The Rainbow Warriors’ preparations for their upcoming season were jolted by the devastation in Lahaina and elsewhere on an island that two players call home.
When University of Hawaii football player Kimo Holo Holt-Mossman was first informed by teammate Karsyn Pupunu after practice last week of reports coming from the town of Lahaina, he said he initially “didn’t think anything of it” because smaller brush fires are common there during dry season.Holt-Mossman was startled, though, when Pupunu told him, “No, Lahaina town is on fire.
By Wednesday of last week, the two players along with the rest a Hawaii football team based on the island of Oahu had learned of the historic devastation resulting from the. Particularly hard-hit was Lahaina, where Pupunu grew up, as well as Holt-Mossman’s nearby Kula region. Among the over 100 people known to have perished in Lahaina — a number authorities say could triple over the coming days — were four close relatives of Pupunu.
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