All 12 athletes chosen for the Hawaii High School Athletic Association Hall of Honor Class of 2022 deserve to have their name in headlines.
Eh, Bedrock Sports Hawaii only got five in there.
The 12 hailing from Hawaii high schools won the distinctive honor Saturday night, chosen by a 13-person committee of current and former sports reporters, athletic directors and coaches from around the state. The criteria is based mainly on athletic achievement, but character, sportsmanship, academic record and community service also are taken into consideration.
All inductees will be awarded a $2,000 scholarship courtesy of the HHSAA and Enterprise Holdings, which operates Enterprise Rent-A-Car and other car rental companies. In addition, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser is a co-sponsor of the program.
Unfortunately, the 12 honorees will not be recognized at an awards dinner. Due to the rising COVID-19 case numbers, the traditional induction has been canceled for a third-straight year.
The HHSAA’s Hall of Honor program has been recognizing the top 12 Hawaii senior student-athletes each year since 1983.
This year, the breakdown by various categories looks like this:
>> Seven girls, five boys
>> Eight from Oahu, two from the Big Island, and one each from Kauai and Maui
>> Six from the ILH, two from the OIA, two from the BIIF, and one each from the KIF and MIL
Below is a quick look at all 12 inductees. Bedrock Sports Hawaii plans to have more on them in the near future.
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AILANA AGBAYANI
‘Iolani softball
>> A succesfusul pitcher and hitter for power, she was part of the Raiders’ state Division I championship team in 2019, the state D-I runner-up team in 2022, the ILH championship team in 2022 and the ILH runner-up in 2021. This spring, Agbayani homered to keep the Raiders alive until the final out of a 5-2 state final loss to Maryknoll. She will play college softball for BYU.
Ailana Agbayani
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AIVA ARQUETTE
Saint Louis School basketball and baseball
>> A smooth-fielding shortstop, Arquette led the Crusaders to ILH championships in 2021 and 2022. This year, with a state baseball tournament being held for the first time since 2019, Saint Louis finished third. In the tournament, Arquette went 3-for-8 and was the winning pitcher in the Crusaders’ 9-1 victory over Kailua in the state third-place game. He was also a major force for the Saint Louis basketball team, which won the state championship this winter for the first time since 1986. In the 57-34 state final victory over Mililani, he scored 25 points on 10-for-19 shooting with 12 rebounds. He will play baseball in college for the University of Washington.
Aiva Arquette
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KALEONAHE BUKOSKI
Kauai High volleyball and soccer
She was the player of the year in KIF soccer for the league champion Kauai High Red Raiders this year and was a standout for the girls volleyball team in her high school career. In the 2020 state soccer tournament, she scored a goal in a quarterfinal game to help lead the team on to the semifinals and the final, where the Red Raiders lost 4-1 to Hawaii Prep. She also participated on the Red Raiders’ track and field team.
Kaleonahe Bukoski
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O’SHEN CAZIMERO
Kohala basketball
A 5-foot-10 guard, Cazimero was named the Hawaii Gatorade basketball player of the year in 2021, when he was a junior for the Cowboys. That award (when no season was held) was based on his 2020 stats. As a sophomore in 2020, he averaged 21.3 points, seven assists and 5 rebounds per game, leading Kohala to the Division II state championship. In the 51-48 title-game victory over Roosevelt, he scored 23 points. This year, in the Cowboys’ 78-46 victory over Hawaii Baptist in the state third-place game, he scored 31 points with six rebounds.
O’Shen Cazimero
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ERIN HIKIJI
Mililani wrestling, judo
A wrestler at 97 pounds and a judoka at 98, she was a powerful force during her Trojans’ career, winning state wrestling championships in 2020 and 2022 (no tournament was held in 2021) and placing fourth in 2019. She also won state judo titles in 2019 and 2022 (no tournament was held in 2020 or 2021). In addition, Hikiji finished the wrestling season this winter as the No. 1 girls pound-for-pound wrestler in Hawaii by Bedrock Sports Hawaii. She will wrestle in college for the University of Providence in Montana.
Erin Hikiji
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DEVIN KAHAHAWAI
Kamehameha volleyball
At 6 feet, 3 inches, she was an imposing outside hitter for the Warriors since the fall of 2018, when she was a freshman. She was part of two state championships in 2019 and 2021 (no tournament was held in 2020) and a state runner-up finish (2018). In a three-game sweep over Punahou last fall in the state final, she led the way with 16 kills. She will play in college for the University of Texas.
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JOVI LEFOTU
‘Iolani basketball, volleyball
The ‘Iolani girls basketball team has won the last three state championships (2019, 2020 and 2022) and she has been a part of all three. In the three title games, she has combined for 39 points and 22 rebounds. This spring, in the 28-13, low-scoring title game against Konawaena, she scored half of her team’s points with 14 to go along with eight rebounds. She was also a standout for the Raiders’ volleyball team. She will be playing in college forthe University of Hawaii.
Jovi Lefotu
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GRACE MONAHAN
University Laboratory School swimming
She won the 200 individual medley and the 1oo butterfly state championships three times each — in 2019, 2020 and 2022 (no state tournament was held in 2021). In 2020, she set the 200 IM state meet record with a time of 2:01.58. She will be swimming in college for North Carolina State.
Grace Monahan
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KALIANA SALAZAR-HARRELL
Konawaena basketball
A 5-5 point guard, Salazar-Harrell led the Wildcats to a D-I state tournament third-place finish in 2019 and runner-up finishes in 2020 and 2022 (no tournament was held in 2021). In 10 state tournament games, she scored 151 points with 37 rebounds and 16 assists. She will play college basketball for Cal State Fullerton.
Kaliana Salazar-Harrell
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KALE SPENCER
Kamehameha-Maui basketball, volleyball and football
At 6-4, Spencer was part of the Warriors football team that made its mark in the Division II state football tournament this fall. In a 48-24 win over Kaiser in the semifinals, he scored on a 52-yard interception return. But his top sport is volleyball, where he was a standout outside hitter and setter. He will play volleyball in college at Long Island University.
Kale Spencer
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BLAZE SUMIYE
Moanalua wrestling, judo and football
He wrestled in three state tournaments, winning two (at 145 pounds in 2020 and at 160 pounds in 2022). And he finally got the judo state title he wanted since he was a little kid this spring, winning the 178-pound division. Most of his match wins in both sports were done in physically impressive fashion, through power and technique. He was the state’s No. 2 boys pound-for-pound wrestler this winter by Bedrock Sports Hawaii. For the first time, he tried out for the football team as a senior and became an effective defensive end for Na Menehune. He will be wrestling college for the University of Providence in Montana.
Blaze Sumiye
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TEVA TAFITI
Punahou football
A four-star recruit by Rivals and 247Sports, the 6-foot-3, 211-pound linebacker was a major force for the Buffanblu defense since his sophomore year. As a senior, he made 20 tackles with 4.5 for loss, including two sacks. But, perhaps the best is yet to come. Tafiti received 22 Division I FBS college offers and signed to play for Stanford.
Teva Tafiti
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