Hawaii Kaikaku Judo Club

05/20/2026

Congratulations to our Kaikaku 🦈 that competed in the HHSAA Hawaii State Judo Championships on May 9, 2026! We are so proud of all of you!
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Boys:
108lbs: Alex Kainuma
(12th grade) 🥉 3rd Place

114lbs: Brayden Nakamura
(12th grade) 2X🥇Champion

121lbs.: Eli Oshiro
(10th grade) 2X🥇Champion

132lbs: Irvin Bicoy
(12th grade) 4th place

145lbs: Jaden Thai
(10th grade) 🥇Champion

161lbs: Zane Dean-Verdadaro
(10th grade)🥈Runner-Up

285lbs: Zyan Akau
(12th grade) 🥉 3rd place
KROC Judo

Girls:
103lbs: Logan Teramoto
(9th grade)🥇Champion

109lbs: Chloe Obuhanych
(12th grade)🥉3rd Place

129lbs: Shaelyn Akau
(9th grade) 4th Place
KROC Judo

139lbs: Logyn Lynn Puahala
(10th grade) 2X🥇Champion

03/16/2026

Congratulations Logyn Lynn Puahala for qualifying to be on the Pan American Team!

🚨 15 athletes punched their tickets to the Cadet Pan Ams with gold medal wins at Youth Nationals this afternoon in Wichita!

Female 44kg
Clara Notopradono (Colton Brown Training Center)

Female 48kg
Alexandra Erb (Tri-Star Judo Team)

Female 52kg
Mackenzie McPherson (Budokan Judo Club in South Florida)

Female 57kg
Aubrey Genereux (ki-Ki-itsu-sai National Training Center)

Female 63kg
Logyn Lynn Puahala (Hawaii Kaikaku Judo Club)

Female 70kg
Chrystal Monthe Noussi (Fort Worth Judo Club)

Female +70kg
Evangelyn Cook (USA Stars East Judo)

Male 50kg
Jannaco Searcy (Black ICE Fitness)

Male 55kg
Sebastian Teran (Ki-itsu-sai National Training Center)

Male 60kg
Hector Sanchez (Ki-itsu-sai National Training Center)

Male 66kg
Daniel Lima (Ki-itsu-sai National Training Center)

Male 73kg
Sascha Lievano (Griffin Judo)

Male 81kg
S***a Kundukhashvili (Caucasus Judo)

Male 90kg
Nicholas Zadvinskiy (Cranford JKC)

Male +90kg
Judah Harris (El Toro Judo Club)

03/16/2026

Female 63kg
Logyn Lynn Puahala (Hawaii Kaikaku Judo Club)

12/30/2025

Congratulations to Logyn Lynn Puahala for being awarded the Yoshihiro Uchida Legacy Foundation’s first grant! What an honor!

*Repost from Yoshihiro Uchida Legacy Foundation’s page:

With the recent launch of the Youth Judo Program(YJP), YULF is thrilled to announce the program’s first grant recipient: Logyn Puahala. Logyn Puahala, a 15-year-old judoka from Hawaii Kaikaku Judo Club, exemplifies the spirit and dedication that the YJP aims to support. This year, Logyn won gold at the 2025 Hawaii High School State Championships and 2025 USA Judo Junior Olympics.

Read more on Logyn's judo journey and how your support makes a difference via our link in bio or by following the link below👇:

🔗 https://www.yulf.org/blog

11/01/2025

New! 🔥 Hawaii Kaikaku Payches for sale! See Sensei Lynnsey to get yours today❗️

10/14/2025

Great job to all our Kaikaku 🦈 Sharks at the tournament yesterday!

10/14/2025

Congratulations to everyone on their promotions this weekend! We are all so proud of you!

07/21/2025

Day 2 of USJF Hawaii Nationals is done. What a long 2 days in the books. Our Kaikaku sharks brought back some hard-fought Medals. Good Job again to all the Sharks that participated!

Next up Uemura Cup in the Big Island.