 at 1:01 pm
okay…..homey.
if jojo shows up….you eat with only one chopstick.
if jojo no show up…i’ll use only one fork.
and jojo, i know where you live.
hahahaha
May 12th, 2008 at 1:02 pm
off to work now.
May 12th, 2008 at 1:04 pm
homey - it matters if jeje picks her up from work to come lunch. I don’t think they made it to the restaurant the last time. Good thing al set up lunch at 1130 and not “noon” so she shoudl have no excuse.
May 12th, 2008 at 1:04 pm
hi xs-homey - long time, no see!
May 12th, 2008 at 1:06 pm
Hi Loa. Gotta get the 411 on you someday
Yeah, ever since the metaphoric full moon battle ensign was raised over the blog ship last year, it has been a never-ending party and national community center. If the blue torpedoes don’t sink us, it has already done a lot of damage. But it’s good to see some missing friends posting once in a while…with them, we’ll survive.
May 12th, 2008 at 1:08 pm
XLiz - How come? Playing blindfold games again?
May 12th, 2008 at 1:10 pm
Stretch - I don’t know about them 2. Always gotta go home for something…
May 12th, 2008 at 1:15 pm
that’s a new term, “something”.
May 12th, 2008 at 1:22 pm
eh! I’ll be there! Without jeje. It’s his fault, that we’re late, or we get lost!
May 12th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
jojo- way to skip over the innuendos!
bwahahaha!
May 12th, 2008 at 1:27 pm
xs-homey… I was looking at and posting the new pix of my moopuna!
May 12th, 2008 at 1:28 pm
yep, I can vouch for dat. It was jeje’s fault dat they were late for my wii party. (He was out hiking and forgot da time.)
May 12th, 2008 at 1:30 pm
Well, UH is going commercial to Florida.
May 12th, 2008 at 1:32 pm
Just to make sure: We’re talking McCully, right?
May 12th, 2008 at 1:33 pm
Terrible news, ST! The team will be exhausted.
May 12th, 2008 at 1:33 pm
LizK,
You have my email. Send me your cell phone #; I’ll em you mine. I have to see if I can get out of a mtg. on Friday. UH is playing at 1:30 pm your time, 4:30 pm AZ time. It’s a 2-hr drive down to PHX, little more to get to Tempe & find parking. Maybe I can get out for the afternoon from work.
D-Backs are playing Detroit at 6:40 pm; I could make it a double-header evening! I would rather see Colorado or SF, but those games are in the middle of the week.
Hope you get to meet las vegas during your lay-overs. We had a really nice lunch at Sweet Tomatoes. I ate a heaping plate of salad stuff & didn’t feel guilty.
Tsai-ko sized buffet at Spice Market in Planet Hollywood! Went w/ my ‘ohana on Friday night. I “behaved” ~ picked out the king crab leg meat & made myself a crab louie salad for my second plate. Uuummmm!
May 12th, 2008 at 1:33 pm
Oh my God…
Commercial?!?!??!!!!????
May 12th, 2008 at 1:34 pm
ah. come on now jd. can’t we work this all out?
that’s too long a stretch to go commercial vs charter. won’t the guarantee cover the charter?
a 767 could handle with one pit stop.
May 12th, 2008 at 1:34 pm
Re: Flying Commercial
That’s going to suck. No more seats in between players, waiting around the airport during layovers…
Is this the only game they will fly commercial?? I hope they can work something out with one of the airlines to go charter. Doesn’t Alaska Air fly the 737 to Hawaii??
May 12th, 2008 at 1:34 pm
back to work for me, but….
DINNER AND KARAOKE CALL – June 19, 2008
Meet visiting Lo-Cal Tsai-ko Chapter friends Ronnie (President) and Rich2176 (charter member & LAS Affiliate) when they are both are on Oahu on Thursday, June 19, 2008.
Starting at 5:00 PM — drop by after work, talk story, have cocktails, have dinner (optional), and karaoke. A very leisurely evening with no agenda except the blog 5 F’s and karaoke. Gotta leave by 2:00 AM though.
