Sports Illustrated has ranked Punahou the #1 athletic program for 2007-08. Punahou, the oldest school west of the Rockies, has a rich athletic history with a Hall of Fame that Dad was inducted into last month. SI’s Austin Murphy also ripped out a nice six-page spread on the Buff n’ Blue, along with an interview with Barack Obama, who’s obviously become Punahou’s most famous alum. Barack, who was on the basketball squad in 1979, discusses his Punahou memories. Don’t miss the butterfly collar on that classic mugshot!
Uncle Eddie and Auntie Mary’s first great-grandson (and Pudge’s first grandson) crashed the party this weekend, Saturday, May 17th, 2008. Noah Edward Camarena, 6 lbs. 15 ozs. He and his mom are doing great.
If my math is correct, that makes this little guy my third cousin once removed. To add a little piece of boxing trivia to the story, he’s also the second cousin once removed of Oscar De La Hoya. Noah’s dad’s mother and Oscar’s mother are sisters.
While in Honolulu last month, Dad, Mom, and I spent a few hours driving around the old stomping grounds in the Manoa valley. Included in our stops was the house I was brought home to on 3017 Manoa Road*. We drove by it a few times; it took several takes for the kids to realize which house was theirs. In the last few decades, the owners had constructed a wall out front, making it difficult to recognize.
The house has apparently doubled in size, with a huge addition out back. And hey, it’s for sale. Anybody wanna go in on it with me?
