If Mykala Tokunaga the Kamehameha senior had 15 minutes to talk to Mykala Tokunaga the Kamehameha freshman, she’d tell her younger self to take some time to appreciate the accomplishment of being named BIIF Division II Softball Player of the Year.
“I didn’t realize as a freshman how important it was,” she said of winning the 2013 honor. “I didn’t know what it was about.”
She does now.
It’s become a right of spring for Tokunaga, who still reacts to the honor with surprise, although by now she’s fully aware of what she’s accomplished: Tokunaga, the Warriors’ right-hander, is the first four-time Player of the Year in any BIIF sport.