Kapolei was tall, put up a suffocating block, and hit bullets, but it was the smallest Hurricane who caused the biggest trouble for Waiakea on the volleyball court.
In a rematch from last year, Kapolei prevailed over Waiakea 25-23, 25-19, 18-25, 24-26, 15-11 in the first round of the HHSAA Division I state tournament Monday at the Warriors Gym.
The season is over for BIIF runner-up Waiakea (15-4), which loses four senior starters in outside hitters Kakano Maikui, Kryssie Okinaka, Cassie Emnase, and setter Taniah Ayap, and three others in Haart and Heavyn Chung, and Chelsea Guillermo.