Sports

Free annual Surfers Healing camp scheduled this weekend at Richardson Ocean Park in Hilo, giving keiki with autism and other disabilities the unique experience of catching some waves with professionals.

After this week, we’re sure everybody could use a simple does of good old-fashioned fun. The Big Island is here to oblige. Check out the top 10 things to do on the Big Island now!

Mirai Sato put through the first and last scores of the Hilo men’s team victory over Fresno Pacific University.

Saturday marks the return to Kona for the men’s championship race, which last year was held in Nice, France, due to the new alternating sites format for men and women.

Here’s everything you need to know about race day Oct. 26, from road closures to solid waste facility closures, where to watch the action and even how to become an Ironman VIP spectator.

The middle of October brings with it a variety of events and activities around the Big Island.

Registration packets and information about league rules and format will be distributed. League play is expected to be from Nov. 25 to Jan. 27, 2025.

The Vulcans completed their four-game road trip with victories over Dominican, Academy of Art, Menlo and Jessup.

Labor Day Weekend is right around the corner, and it doesn’t look like there’s any hurricanes to get in the way to stop you from getting out and going to see what’s happening around the island.

The Age Group 10 and Under Basketball League is scheduled to start play Sept. 16, with games Monday through Thursday.

Another 77 matchups in the master, junior and open classes are on today’s race card, slated to start at 8 a.m. Overflow parking is now available at the Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium.

Today’s last race is expected to begin at 4:19 p.m., but the schedule can change. A medal ceremony is planned after matchups conclude for the day.

The powerhouses of paddling took to the waters of Hilo Bay a little later than planned Friday morning, officially launching 8 days of outrigger canoe racing on the Big Island.

A total of 1,866 teams will compete, with 333 from Hawai‘i alone.

Sure. The 2024 Hawai‘i primary election is this Saturday. But that doesn’t mean the Big Island is taking a break from keeping you entertained, active and engaged.

The state Department of Education and the Hawaiʻi High School State Athletic Association have announced, for the first time in nearly 20 years, there will be a new sport for high school girls to compete in. Beginning in Spring 2025, girls flag football will be in public and private high schools across the state.

The 12 athletes match the highest total for the University of Hawaiʻi in any Olympics, as the university also sent 12 athletes to the games in 2000.

Separate divisions are offered for keiki 5 to 12 years old, teens, men, women, kūpuna at least 55 years old and ‘ohana. There also will be an art contest and invasive species division in which all entrants are automatically entered. This year’s tournament is Aug. 16-18.

Hosted by the Hawai‘i County Department of Parks and Recreation’s Elderly Activities Division, this year’s 2-day tournament at the Walter C. Victor Baseball Complex in Hilo hosts 21 teams and more than 400 players from around the Big Island.

Ground golf combines elements of golf and croquet. It originated in Hawaiʻi County’s sister city of Yurihama, Japan. It has become popular on the Big Island, especially among kūpuna.