SAN DIEGO - The adventurous San Diego Padres are at it again. Padres may play
By Bernie Wilson
two games in Hawaii
Associated PressLess than a year after playing a three-game series at the foot of the Sierra Madre in Monterrey, Mexico, the Padres are considering moving a two-game home series with the Houston Astros to Hawaii.
If finalized, the games April 22-23 at Honolulu's 50,000-seat Aloha Stadium would be the first regular-season major league games in Hawaii, where the Padres once had a Class AAA affiliate.
Team president Larry Lucchino said that while the Padres have a logistical plan, they haven't finalized any contracts. Moving the series would need the approval of the NL, the players association, and the Padres and Astros players.
Lucchino said a decision would have to be made 45 to 60 days in advance to allow for sale of tickets.
He also said the Padres could substitute a series. The next closest series is a three-game set against the St. Louis Cardinals on April 18-20.
Former U.S. national volleyball team member and current Iolani School coach Mike Normand has been named head coach of the Hawaii Waves pro women's team. Normand to coach Waves
Normand, a member of three national championship teams while playing for UCLA, also coached the men's and women's teams at Loyola Marymount before moving to Hawaii.
Heading the 10-player roster of the Waves is former Hawaii-Hilo star Tanya Fuamatu, the 1993 NAIA Player of the Year. The 5-foot-10 outside hitter was an All-American at both the NAIA and NCAA Division II levels.
Vulcans teammate Rosa Torres, a former setter for the Peruvian national team, also has signed to play for the Waves. Other team members include past Brigham Young-Hawaii standouts Lei Kaisa, Irae Utu and Ui Kalani.
Nani Flores, a basketball and volleyball player at the University of Hawaii; former Hawaii Pacific players Lisa Bragado, Solene Duvauchelle and Shawn Dutro, and Lia Young, who played at Santa Clara, complete the roster.