Hall of Honor inducts 36th class


The 36th Hall of Honor class poses for a photo Sunday night at the Pomaikai Ballrooms. Greg Yamamoto | SL

Twelve student-athletes from all five statewide leagues were honored at the annual Enterprise Rent-A-Car/Hawaii High School Athletic Association Hall of Honor awards dinner Sunday night at the Pomaikai Ballrooms.

The group — made up of nine girls and three boys — was chosen from amongst a group of 63 applicants by a 16-person selection committee made up of current and former sports reporters, coaches and athletics directors. Each individual will receive a $2,000 scholarship courtesy of Enterprise Rent-A-Car.

Class of 2018 HHSAA Hall of Honor:
  » Saydee Aganus, Kamehameha-Hawaii (basketball, track and field)
  » Teniya Alo, Hawaii Technology Academy (wrestling, judo)
  » Corey Cabanban, Saint Louis (wrestling)
  » Andre Ilagan, Farrington (tennis)
  » Taegan Keep, Kauai (basketball, track and field)
  » Gwen Maeha, Leilehua (bowling, softball)
  » Cherilyn Molina, Konawaena (basketball, volleyball, track and field)
  » Taysia Pimental, Seabury Hall (canoe paddling, track and field)
  » Mikayla Tablit, Konawaena (basketball, track and field)
  » Ally Wada, Hawaii Baptist (volleyball, basketball, track and field)
  » Ryan Wilcox, Punahou (volleyball)
  » Veronica Winham, Seabury Hall (cross country, track and field)

The keynote speaker was Kevin Wong, a former professional volleyball player and beach volleyball analyst for NBC Sports at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics Games. Wong, a Punahou School '90 graduate, was inducted into the Hall of Honor in 1990.

It is the 36th consecutive year the Hall of Honor has recognized the top 12 senior student-athletes in the state. A complete list of inductees, dating back to the inaugural class of 1983, can be found here.