Honolulu Record, August 26, 1948, vol. 1 no. 4, p. 6
Hilo, Hawaii—The Waiakea Pirates successfully defended their championship by handing the Olaa AA Green Waves a 9-1 lashing to capture the 1948 Hilo senior diamond loop title. The Olaa nine, roosting in the second spot, was the only team with any kind of a chance to dump the Pirates.
The champs were paced by the sticking of Jimmy Kaulukukui and Bob Ota. Both of whom poled out homers. In all the Bucs rapped out nine bingles for 16 total bases off Yasu Arakaki. Lefty Kawazoe and Roe Sarsuelo combined their efforts to limit Olaa to only three safeties. The Hawaii’s edged out the Crescents by a 9-6 count in the other half of the Sunday doublebill.