Former sumo wrestler and actor Taylor Wily, known for his recurring role as Kamekona Tupuola in the 2010 drama series “Hawaii Five-O,” has died at age 56. His death was confirmed Thursday ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Hawaii sports legend Akebono Taro, who made history when he became the first non-Japanese-born sumo wrestler to reach the sport’s highest title, has died. He was 54.

I experienced a level of intensity and thrill that was completely different from football or sumo wrestling — something truly ...

Looks into the lives of legendary sumo wrestlers who come from humble beginnings in Hawaii and become the first foreigners to rise to the highest ranks in Japan. Hawaiian Konishiki arrives in ...

Two rikishi from Hawaii pioneered sumo's internationalization. We zoom in on legends Takamiyama, the first foreign rikishi to win a top-division tournament, and Konishiki, the first foreign Ozeki.

TOKYO — Terunofuji is retiring from sumo, the ancient Japanese sport's governing body said Friday, potentially leaving it without a wrestler at ... when Hawaiian-born Akebono made his debut ...

The Nanakuli native, born Salevaa Atisanoe, moved to Japan as a teen and in a matter of years became the first foreign-born wrestler to reach ... another local sumo great, Musashimaru, had the ...