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26-year-old from Japan who was a Morton’s waiter and learned to kick on YouTube — now one step away from the NFL

Where else can you find a story like this? In 2017, Kansei Matsuzawa was playing high school soccer in Japan, completely ...

25-Year-Old Hawaii Kicker Became Unlikely Hero With Self-Taught YouTube Crashcourse

The Hawaii football team had an unlikely hero in its season opening win over Stanford. Starting kicker Kansei Matsuzawa connected on game-tying and ...

Rainbow Warriors sweep Mountain West weekly football honors

Quarterback Micah Alejado took home both Offensive Player of the Week and Freshman of the Week. Kicker Kansei Matsuzawa and ...
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Hawaii kicker wins the internet with unbelievable backstory

Hawaii’s Kansei Matsuzawa, who learned how to kick on YouTube in Japan, hit a game-winning field goal to lift the Rainbow ...

Hawaii stuns Stanford with walk-off FG: Rainbow Warriors rally late for thrilling win to open 2025 season

Hawaii opened the 2025 season with a thrilling 23-20 win over Stanford on Saturday to cap off Week 0 action. Hawaii kicker ...
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Hawaii kicker’s incredible story is what college football is all about

Kansei Matsuzawa taught himself how to kick a football after seeing an NFL game on vacation. Saturday night he was the hero ...
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Hawaii stuns Stanford on walk-off field goal in season opener

Micah Alejado’s toughness and Kansei Matsuzawa’s clutch kick lifted the Rainbow Warriors past Stanford in dramatic fashion.

City searches for developer to build housing near future Kalihi rail station

The plan is to demolish the buildings and replace them with at least 150 new housing units next to the future station.
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Stanford football opens season with ugly loss in Hawaii

Stanford fell 23-20 to the Rainbow Warriors on a last-second field goal as quarterback Ben Gulbranson struggled in his ...