RSVP at:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=eEyq8dXfy_2fHHPIGCSQuo2A_3d_3d
Also more info at the survey site above and a description of possible buffet menus (if sufficient interest). We need a count for Genji whether we do the buffet or not, so please RSVP on the survey, email me, or post on the blog.
May 12th, 2008 at 1:36 pm
commercial? bummas, hope no more delays or maybe go early since the first game
ho boy jeje getting bashed
May 12th, 2008 at 1:36 pm
yes mccully right.
it will be most amusing to see homey eat with one chopstick!
should i bring a video camera to go along with the gigi’s inauguaral golf swings. we could start collecting the “funniest tsako videos”. starting or ending with the sleeping lion.
May 12th, 2008 at 1:39 pm
chawan……you coming tomw?
can we put leila’s tab on yours?
it would be almost a date……
May 12th, 2008 at 1:40 pm
Stretch - According to gigi the new term is “hiking”.
Commercial flight huh. When are they leaving, the beginning of the week?
May 12th, 2008 at 1:41 pm
LizK:
We arrive in LV about the same time, but in different terminals - we will be at Terminal #2 on the Hawaiian flight.
We will look for you on 9/1 as we are booked on the 2:40a flight back to HNL.
Also, at the “swamp” tsaiko tailgate with BHFan, including you, and Florida Ted.
HIlo Greg said he wil not make the trip.
Any other Tsaiko going to the Swamp? Please let SteveM know so he can add you to the “travel group”.
May 12th, 2008 at 1:42 pm
The team flies commercial… whew.
Hope it’s not pinball commercial! OTOH, maybe we’ll be on the same flight part way!
May 12th, 2008 at 1:44 pm
Loa - only the women are bashing jeje.
May 12th, 2008 at 1:48 pm
xs-homey- according to Loa, now it’s called “getting bashed” … hmmm.
A-House- OK! Will pray to be joining you on the way home! Looking forward to the T-Gator too!
I will probably drive or check on a bus from Pensacola to Gainesville. Gotta see my mom and sis who live near Cola!
Ok. MeiLing. Friday sounds like a plan! Will email.
May 12th, 2008 at 1:50 pm
BRING IT ON!!!
If it’s gonna be that way then so be it!
2008 was not going to be easy, it’s started out rough then got better and leveled out for now. The same goes with this season.
DA**IT!! BRING IT ON!!!
May 12th, 2008 at 1:51 pm
Wow Kazz! I feel like to season has started already!!!
WOO HOO!
GO WARRIORS!!!
May 12th, 2008 at 1:53 pm
XLiz - Cute baby pics!
May 12th, 2008 at 1:59 pm
Can you imagine if the Warrior uniforms somehow get lost on it’s way to Florida.
May 12th, 2008 at 2:02 pm
homey - yeah and they will have to use the same boxers for a few days. somehow that story sounds familiar….
May 12th, 2008 at 2:04 pm
homey, liz - lmffao, lets see if i got this now, something = hiking = getting bashed?
getting one headache already trying to keep up with the lingo, hey i just learned what lmao means
watch out Kazz is getting pumped, i can hear bighilo in the background coming
May 12th, 2008 at 2:07 pm
Re: Charters
I wonder if it is possible for the team to fly commercial to the west coast somewhere, then take a charter flight the rest of the way?? It will minimize layover times. There has to be more options to fly charter on the mainland than there is from Hawaii.
May 12th, 2008 at 2:09 pm
loa - didn’t you know having a headache is the worst excuse for “something - hiking - or getting bashed”??
May 12th, 2008 at 2:14 pm
Stretch - and some of them, well most of them, will still look good in store bought UA.
My motto - Be prepared, you never know when you may get something, go hiking, or get bashed.
May 12th, 2008 at 2:15 pm
SteveM,
gigi and hubby will attend the June 19 bash for Ronnie and Rich. What time will dinner be served? At 5 pm or much later?
That will determine when hubby leaves work.
May 12th, 2008 at 2:18 pm
homey - it’s always good to take the raincoat when you go hiking
May 12th, 2008 at 2:21 pm
i wonder if there are any out there that know what stretch is telling homey?
