HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.R. NO.

170

TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE, 2015

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 


HOUSE RESOLUTION

 

 

congratulating the Kaiser High School Cougars Boys' varsity basketball team and head coach Branden Kawazoe for winning the 2015 division ii state basketball championship.

 

 

 


WHEREAS, high school basketball is a very competitive and very serious sport in Hawaii; and

 

WHEREAS, successful student athletes must be committed to rigorous training, teamwork, and good sportsmanship in addition to maintaining high academic achievement; and

 

WHEREAS, experienced and dedicated leadership can be critical to producing a winning team; and

 

WHEREAS, the Henry J. Kaiser High School Cougars basketball team is composed of talented and committed players; and

    

WHEREAS, the Cougars are led by Branden Kawazoe, a former standout player and 2002 graduate of Waiakea High School who went on to play for NCAA Division III Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon; and

 

WHEREAS, Coach Kawazoe was assistant coach for the boys varsity team at Iolani from 2009 to 2013; and 

 

WHEREAS, Coach Kawazoe joined the Cougars in 2013, after serving as an assistant coach from 2007 to 2009 for his alma mater, Pacific University; and

 

WHEREAS, the Cougars practiced long and hard to prepare themselves for the 2014-2015 season; and

 

WHEREAS, their hard work and dedication paid off on the court as the Cougars won a steady string of victories; and

 

WHEREAS, on Saturday, February 28, 2015, the Cougars scored a decisive 49-to-45 victory over the Kalani High School Falcons to win the Division II State Basketball Championship, ending the season with an 21-8 record; and

 

WHEREAS, the community is proud of the Cougars and Coach Kawazoe's push for excellence in sports and life; now, therefore,

 

     BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Twenty-eighth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2015, that this body congratulates the Henry J. Kaiser High School Cougars Varsity Boys' Basketball team Head Coach Branden Kawazoe and assistant coaches for their outstanding achievements as Division II State Champions and extends to them its sincerest Aloha and best wishes for continued success.

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be sent to Head Coach Branden Kawazoe, Assistant Coaches Kainoa Scheer, Jordan Wong, Jomo Young, Drew Uchiyama, Tyler Kamita, Kamaka Camarillo, Shane Yoshimoto, Kala'e Camarillo, Athletic Director Secretary Marlis Khansmith, Athletic Director Rodney Iwasaki, Vice Principal Dana Takahara-Dias, Principal Justin Mew and the following members of the Cougar State Champions Basketball Team Isaiah Akiona, Jonah Chinen, Bryan Iha, Chance Kalaugher, Shaun Kim, Spencer Lee, Kelsey Lewis II, Isaiah Lundell, Cameron Ma, Keoua Mahiko, Brayden Nueku, Micah Okamoto, Jalen Pinks and Nic Tom.

 

 

 

OFFERED BY:

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Report Title: 

Kaiser High School Basketball Team Congratulatory Resolution