Provide a chance to showcase your talent,Īnd I'll always be grateful for that. Seeking to make a name for himself on his University in Forest Grove, Oregon, and isįollowing in his dad's football footsteps, Today, Ma'a is enjoying life as a husbandĬhose to go to 'Iolani instead of Mid-PacificĪs 'Donny's son,' is now a junior at Pacific The campus a safer place for both studentsĪnd faculty. Stayed in the role, but has flourished, actively The role of manager of safety and security Ma'a obliged, not fully knowing the purpose Somehow, those positive vibes wereįelt by a fellow football coach who invited The field of education to invest in young Ma'a felt a tug to switch to something in Proving once again the power of intentions, He was honored for his coaching in football, Girls basketball, volleyball and softball,

Was also involved in other sports, coaching Injuries that sidelined him and prevented He learned to be focused, disciplinedĪnd play with all of his heart. University of Hawai'i, but was redshirted There is no individual in anything we do,' 'No one thought we could do it,' Ma'a recalled. In his junior year, as part of the PAC-Five Wolfpack, his team claimed the state championship, a first for PAC-Five. To the football field and to other private school football friends. Things off each other about life.' That close sense of camaraderie extended 'We keep in touch and it brings you back to the old days. 'The friendships that I made with classmates still continue to this day,' Ma'a Ma'aĭutifully listened to his dad's advice to apply to Mid-Pacific. Karter Nitahara, senior (Moanalua) 2022 182 state champ, 2020 170 state third place (16-0) > 2. Eventually, Ma'a caught the attention of Interscholastic League of Honolulu football coaches while playing in the Pop Warner's annual Mele Kalikimaka Bowl, and the coaches encouraged his father to have Ma'a apply to private schools. 2021-22 Boys p4p Rankings Nick Abramo Janu1:20 pm 2022 BEDROCK FINAL TOP 10 POUND-FOR-POUND BOYS WRESTLERS > 1. It was evident in the way he played football that he had a sense of destiny. There was a sense of conviction in his assertion that set his life in positive motion.

It was more than just wishful thinking made by an impressionable pre-teen. Ma'a found himself saying aloud, 'One day, brah, we going play in this championship.' DONNY MA'A '84 was in the seventh or eighth grade on the Pop Warner youth football team, the Kahalu'u Broncos, when he became enthralled by a high school football game.

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