Comments on: Wahine up to No. 6

By: Cindy Luis

Cindy Luis — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 02:37:55 +0000

To answer an earlier question, Keali’i is not enrolled in school this semester.

By: Cindy Luis

Cindy Luis — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 02:22:33 +0000

yes, they are cousins. according to Gus

By: Cindy Luis

Cindy Luis — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 04:46:33 +0000

Thanks all. The info I got initially spelled the two last names differently. Tuaniga for one and Tuinaga for another. when I see Gus next week I’ll ask about Kristiana. Thanks again for all the clarifications

By: icon

icon — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:05:34 +0000

I should note, I got my info from VolleyTalk. http://volleytalk.proboards88.com/index.cgi?board=menvb&action=display&thread=21299&page=2

I also got a reply from one of Gus’ relatives via YouTube email-message box after I watched a video on Gus signing his letter of intent to play for UH ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXUDsfsKhH4 ) in which I posted a comment asking if Kristiana was there at the family gathering. By judging of the reply I got from “jrahz”, Kristiana is related to Gus or else I would suspect that jrahz would’ve mentioned along the lines of “why would she be there?” or “who is that?”. Can’t wait to see both of them playing for UH.

— the email-message reply —

wuddup, kristiana was not in that video.
i will tell gus to check your comment so he
can read what you wrote to him.
peace n blessings. JR

By: Daphne Moon

Daphne Moon — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:17:06 +0000

I guess we could create another trivia question about related players with Rory Brandt on the men’s team and Stephanie Brandt on the Wahine.

I know that they are not brothers and sisters but maybe related in another way? One is from Thousand Oaks CA and the other from Santa Barbara CA.

By: icon

icon — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:58:49 +0000

I do believe Gus and Kristiana Tuaniga are cousins.

By: Daphne Moon

Daphne Moon — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 03:30:48 +0000

Her name is also Tuaniga they both have the same last name.

This is from her club site announcing her commitment to UH

http://longbeachvbc.d4sportsclub.com/page.aspx?id=245

By: Cindy Luis

Cindy Luis — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 03:20:44 +0000

By: Daphne Moon

Daphne Moon — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 02:58:03 +0000

http://www.usavolleyball.org/Juniors/07_boys/07bjo_17.asp

By: Cindy Luis

Cindy Luis — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 02:05:27 +0000

sorry but the roster is still up in the air. I know they had 30 before a mandated cut of 10 earlier this week. I’m not privy to academic issues until the season starts. I know that Kealii did not make the trip to canada, neither did morehouse nor grgas nor tuaniga nor rawson. with the 13 they took and the four i mentioned (minus Frank). that’s 17. they are allowed to carry only 20. Bruizuela is still listed but I don’t think he made the trip. I’ll know more next week before the alumni match. As I mentioned in today’s paper freshman steven hunt is on the trip.