Over 40 student-athletes take part in Signing Day event at Sheraton Waikiki

BY MICHAEL LASQUERO | HSRN
PUBLISHED NOVEMBER 12, 2025

WAIKIKI — Wednesday morning was the culmination of a lot of hard work for over 40 high school seniors at the annual Hawai’i State National Letter of Intent Signing Day.

With their family and friends gathered at the Sheraton Waikiki Beach Resort, the student-athletes from the class of 2026 signed their binding letters to their respective universities and colleges across the country.

The group included athletes signing to play baseball, basketball, beach volleyball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, softball, swimming, track and field, volleyball and water polo.

The event continued a 24-year tradition of annual signing day events in Hawai’i since 2001, that was first established by Doris Sullivan and her Pacific Islands Athletic Alliance (PIAA). Kawika Kane and the Aloha Kane Leadership Development Foundation is the latest organizers of the event.

A full list of all the seniors that signed at the event is listed below:

Student-Athlete — High School — College signed with — Sport

Kahaku Harrison – Punahou School → Rice University (Houston, TX) – Baseball

Noah Sham – Henry J. Kaiser High School → University of Nevada, Reno – Baseball

Hayzen Inouye – Kaiser High School → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo – Baseball

Tanner Kagimoto – Henry J. Kaiser High School → Hawai‘i Pacific University (Honolulu, HI) – Baseball

Tayven Kalama Carreira – Kailua High School → Yavapai College (Prescott, AZ) – Baseball

Alika Ahu – University Laboratory School → Stanford University – Baseball

Koa Marzo Jr. – Mililani High School → University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa – Baseball

Colten Amai Nakagawa – University Laboratory School → University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa – Baseball

Kahanu Martinez – Saint Louis School → University of Oregon – Baseball

Pua‘ena Herrington – Maryknoll High School → Utah Tech University (St. George, UT) – Basketball

Makeely Rolles – Punahou School → Pepperdine University – Beach Volleyball

Jada Souza – Maryknoll High School → University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa – Beach Volleyball

Ashlyn Jacobsen – Campbell High School → University of San Francisco – Cross Country & Track

Beth Ragain – Hawai‘i Baptist Academy → Asbury University (Wilmore, KY) – Cross Country & Track

Tyler White – Punahou School → Pomona College (Claremont, CA) – Football

Jacey Kage – Hawai‘i Baptist Academy → Colorado State University (Fort Collins, CO) – Golf

Sydney Fuke – Punahou School → University at Albany – Golf

Ty Kikuchi – Punahou School → Vassar College (New York) – Men’s Volleyball

Ashley Ragain – Hawai‘i Baptist Academy → Mount Vernon Nazarene University (Mount Vernon, OH) – Soccer

Emily Sparks – Punahou School → Seattle University – Soccer

Maya Yoshimura – Punahou School → University of Mississippi – Soccer

Olivia Schiel – Punahou School → UC San Diego – Soccer

Ellie Vieira – Punahou School → Macalester College (St. Paul, MN) – Soccer

Kamryn Albeso – Mililani High School → University of Colorado Colorado Springs – Soccer

Natalyn Fujikane – Mililani High School → Cal Poly Pomona – Soccer

Jazlyn Chang – Punahou School → Sacramento State University – Soccer

Jaslene Rose Cayetano – Mililani High School → University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa – Soccer

Krislyn Uyeda – Moanalua High School → Grand Canyon University (Phoenix, AZ) – Soccer

Meilani Navarro – James Campbell High School → Vanguard University (Costa Mesa, CA) – Soccer

Kamryn Okinaka – Punahou School → Chapman University – Soccer

Kaitlyn Osada – Punahou High School → University of Puget Sound (Tacoma, WA) – Soccer

Ori Mailo – Mililani High School → University of Oklahoma (Norman, OK) – Softball

Sophia Alo – James Campbell High School → UT San Antonio (San Antonio, TX) – Softball

Taylor-Elise Mendoza – Campbell High School → Sacramento State – Softball

Naomi Stremick – Kalani High School → Western Washington University (Bellingham, WA) – Softball

Shyla Gabrillo – James Campbell High School → Hawai‘i Pacific University – Softball

Liana Dela Pena-Pihana – Kapolei High School → Corban University (Salem, OR) – Softball

Meghan Castro – Radford High School → Chaminade University of Honolulu – Softball

Palehua Silva – Maryknoll School → University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa – Softball

Kaylie Kihara – Mililani High School → Jessup University (Rocklin, CA) – Softball

Journei Webster – Punahou School → Rutgers University (New Brunswick, NJ) – Swimming

Destiny Look – Mid-Pacific Institute → Southern Methodist University (SMU) – Track & Field

Will Niethammer – Punahou School → UC Santa Barbara – Volleyball

Hope McCarren – Punahou School → Fresno State University – Water Polo

Synnove Robinson – Punahou School → Harvard University – Water Polo

Ava Aguilera – Punahou School → Claremont McKenna College (Claremont, CA) – Water Polo