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Albert "Al" Manliguis
Albert "Al" Manliguis
BornApril 1930 (1930-04) (age 94)
OccupationBasketball Coach
SpouseGrace Kawamoto (married 1956-2016)
Children8

Albert Manliguis (born April 1930)[1] is an American retired basketball coach at Hilo High School[2][3][4][5] who was inducted into the Big Island Sports Hall of Fame.[2] Under Al’s coaching, Hilo High School won numerous championships.[2][3][4][5]

Biography

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Early life

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Albert Manliguis was born in Onomea, Hawai'i in April 1930.[1]

Al grew up playing basketball in the sugar plantation leagues.[1][6] He played basketball for Hilo High School.[1][6] In 1948, Al was voted Most Valuable Player at the Hawai'i Territorial Basketball Tournament (Shriners Interisland Interscholastic Invitational Tournament).[2][6][7][8]

Albert Manliguis attended the University of Hawai'i at Manoa and played for the University of Hawai'i Rainbows basketball team as a starter for four years.[6] In 1954, he was named the team's "Most Inspirational Player."[2][6][9]

Albert Manliguis graduated from the University of Hawai'i with a degree in Physical Education.[4][10]

In August 1954, Private Albert Manliguis was named "Trainee of the Week" of Company E at the Hawai'i Infantry Training center.[10]

Marriage and children

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In 1955, Al Manliguis married Grace Kawamoto.[11] They had eight children and multiple grandchildren and great-grandchildren.[12] Al and Grace Manliguis were married for sixty-one years until her death in 2016.[12]

Career

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In 1956, Albert Manliguis returned to Hawai'i Island and coached basketball at Laupahoehoe High School.[2][6]

In 1958, Al began coaching basketball at Hilo High School.[2][6] He was a basketball coach, teacher, and counselor at Hilo High School.[2][6]  He also coached the school’s bowling team and volunteered with the Boy Scouts.[2][6]  Al also taught driver’s education classes.[2][6]

Under Al’s coaching, Hilo High School won 19 Big Island Interscholastic Federation (BIIF) Basketball Championships, and one state championship.[2][3][4][5] He is credited with more than 500 wins.[6]

Al Manliguis was a basketball coach at Hilo High School for 26 years.[2][3][4] Al retired from coaching basketball at Hilo High School in 1984.[3][4]

After retirement, Al volunteered for the Hawai'i Prostate Cancer Coalition's UsTOO East Hawai'i Chapter.[13]

Recognition

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  • Under Al Manliguis' coaching, Hilo High School won Big Island Interscholastic Federation (BIIF) Basketball Championships in 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970. 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, and1981, and one Hawai'i High School Athletic Association (HHSAA) State Basketball Championship in 1964.[14]  He is credited with more than 500 wins.[6]
  • In 1984, Al retired from coaching basketball at Hilo High School.[3][4] Sports writer, Andy Baclig, wrote a tribute in honor of Al Manliguis.[3]
  • In 1997, Al was diagnosed with prostate cancer.[13] Shortly after his diagnosis, Al became the “right hand man” to the president of the Hawai’i Prostate Cancer Coalition’s UsTOO East Hawai’i chapter.[13]  Al became the president of the chapter in 2007.[13]  In 2007, Al was awarded the American Cancer Society’s Quality of Life award “for helping to improve the quality of life for prostate cancer patients and their families in East Hawai’i.”[13] Al has been the president of the Hawai’i Prostate Cancer Coalition’s UsTOO East Hawai’i chapter from 2007 until 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic started.[2]
  • Al Manliguis was inducted into the Big Island Sports Hall of Fame.[2]
  • In 2005, Albert Manliguis was included in a book called, “The Lessons of Aloha: Stories of the Human Spirit."[2]
  • In 2012, Al Manliguis was honored as a Distinguished Alumni Honoree by the Hilo High School Foundation.[2][6]
  • In 2019, sports writer, Bart Wright, wrote an article about Al Manliguis and his brother, Larry, and their legacy.[5]
  • In 2023, sports writer, John Burnett, wrote an article about Al and Larry Manliguis, describing all of their accomplishments.[2]
  • Hawai'i County Mayor Mitch Roth proclaimed January 6, 2024, "Coach Larry and Al Manliguis Day" in Hawai'i County.[15]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Hilo Cager Makes Hit in Honolulu". Hawaii Tribune-Herald. Hawai'i Tribune-Herald. 4 January 1946. p. 5. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q John, Burnett (19 October 2023). "Friends of Al and Larry Manliguis Plan Testimonial Luncheon". Hawaii Tribune-Herald. Hawai'i Tribune-Herald. pp. B1, B3. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Baclig, Andy (10 June 1984). "Coach Al - a Legend in His Own Time". Hawaii Tribune-Herald. Hawai'i Tribune-Herald. p. 12. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g "Hilo High's Manliguis Resigns". The Honolulu Advertiser. June 1984. p. 9. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  5. ^ a b c d Wright, Bart (2 September 2019). "Manliguis Brothers Created Basketball Legacy". Hawaii Tribune-Herald. Hawai'i Tribune-Herald. pp. B1, B2. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Honoring Al Manliguis" (PDF). hilohighfoundation.org. Hilo High Foundation. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Manliguis Most Valuable; All-Star Team Selected". Hawaii Tribune-Herald. Hawai'i Tribune-Herald. 22 March 1948. p. 7. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  8. ^ "All-Stars Named for Hilo Tourney". Newspapers.com. Honolulu Star-Bulletin. 22 March 1948. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  9. ^ "Al Manliguis Is Honored". Hawaii Tribune-Herald. Hawai'i Tribune-Herald. 14 February 1954. p. 7. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  10. ^ a b "Two Trainees Are Honored". Hawaii Tribune-Herald. Hawai'i Tribune-Herald. 7 August 1954. p. 3. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  11. ^ "Grace Kawamoto-Marriage • Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950". Familysearch.org. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  12. ^ a b "Obituaries". West Hawaii Today. West Hawai'i Today. 14 October 2016. pp. A5. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  13. ^ a b c d e "American Cancer Society Honors Its Stars". Hawaii Tribune-Herald. Hawai'i Tribune-Herald. 11 November 2007. pp. C6, C7. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  14. ^ "BIIF Champs: Past Winners of the League Crowns". Hawaii Tribune-Herald. Hawai'i Tribune-Herald. 2 January 2005. p. 76. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  15. ^ "'Manliguis Day'-Hundreds attend luncheon honoring Al and Larry Manliguis". West Hawai'i Today. West Hawai'i Today. 10 January 2024. pp. B1, B3. Retrieved 4 June 2024.

Further reading

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  • Noland, Brother. The Lessons of Aloha: Stories of the Human Spirit. Watermark Publishing, 2005. ISBN 0-9753-7402-8
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