Hawaii Sports – BIG in the Big Island

By:  Roy Dollwet, RA

Hawaiian Island Homes, Pahoa.

(808) 430-3223, (808) 965-9500

Sports is BIG here in the Big Island! This epitomizes a zest for living the good, healthy lifestyle. Whether you are into sports actively as a player or just the armchair kind, you’ll have the sporting time of your life in the islands of Hawaii.

A broad range of sports types await you.. Name it, the Big Island has it. Non-stop sports all year round!  Just as fanatic, crazy and agog over such exciting sports as basketball, baseball, football, even drag race, including the so-called iron man’s sport – the triathlon – the ultimate test of an athlete’s 3 Gs (grit, guts, gumption), and of course conditioning and skill! Is sumo wrestling your cup of tea? Even rodeo has a huge following here – not surprising - Hawaii being cattle country too!

An archipelago, with all those waters all around: inviting, tempting - it’s no brainer Hawaii follow the path that leads to a full range of water sports - sports buffs sweating it out in pursuit of fame and glory, fun or just for the heck of it  – in the sports  they love! And bring into focus the mind-set, discipline and gung-ho spirit of the men and women of Hawaii sports-wise!

Proof of the pudding is that Hawaii had consistently produced sports greats through the years, such as:

• Rell Sunn – regarded as the best female longboard surfer in the world

• Thelma Kalama – Olympic gold medalist

• Joaquin Vander – University of Hawaii’s basketball star

• Blaine Gaison – NFL Atlanta Falcon’s super quarterback

Itching to get your band on the ball! Swim like a fish! Perhaps pirouette like a ballerina on surfboard! And pursue the lofty goal of following the foot-steps of your sports icon! Why not!

Found the sports scene in the Big Island intoxicating, mesmerizing enough to cause you to journey and live where the action is? You’re not alone! Thousands heeded the discovery and allure of Hawaii Sports’ call and made a bee-line to the Big Island. Which appropriately they now call HOME!

Won’t you join us!