The Honolulu Bulls will host their annual open house. This year, the open house will take place from Tuesday, June 29th to Saturday, July 3rd 2021. Please feel free to share the details (time and location) and if you have any questions, we can be reached at aloha@honolulubulls.org.
Earlier this month, Jonah Kawamura was named 2020-2021 Gatorade soccer player of the year for the state of Hawaii.
The Gatorade Player of the Year award was established in 1985 to recognize the nation’s most elite high school student-athletes for their athletic excellence, academic achievement and exemplary character. The Gatorade Player of the Year program annually recognizes one winner in the state of Hawaii and each of the 50 states that sanction high school football, girls volleyball, boys and girls cross country, boys and girls basketball, boys and girls soccer, baseball, softball, and boys and girls track & field, and awards one National Player of the Year in each sport. The selection process is administered by the Gatorade Player of the Year Selection Committee, which work with top sport-specific experts and a media advisory board of accomplished, veteran prep sports journalists to determine the state winners in each sport.
The 5-foot-10, 155-pound senior midfielder and forward was a First Team All-Interscholastic League of Honolulu honoree and an Honorable Mention All-State selection as a junior. He scored eight goals and passed for eight assists in 2020, leading the Raiders to a 7-5 record, and concluded his prep career with 25 goals and 20 assists. Kawamura has maintained a 3.40 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to play soccer at the University of Washington this fall. A devoted member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Kawamura has volunteered locally on behalf of his school’s Key Club.
“Jonah has made a big impact on our varsity team since his freshman year because of his size, speed and understanding of the game. He has always accepted playing whatever position the team needed him to play the most, and he’s been a great leader by example on the field.” Chris Lee Head Coach – ’Iolani coach
The club is proud to announce 5 new college commits for 2021.
This upcoming fall, Tabin Molzon will pack his bags to Rhode Island and will join the Wildcats family at Johnson and Wales.
The Honolulu Bulls offensive players, who joined the club a year ago, will study graphic design.
“I chose Johnson and Wales because I had a lot of family on the East coast, and the school has a really good graphic design program which is actually part of their engineering majors so I will get to learn about the process of how things are actually made rather than just external design. Also, their coach was very nice and gave me the impression that with the right work ethic I could have a good impact in my freshman season. I will be studying graphic design, and I thank the bulls because of the intensity of the drills and good quality of play. I would never have gotten scouted through my footage from an exact camp in Vegas without the bulls rigorous training environment.” Tabin said.
On the complete opposite side of the country, Jonah Kawamura will join the Huskies at University of Washington, in Washington State.
The midfielder will study business and will compete in the renowned and competitive PAC12 conference.
“I chose UW because I have a great relationship with the coaches and will be receiving a great education. I also chose UW for their great soccer program that I feel I will grow a lot as a player and will open doors for me in the future than other colleges wouldn’t be able to. I’m looking to study business at UW. I have been with the bulls for about 12 years now and they have helped me so much. They have helped me develop into the player I am today and guided me through the recruiting process. I can’t thank bulls enough for helping me achieve my goals.”
More recently, Noah Edwards committed Pacific University. Part of the club since Keiki Bulls, Noah will join the Boxers Ohana in Oregon.
Noah, a midfielder, is interested in studying science. “I chose Pacific University in Oregon because I felt the strongest connection with their campus and their coaches. I also chose them because I want to pursue their internship program at Nike World Headquarters, which is something that’s always interested me. I am excited for my next chapter in both school and soccer and would like to thank all my teammates, coaches and families at Bulls who have supported me and helped to prepare me for what’s to come.” Said Noah.
Still on the west coast, Max Albano will also move to Oregon. Max committed to Willamette University and will join the Bearcats family.
Max, an offensive player who joined the Honolulu Bulls last summer will study physics and engineering. “Joining the Bulls allowed me to the best situation in fulfilling my goal to play college soccer and receive my degrees. I’ll be in Willamette’s and USC’s 3-2 program where I hope to obtain degrees in Physics and Engineering respectively.” Max said.
Last but not least, Jonah Yoshimoto will join the Spartans Ohana in British Columbia, Canada. Jonah committed to Trinity Western University and will pursue their nursing program.
The midfielder is excited to start his journey in a different country: “I am stoked to continue my academic and athletic career at Trinity Western University in Langley, British Columbia. I decided to commit to Trinity Western University as it is one of the top soccer schools in Canada. In addition, it has a very well known nursing program which I will be pursuing. I am forever grateful for the Bulls ‘ohana and everything they have done for me these past 10 years. They have played a tremendous part in making me who I am today both on and off the pitch.” Jonah said.
We look forward to seeing all of them on the field defending their new colors. Good luck and congratulations!