May 12th, 2008 at 2:22 pm
stretch - maybe thats why i’ve been getting headaches, i thought was from not enough sleep, (just joking honey)
May 12th, 2008 at 2:25 pm
stretch & homey - thanks for the ab workout today, grace pacific time, laterz
May 12th, 2008 at 2:31 pm
Loa- bwahahaha!
ok…
I agree - good ab workout
May 12th, 2008 at 2:32 pm
Commercial? Well, that royally sucks !! I sure hope they leave very early, if not, there’s no way around the jet-lag and they will be at a disadvantage right away.
Tsai-Meister,
Any word on when they will leave? I don’t know what the NCAAA allows, but I hope they’ll leave at least eight days before game day.
May 12th, 2008 at 2:36 pm
My bad. The softball team leaves tomorrow. No mo’ flights Wednesday.
May 12th, 2008 at 2:36 pm
hmmm. it would cost me $100 RT to take a 9 hour bus ride from Pensacola to Orlando to hook up with bhf2. $150 to rent a car for 3 days.
May 12th, 2008 at 2:37 pm
Yea! gigi and Mr. gigi are coming to the Rich and Ronnie K-Call!
May 12th, 2008 at 2:39 pm
ST - You probably mentioned it many blog topics ago, but who does the scrambling to make all the travel arrangements for the UH teams? Especially when teams, like the softball team, find out where they are playing in a regional.
May 12th, 2008 at 2:39 pm
As one who recently did the HNL-MCO jaunt, IMHO homey is right, they better leave at or near the beginning of the week. Jet lag was my concern for the team even when a charter flt was in the mix, but moreso now that it looks like the plan is for a commercial flt!
Figuring in check-ins, security checks, lay-overs, etc, from the time I rolled out of my driveway to dropping on the bed in the hotel room (which is all you want to do, believe me) we’re talking about a 15 to 16 hour Odyssey. And that’s with no hiccups along the way. Yikes!
Talk about a tough row to hoe!
May 12th, 2008 at 2:42 pm
Florida Ted,
I see we are thinking along the same lines re: the commercial flt issues.
May 12th, 2008 at 2:43 pm
And all this is not even taking into account what the loss of 100 or so seats going there at that time is gonna do to the fares for the average fan.
Lucky you, Liz to have made your resv. this morning!
May 12th, 2008 at 2:45 pm
d1shima,
We both had the hard reality experience, lol.
May 12th, 2008 at 2:47 pm
Flying RT from Pensacola to Orlando and back would be $475!!!! YIKES!
May 12th, 2008 at 2:47 pm
Since I’ve finally been bitten by the IE blue background bug, and I’m not sure how long this will take to post, I thought I would say everything at once (please pardon the long post)
First, and foremost, Happy belated Mother’s Day to all of the Tsaiko moms! I hope you all had a great mother’s day.
Congratulations to the Softball Team! I wish I could be there in Arizona to cheer them on. Hopefully MeiLing will get the day off – and maybe even bring some friends to cheer for our team.
I can’t believe that the football team has to fly commercial to Florida. It takes a full day from the west coast. Does this mean they can leave ten days before the game to make sure they have enough time to get acclimated to the time change, weather, etc…? I like the idea of flying commercial to the west coast and charter from there. Is that possible?
I can’t wait to get home! Dinner on the 19th is going to be great! I’m trying to convince some of my family to go too.
Davone goes to Miami for his next mini camp this Friday. I hope he keeps on shining.
And finally, as I mentioned, I was finally bitten, last week, by the blue screen bug! It now takes me an average of 2-5 minutes to refresh my screen! I have even resorted to installing Firefox, which seems to have helped, once the initial load completed – which took about 4 minutes. If this keeps up, how are we ever going to have a chat guest? They will only have 5 questions to answer. Are the template designers local? I ask because I noticed other Gannett paper sites using the same template with different color schemes. Are we the only paper having these problems – or do none of their other papers have such an active blog?
May 12th, 2008 at 2:47 pm
But as Kazz says, if that’s the way it’s to be, so be it.
As a great American once said, “Fight. Fight. Fight. I’m with ya!”
May 12th, 2008 at 2:55 pm
Stephen,
Is there any decision yet re: travel arrangements for the other road games?
