Darn! John Faletoese was waived by the Buffalo Bills . This was a good chance for the UC-Davis alum to make a dent in his NFL rookie year. I hope he’ll get picked up soon.

Its been around for a little while now and is one of the best ways to catch island news, sports and favorite island shows. The best of UH sports is now available outside of Hawaii live & on demand on Hawaii IPTV. Over 100 telecasts, including football, women’s volleyball, men’s basketball, and much more can be delivered directly to your TV. And now, for a limited time, fans on the mainland and globally are eligible to receive a special discounted rate. Visit www.tvfromhawaii.com, and enter the promo code UHF0309 and save $125.

Brad Staton of NFL Sports Channel reports on Hawaii Prepartory Academy’s (Waimea, HI) Max Unger ongoing mini-camp:

Recently drafted Max Unger has been working at left guard at mini-camp, but will need to stand out in order to displace Wahle.

Indeed, the Seahawks may simply be introducing Unger to the kind of roles he may have to master for the new season as a primary backup at any position in the interior.

Expected starter: Mike Wahle

Primary back-up: Max Unger

Picture courtesy of NFL.com

Maui News’ Brad Sherman has the latest on USC linebacker and Baldwin High School (Maui, HI) graduate, Kaluka Maiava.

Kaluka Maiava had been told what to expect at his first workouts with an NFL team. He had heard what a big deal the Cleveland Browns were to their fans. Now he has first-hand experience with both.

Maiava, a 2005 Baldwin High School graduate and second-team Pac-10 linebacker in his senior season at Southern California, was selected by the Browns in the fourth round of April’s NFL draft.

Since then, he’s taken part in a rookie minicamp and a pair of voluntary full-squad camps.

”It’s a lot more to learn in a little bit of time,” Maiava said Saturday. ”There’s a lot of attention to detail. You have to pay attention to everything. I knew that coming into it, and now it’s my responsibility.”

Maiava is one of 19 rookies listed on the Browns roster.

”It’s the NFL, man, it’s a whole new world for me,” he said. ”I’m a rookie, and everything is brand new to me.”

On Saturday, Maiava took part in an event for fans at Crocker Park, a shopping area in Westlake, Ohio.

”It’s always good to get out and see people, and the Cleveland Browns are a real big thing to people here,” he said. ”It’s good to see the kids, and to see everyone, how pumped they are for next year.”

Picture courtesy of Cleveland Browns

Thought this might be of interest to all those ex-Warriors/former Islanders/Polynesians NFL fans and for those contemplating schools that they should attend to play sports in Hawai’i or on the mainland. Some schools are more dominant than others and it’s a real good study of how strong Hawai’i and the Pac-10 are in recruiting players. If you’re an alumni of any of these schools, you can click in the right column for your school’s football page. Please leave comments. This was a lot of work and I hope it’s worth it to all the readers of this blog. Imua!

University of Hawaii Warriors
Ikaika Alama-Francis
Davone Bess
Colt Brennan
Jason Elam
Kynan Forney
Wayne Hunter
Jake Ingram
Ashley Lelie
Adam Leonard
Vince Manuwai
Matt McBriar
Ryan Mouton
Mel Purcell
Erik Robinson
Samson Satele
Isaac Sopoaga
Pisa Tinoisamoa
Jeff Ulbrich
David Veikune

University of Southern California Trojans
Deuce Lutui
Kaluka Maiava
Rey Maualuga
Fili Moala
Troy Polamalu
Lofa Tatupu

University of Oregon Ducks
Haloti Ngata
Junior Siavii
Fenuki Tupou
Max Unger

Brigham Young University Cougars
Ray Feinga
Aaron Francisco
Naufahu Tahi
Fui Vakapuna

University of Utah Utes
Jonathan Fanene
Chris Kemoeatu
Ma’ake Kemoeatu
Sione Pouha
Paul Soliai

University of Nevada-Las Vegas Rebels
Johan Asiata
Frank Summers

Oregon State University Beavers
Al Afalava
Tavita Thompson

University of Wisconsin Badgers
Donovan Raiola

University of Nebraska Cornhuskers
Toniu Fonoti
Dominic Raiola

University of South Florida Bulls
Kawika Mitchell

University of Washington Huskies
Olin Kreutz

University of Texas Longhorns
Roy Miller

Washington State University Cougars
Ropati Pitoitua

Arizona State University Sun Devils
Paul Fanaika

University of Arizona Wildcats
Brandon Manumaleuna

University of California-Berkeley Golden Bears
Will Ta’ufo’ou

Michigan State University Spartans
Domata Peko

San Diego State University Aztecs
Freddy Keiaho

University of Colorado Buffaloes
Vaka Manupuna

Duke University Blue Devils
Mike Tauiliili

Idaho State University Bengals
Pago Togafau

According to news reports, the Philadelphia Eagles have agreed to terms with Fenuki Tupou for a four-year contract. The former University of Oregon product and Antelope, CA native may be playing in the guard position this year.

For the latest happenings this week and a splendid job of covering “Warriors in the Pros,” please check out Tombo Ahi’s UH Football Fan Blog . But make sure you return and check out the latest on other news! Thanks!

NFL rosters should be up-to-date now to reflect what’s going on in the league as far as free-agency and team transactions. If anyone has other updates, let me know and I’ll add them on as soon as I can. Added today are Polynesian players: Tavita Thompson (NY Jets), John Faletoese (Buffalo Bills), Frank Summers (Pittsburgh Steelers), Marcus Mailei (Philadelphia Eagles), Naufahu Tahi (Minnesota Vikings) and Mike Tauiliili (Indianapolis Colts).