My sons had played for and I had coached for only one club since they started several years ago…read moreThat opportunity dissolved opening the door to Hawaii United. I like their philosophy a great deal, leadership in all we do, I like the culture and the friendly people. We've only been with them a couple of months and I think we've found our new home for next season and beyond!

After being asked to be on competitive Gold team. Our son was pigeon holed into being a goalie when…read morenumerous emails, club meetings and text conversations discussed our issues and sons desires to learn the whole game. After 3 meetings with coach Mo saying players were going to be moved around and learn all the positions, our son has never done anything more. The club was the one who moved us to Gold, the competitive team. Having had years of national and international play, coaching and refereeing experience. I have been completely ignored in our concerns and now lied to face to face multiple times. Though having the appearance of a quality experienced staff, in 2 seasons we've seen zero quality in growth, technicality, knowledge of the game, passing, strategy, set pieces, positions and I go on. They glorify the individual selfish play of individual's. I highly recommend looking elsewhere, now having played these other clubs, Albion, Rush, etc...you'll be better off.

Woohoo!!!! How should I say this..........How can I go from one end of the spectrum, to another?…read more What am I talkin' about???? Well, a few days ago........I was at the opera, then the next thing you know, I am at a UH WARRIOR FOOTBALL game! Let me tell you guys...........going to football game is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay better than going to the Opera! Lol! And let me tell you why! 1. You gotta love the electricity in the air of a football game! Loyal fans of Warrior football will come out regardless if they win or lose.............. 2. The tailgating, fellowship, & friendships............. 3. The various food vendors that serve their expensive, but sometimes tasty food. 4. The great half time show provided by the University of Hawaii band, and the funny games which they pick a few people from the audience to participate in. 5. And last of all, I had the privilege of sitting in the band section because of my Yelp buddy - Jules Y.! Man! I don't know how it can get any better then that, as I got to hang out with some fun college kids (they small kine Kolohe!) making me feel young like a college kid again! What a fun college atmosphere!!!! The only down side about sitting with the band was that they do no allow alcohol...... :( BOO! I didn't know this, as when I got to the seating area, I heard I had to get rid of my beer. So to get rid of of it, I started to tank/chug it down (btw, that was one of my specialties in college), because hell no if I was gonna dump my $8.50 beer! Lol! Well, we know what happened last night at the Homecoming game..........wished the outcome was the other way around, but you know what...........da boyz played hard, and sometimes no can help! Mahalo Jules Y. for the hookup! I will stop ragging you about the Opera now. Buwahahahaha!

Always did come here as a kid, to watch the Rainbow Warriors play so I always get a good feeling…read morehere. But lately all the events they have been holding have been booming. Plus they also have swap meet, that's where you can find some really good deals and some stuff you don't see in stores! Come down and check this place out yourself!!!!

Great place for kids volleyball that is well-established and has been in the business of teaching…read morevolleyball and participating in competitive volleyball locally and nationwide for all age groups and has a history of great players who played for this club owned by the Legend of Beach Volleyball Kevin Wong and Mrs. Sheri Wong. The facility is draped and saturated with winning trophies and banners. Great coaches here, and got to meet some amazing families and players as well. This club is located at the heart of Honolulu. Facility is top notch...has 3 courts, weight room, meeting rooms, film rooms, recovery room, lounge area outside and inside. Parking might be tight but no worries, you will find parking. Lots of eating places nearby. They also run clinics every Sunday I believe and beach volleyball as well.

Nothing against the club itself, aside from being able to do a better job at the coaches they…read morechoose. Multiple bad encounters with different coaches, but the one that stands out is a male coach at the 14s level. Completely no class, swearing at his own players, refs, etc. Has a bad reputation in the club world. If I had a big enough club with a name like SAS, I would definitely do a better job of who I hire to represent our club name. Yes, his team does win, but at the expense of his girls' mental health and referees.

My son has had a hard time figuring out what he wants to do as an extra curricular sport. He's…read moretried flag football, judo, soccer and basketball. He was really enjoying basketball and didn't seem too keen on soccer (and actually hated judo although he was doing it the longest). Enter Nemesis Soccer Academy, founded this past summer (2018) by Ben Villaflor, who was a great soccer player in Hawaii. My son first said he was not interested in playing but decided to give it a shot because he found a pair of soccer shoes that he wanted to buy (and I refused to get it unless he played club soccer). Ben's vision and philosophy might be different than other clubs. The focus at my son's age (8) is on development of the individual player. It is to develop skill at your age and your ability - giving you the tools to grow as an individual. Yes, you are very much part of a team, but you're developing your ability in order to be the most successful you can be when all is said and done. Focus and the goal at this age is not on winning and goals - it is about developing skill, protecting the ball, being aggressive on the ball, ball control, touches on the ball and all the good stuff that comes with it. Yes, they will learn more to the game as the years go on. The boys at this age are given equal opportunity to touch the ball in games, play different positions and learn from each other. I'm shocked by how much skill my son (and really all the kids on his team) have picked up and have been able to use in games, and how much they have grown just in 3 months. Many on the team came from previous club teams so I can't speak to how it differs as my son didn't play club soccer before. But I've seen so much growth, enthusiasm, smiling and great attitudes. The boys are developing friendships, confidence and so much more. In just 3 months, my son went from not wanting to play to someone who will not stop kicking the ball around... the house, the park, I've found the ball in his bed while he's sleeping - it's everywhere. He even wrote a paper in school about soccer! The coaches have been amazing and the parents are equally as amazing too! We're grateful for an opportunity to be a part of this club!