May 12th, 2008 at 2:59 pm
Excellent, gigi! i will call you just to make sure this is you posting
Seriously though, if the buffet option happens, we will announce the time frame…likely after 6:00. If you are “ala carte”, the food is whenever and whatever you want to order. I’ll check the survey when I get home for your choice. It is possible to have people attending under either option.
May 12th, 2008 at 3:00 pm
Or as one local braddah would put it:
“TRY YOU F**A, KEEP IT UP!!! SEE WHAT KONNA HAPPEN!”
May 12th, 2008 at 3:01 pm
XLiz - Tell bhf2 to pick you up.
dishima - with all this take about something, hiking and getting bashed, I thought you wrote “one tough hoe to row”.
May 12th, 2008 at 3:03 pm
xs-homey… somehow I don’t think he’s gonna wanna spend his whole trip being my chauffeur… but now that you mention it… hmmm.
nah nah nah nah…
hiho~!
May 12th, 2008 at 3:04 pm
Kazz,
That’s the spirit, lol.
May 12th, 2008 at 3:04 pm
homey….back in the day. what color raincoat you had yellow, army green, or see thru?
i know the see thru kind more thin. some prefer that. others just want the protection so they take the jpo yellow kind.
May 12th, 2008 at 3:05 pm
whoa….kazz you flirting with the “smuud” effect.
calm down boy. talk to papa al.
May 12th, 2008 at 3:06 pm
A peek into the mind of homey as he furthers his “Astronomy” studies.
May 12th, 2008 at 3:07 pm
al - my raincoat of choice back in the day was sheepskin.
May 12th, 2008 at 3:07 pm
oh ronnie…..really looking forward to meeting with you.
i keep thinking of veronica in the archie comics whenever i hear your name.
May 12th, 2008 at 3:07 pm
omg…
May 12th, 2008 at 3:08 pm
homey, al and d1 - please hold off from further conversation for 4 days 21 hours. we still have minors in the house.
May 12th, 2008 at 3:09 pm
If I were them, and having to travel commercial, I would wear all the gear on the plane to make sure they arrive with me.
But while I can easily say “eh, no mattah, as long as we get there, etc…” because I don’t have to sit in a cramped airline and face the risks of delays, long layovers, crying babies, and pilau people, I just BELIEVE that the WARRIORS WILL OVERCOME because…
THEY ARE THE WARRIORS OH YEAH… IF YOU DON’T EM’ DEY NOKEA…. CAUSE DA LAU LAU’S SO FIIIIINE… LOCAL BRADDAHS KNOW HOW FO’ DINE….
DEY REPRESENT THE “H-ISLES” THEY LIVE TO BRING THAT WARRIOR PRIDE… DEY HOLD THEIR HEADS TO THE SKY… UH NOT GOING BEG AND CRY
THEY ARE THE WARRIORS OH YEAAAHHHH, IF YOU DON’T LIKE THEM THEY DON’T CARE, ‘CAUSE THEY’RE FEELIN’ SO FIIIIIINE, PLEASE DON’T WASTE THEIR TIME!!!
May 12th, 2008 at 3:10 pm
Stretch,
Does that mean I can’t mention the “ventilated” raincoats?
Doh! too late!
May 12th, 2008 at 3:10 pm
Al,
I calmed down… it always helps to sing.
May 12th, 2008 at 3:10 pm
Big fires raging in Florida right now… yikes…
May 12th, 2008 at 3:10 pm
ohmigoshdarnwhatda?
May 12th, 2008 at 3:13 pm
Don’t some people call them “slickers”?
May 12th, 2008 at 3:15 pm
whoshotwhointhewhatnow?
May 12th, 2008 at 3:16 pm
letsputanendtothisrightnowokay?
May 12th, 2008 at 3:18 pm
It’s just amazing how topics get started all because of jojo.
May 12th, 2008 at 3:20 pm
specialist
May 12th, 2008 at 3:20 pm
Nope. No filter.
May 12th, 2008 at 3:21 pm
since this conversation has ended…
Hope you make it to lunch jojo
May 12th, 2008 at 3:21 pm
okay….i was gonna say they must have run out of lamb. too bad homey.
May 12th, 2008 at 3:25 pm
So what about these raging fires in Florida?
