Hawaii student-athletes announce college commitments on signing day

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Hundreds of Hawaii high school athletes made commitments Wednesday to play collegiate sports across the state.

Nearly 50 of these athletes announced their college commitments at the Hawaii State National Letter of Intent Signing Day at the Sheraton.

Some of the top local talent decided to stay home, including Maryknoll’s Reyni Hiraoka and Sheyzhelle Iokia, who both committed to the Univeristy of Hawaii at Manoa’s softball program.

Another softball standout, Mililani’s Kahiau Aina, is headed to the University of Washington after helping lead the Trojans to three straight state championships.

“It meant a lot to me knowing that everything that I worked for has finally…