This was a 5k night run at Kualoa Ranch. Some people (probably because they didn't read the…read moreinstructions didn't register) didn't get a headlight. If you didn't have a light, it probably was a little more challenging as this was at night, hence the name "Nite Run." Right from the start one of our friends got injured as she didn't see the cattle guard and her foot went through the metal bars making a huge bump on her shin. What was messed up was that the other cattle guards were coned off to avoid them and to go around but not the first one. I felt bad for her but when she said she was going to suck it up and still do it I kicked some dirt on her and said see you at the finish line. I'm joking, I just kicked some dirt on her. Like I said the run was a 5k. It was for the most part on a dirt roadway. There was a pretty steep part that kind of kicked my butt. I thought I was going up Koko Head for a minute. Argh, Kill me now! lol They said there were supposed to be some kind of brain test or something as well as strength test which they had. I believe they went over the question and what the correct answer was supposed to be but what looked like a place they might have had someone asking you a question, there was no one, no one anywhere which was a little disappointing. Maybe next time they will have something. Another thing that was disappointing was that you didn't have to do the strength test and made it optional. One was you had to grab a sandbag (maybe around 10lbs) and carry it and go under a couple of beams. Next one was walking on rope (around 20'). It did get bottle necked as some people took forever to cross and when some fell they ran back and tried again. The wait time was around 12 minutes or so. They had at least 5 different lines. They also had another type of obstacle course... If you remember the movie Pretty Woman when they were on the Polo Field and the announcer says to "avoid the Steaming Divot." That's right, there were horse manure here and there that you had to hopscotch around. As most know Jurassic Park was filmed there and one part of the course you could hear dinosaurs in the background. Just thought that was cool of them. Maybe if one came out I would of ran faster. I heard that they ran out of some headlamps and t-shirts but was able to get more by the time people finished. Water stations were around the course. Free water, gatorade. At the end they brought out some free desserts. Had a couple of food vendors, music, Mc, and acrobatic act. Pretty fun event, especially when doing it with cool people.

Recently did the "Nite Run" at Kualua Ranch. I have to say, I LOVED it! It was not only fun (at…read morenight! Headlamps! Costume contest! Obstacles! Cows mooing LOL!) BUT it was pretty tough!! After doing the Glow Hawaii Run the night before (easy, shorter than advertised) it was nice to be able to really push myself and race. The trail was mostly dirt road but there were areas that were gravel road, grassy areas,etc. Started up a hill, did an obstacle, more killer hill, followed by another hill. Didn't expect that! Race was also longer than a 5k, didn't expect that either LOL! ;) There were a few cow patties and cattle gates so just trying not to break an ankle kept me really paying attention to where my feet were LOL. The whole set up was great. Great food venders, plenty of potties, easy packet pickup and we parked pretty close to the race area so heading back to the car was easy if you needed to put stuff away. NO FEE for parking. Loved that too. So many races make you park far away, pay for parking, pay to "store" your stuff they give you at the race,etc. I loved that I didn't feel nickel and dimed for this event. I purchased it as a Living Social deal and it was easy-peasy to get my tshirt, headlamp and number. LOVED that we were all chipped, gave me more incentive to run and try to get a decent time. They did run out of headlamps w/batteries (LOL) but we got there early so we got ones w/batteries. I'd definitely do this race again. I can't wait until they plan another one!!

Poor staff and management, especially treatment towards residents of this neighborhood. To think…read morethat people who've been living here for 10+ years would be singled out is a bit ridiculous. Not a good look for administrative people to lack relationships with former residents.

Stop! You had me at pool party…read more First time here and celebrating a birthday. This is a private community area so you need to be sponsored in. It's a decent size that consist of three covered lanais and four small cabanas. The largest lanai where we were at has a regular refrigerator and a sink. The counter top is large and has several power outlets. Also there's a countertop island where the host has placed all the food. The pool is great size. Not too big and not too small. It almost takes up half of the community area. The kids really enjoyed it and surrounding the north side of the pool are lounge chairs. There is a shower between the restroom entrances to wash off the pool chlorine. Security was visible the whole time. Well two guys wearing security labeled tee shirts and taking out the bagged trash people left after cleaning up. I think they are there to enforce the rules and make sure things don't get out of hand. Overall four stars. Great parking and reasonable seating. Not quite five due to long reservation time. and looking for someone to sponsor you in. Great place to celebrate with a small crowd or family. Now to get my feet wet. M