May 12th, 2008 at 3:35 pm
homey,
my buddy, what’s hanging Maestro?
May 12th, 2008 at 3:36 pm
just yesterday, at Sports Authority in Waikele, and this good lookin, muscular, with a shaggy hair do walks into me in the aisle…..
howzit Kazz i said, he was in OMG land……..nice kicks bro……lookin gooooooooood
May 12th, 2008 at 3:36 pm
Bulla,
Found socks ok?
May 12th, 2008 at 3:38 pm
haha,
da beast was begging, so i had to get him some…and i needed some shorts. started working out at 5 am again, and the racquetball is coming along……nice to sweat again.
May 12th, 2008 at 3:38 pm
May 12th, 2008 at 3:40 pm
homey,
did you graduate with a sheepskin, or were you wearing a sheepskin…and if so, what kind of sheep was it…..they’re very pliable in their younger years. well, that’s what my moloka’i hunter friend told me……
hunters, every girl’s dream……they go deep in the bush, shoot 3 times, and ALWAYS EAT what they shoot.
those guyz have it made…..better than hoeing in the garden D1? i tink so…
May 12th, 2008 at 3:40 pm
Heh bulla! Back to the lower case “bulla” I see.
Everything is tight…another beautiful day in Hawaii nei.
May 12th, 2008 at 3:40 pm
kazz,
i knew you was working undercover, you had da look going…but i could tell….still da same hansome guy….
May 12th, 2008 at 3:41 pm
homey,
lowecase, uppercase, you’re still a case………but not an ed case……either way, looks like you have been almost behaving…….but i’ll have to read the whole blog.
May 12th, 2008 at 3:41 pm
Kazz…bulla wears socks???
May 12th, 2008 at 3:43 pm
haha,
James, you ILH stud you….of course i wear socks, i have to break in the slippers…mwaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh
May 12th, 2008 at 3:43 pm
bulla…does Kazz work security too!?!…or was that homey…and I thought homey only worked at night??? Mwahahahahahahahahaha
May 12th, 2008 at 3:44 pm
bulla - nice segue.
May 12th, 2008 at 3:44 pm
At DMHS, ILH meant I Live Honolulu….mwahahahahaha
May 12th, 2008 at 3:47 pm
homey,
is that a filipino dish i have never heard of segue (say-goo)? do you eat that with rice and/or pancit?
or is that the thing you ride in waikiki on the sidewalk? mwaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh
May 12th, 2008 at 3:48 pm
james,
no lie, you buggahs would look up to kapalama hts. and roll your eyes back and in unison (that means all together) would dream of ILH
I LOVE HAWAIIANS
mwaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh
May 12th, 2008 at 3:49 pm
James - Yeah, many have mistaken me for Kazz. In fact brew thought he saw me in the group photo at the scrimmage. The one where everyone is on the field.
May 12th, 2008 at 3:54 pm
homey - Kazz was there? I thought that was mojo….bwahahahahahaaha
Just kidding to Kazz and Mojo….
May 12th, 2008 at 3:54 pm
200..Whoopee…
May 12th, 2008 at 3:56 pm
You gotta be kidding me, commercial from Honolulu to Florida? I can barely get through a flight from HNL to LAX, and I’m only Tsaiko-small.
Did I hear something about gigi and porn videos? Are we sure homey and gigi haven’t met before?
One final down, two to go. Gotta run, see you all later.
May 12th, 2008 at 3:59 pm
huh?
May 12th, 2008 at 4:00 pm
Jason - And what would the title of the movie be? “Behind the Senior Citizen’s Door”?
May 12th, 2008 at 4:01 pm
your comment at #57
May 12th, 2008 at 4:02 pm
Why don’t you ask James — isn’t he the producer?
May 12th, 2008 at 4:04 pm
Whoa Jason…no talk like dat to your elders….mwahahahahahaaha
May 12th, 2008 at 4:04 pm
James made whoopee
May 12th, 2008 at 4:04 pm
jojo..I would say something but I respect my elders…..bwahahahahahahaha
May 12th, 2008 at 4:06 pm
So I star in 1 movie called “The Golfer” and you are seeing me in other kinds of movies?
