From the every man to superman, the Big Island Sports Hall of Fame’s Class of 2019 runs the gamut.
Longtime Pahoa coach Frank Degele and Dennis Sagawa, a Hilo coach and dentist, fit the traditional requirements of an inductee, and they’ll be joined by the new wave: BJ Penn, arguably the Big Island’s best-known athlete, and Reed Sunahara, arguably the greatest male athlete the island has produced.