When Elson Mori graduated from Konawaena in 1974, he didn’t know it but he signed a lifetime contract with softball.
He started playing in softball leagues that year, and finally retired in 2010, a span of 37 years. That’s a period of longevity that even Cal Ripken Jr. can appreciate.
“I’m too old. The ball is coming back at me too fast,” Mori said. “But I’m still there on Tuesday and Thursdays for the coed softball leagues. I’ve still got softball on my mind.”
In fact, Mori has been working at the King Kamehameha Hotel for 40 years and he and his wife Lillian have been married for 38 years.