May 12th, 2008 at 4:08 pm
That’s what makes Hawaii so special. haha
May 12th, 2008 at 4:31 pm
Was also thinking about the “exit strategy” being altered by flying commercial.
Blows if the team cannot get outta town until the next day and have to cut into prep time for the next game. it’s also a lo—ng trip back.
May 12th, 2008 at 4:56 pm
Good afternoon Tsaikos. Good to see that all of you are in fine spirits. I, like others, am confused about how the Warriors are traveling to FL. Game was agreed on sometime back (had plenty time to plan) and only now they finalize their flight plans? Planning a long trip like this is not something you wait on and I said that over 2 months ago that you are asking for troubles. IMHO, you could have flown commercial to Vegas, then charter from there. Plus you could have worked with the Boyd Gaming group (R Wallace) about the overnight room. UH wants to go big time, then you got to start thinking big time.
May 12th, 2008 at 5:07 pm
For the Tsaikos going to cc tomorrow with al, be sure to congratulate him cause on Mother’s Day, he became grandpa for 7 new “kids”.
May 12th, 2008 at 5:08 pm
5 boys and 2 girls
May 12th, 2008 at 5:08 pm
what is tomorrow?
May 12th, 2008 at 5:09 pm
I don’t know their name except for one of the boys and I think his name is Hershey or Hershel.
May 12th, 2008 at 5:17 pm
nah…..no can hershey. thats the name of a very famous chocolate.
May 12th, 2008 at 5:17 pm
Also wondering about the travel plans for the other games.
Flying to/from PDX, not bad.
SLC, not bad.
BOI, bad. Can you say Turbo prop?
FAT, bad. Anything to do with Fresno, bad.
May 12th, 2008 at 5:18 pm
My bad.
Leaving Fresno, not bad.
May 12th, 2008 at 5:20 pm
Right Arm Whitey!…Think Big!…that’s the ticket.
Now, whatever happen to Doris Duke’s big private jet that used to sit at HNL waiting to take her anywhere in the world. Now that she is no longer of this planet, what happened to that bird? That woman knew how to travel!
It’s time to start seriously considering rent-to-own/leasing/or out right buying a plane for the UH. There’s enough sporting events to keep that bird in the air year round. What would the cost be vs what we are paying now? How do you compute the fringe benefits of getting there and back in one shot with all your players, coaches, equipment and stuff? Other University football teams have them, why not us? We have no option of using a bus.
Something we should ask JD about. Anything is possible if we plan it out right.
May 12th, 2008 at 5:22 pm
al,
what tab are we talking about? i’m lost…
May 12th, 2008 at 5:29 pm
chawan cut……
been posting a cattle call notice for tomw
camellia at mccully
1130
pay attention to detail.
May 12th, 2008 at 5:31 pm
dang, i can’t run away from work. even to eat all that. sorry. hopefully you guys all have fun for me!
May 12th, 2008 at 5:32 pm
Oops, sorry, I thought I was on the WarriorBeat, didn’t realize I stumbled on the set of ‘Animal House’, lol.
May 12th, 2008 at 5:34 pm
ok, maybe not Hershey, but how’s about Ghiradelli?
May 12th, 2008 at 5:37 pm
I can’t escape my finals tomorrow and join you guys, but that’s okay, I get great Korean food early — Mom is making spicy pork for dinner.
May 12th, 2008 at 5:41 pm
Al ~ Did you say that one of the pups is chocolate colored?
How ’bout the name “Brown Sugar?” In Hawaiian, the translation would be Kapa’a Ula Ula. Shorten to “Kapa’a” for his first name…Ula Ula can be his last name..Bow Wow, ladat!
May 12th, 2008 at 5:41 pm
Kekoa, am not trying to put down UH travel plans, but they knew they would be going to play FL in 2007 and date was set (time wasn’t), so why wasn’t plans finalized by January? Plus would have saved tremendous amount of money. In a way, this is making me think that UH is just going there to play, get their bees kicked, and come home and say that they played a national power. In other words, a game of this magnitude should be given very high priority and to help the coaches and players get ready for this game, they shouldn’t be thinking about the travel plans, but how to prepare for the game. Everything tangible for the team should have been done or is in the final stages, so the team can concentrate on their game.