I just checked my email and got this from Paula and Ace Salu of Pacific Islands Council of Oregon on their fundraising efforts for Samoan disaster relief. I liked to say thank you also to many of my readers for attending the event and for those contributing in this time of need, even in hard times. The email is as follows:

Hello families and friends,

The preliminary numbers are in, and we raised over $9,000.00 dollars for the Samoa Tsunami Fundraising Relief Dinner…. Outstanding!! And people are still donating online and sending checks in the mail.

Paula and I could not have done it without your support. Thank you to all families and friends that donated to the silent auction and dinner. Also for your help in setting and clean up afterward, Thank you, thank you!

To everyone that attended and donated I wanted to say thank you very much for your support and generosity. To St. Philip Neri Catholic Church for the use of their facility and the community support they showed… Much alofa!

A Big fa’amalo to Noho for providing the food and entertainment and co-sponsoring our fundraising event. Bruddah, Mahalo nui Loa.

As I leave with a final thought, I’m reminded of a Samoan proverb ‘Ua o gatasi le futia ma le umele’ which means ‘we must be of one mind in the undertaking’. I believe that together we can make a difference.

Mahalo,

Paula and Ace Salu

If you would still like to contribute, please visit PICO or Noho Hawaiian Restaurant for more information.

Both teams are heading downhill in mid-season and haven’t found the football magic yet to save their season. Redskins coach, Jim Zorn, is in the hot seat for the team’s pathetic game performances. Eagles coach, Andy Reid, was embarassed last week with an offense that needed a spark from veteran quarterback, Donovan McNabb. The Phillies they are not. If only that “mana” could cross the street to Lincoln Financial Field, the Eagles might have a chance.

Former Hawai’i Warrior, Colt Brennan, is on injured reserve and seems to have missed his chance to play this year. Boy! Would he had made an impact if he was playing now. Fellow Polynesian, Mike Sellers, continues to impress with his special teams play.

Unfortunately, all the Philly Polynesians are off the active roster. Fenuki Tupou is on injured reserve. While Marcus Mailei and Paul Fanaika have been put on the practice squad. Chances are they may not see game play unless something drastic happens in the depth chart.

Game Watch Links:

Philadelphia Eagles

Philadelphia Eagles - Offense
Injured Reserve

#78 OT Fenuki Tupou (Oregon)

Practice Squad

#63 OG Paul Fanaika (Arizona State)

#41 RB Marcus Mailei (Weber State)

Washington Redskins

Washington Redskins - Offense
#5 QB Colt Brennan (University of Hawai’i)

#45 RB Mike Sellers (Walla Walla CC)

The game is being televised at 2:30pm HST (ESPN22)
Portland 5:30 PM PDT (ESPN35)
Seattle 5:30 PM PDT (ESPN31)

Aloha Sunday! Just back from my hiatus. Sorry for the late morning updates, quick info on locally televised National Football League (NFL) games on Sunday and Monday Night. Also from today on, HFF will be adding more information for Portland (OR) and Seattle (WA) readers. As this blog continues to grow, we appreciate all the readers support and word-of-mouth advertisement. This is the quick format and I’ll return to the regular format next week.

Sun, Oct 18 Stadium Time

For the early-risers
Auwe! Still sleeping! Gotta do this the day before.

For the brunch bunch
BUF @ NYJ Giants Stadium 10:00 AM HST (KGMB7)

Buffalo Bills - #55 Kawika Mitchell, #61 Marvin Philip & #18 C.J. Hawthorne (practice squad)
New York Jets - #78 Wayne Hunter, #91 Sione Pouha, #63 Tavita Thompson & #79 Ropati Pitoitua

TEN @ NE Gillette Stadium
Portland 1:00 PM PDT (KOIN6)

Tennessee Titans - #68 Kevin Mawae & *#29 Ryan Mouton
New England Patriots - *#47 Jake Ingram

ARI @ SEA Qwest Field
Portland 1:00 PM PDT (KPTV12)
Seattle 1:00 PM PDT (KCPQ13)

Arizona Cardinals - #51 Pago Togafau & #76 Deuce Lutui
Seattle Seahawks - #51 Lofa Tatupu & #60 Max Unger

For the afternoon/evening folks
CHI @ ATL Georgia Dome 2:20 PM HST (KHNL8)
Portland 5:20 PM PDT (KGW12)
Seattle 5:20 PM PDT (KING5)

Chicago Bears - #57 Olin Kreutz, #73 Donovan Raiola (practice squad), #75 Matt Toeaina, #59 Pisa Tinoisamoa, *#46 Al Afalava, *#45 Will Ta’ufo’ou (practice squad) & *#62 Johan Asiata (practice squad)
Atlanta Falcons - #1 Jason Elam

*Don’t forget too da Phillies! and island boy, Shane Victorino. Dodgers @ Phillies 2:00p HST/ 5:00p PDT (TBS45 & TBS55 - Portland & Seattle)

Mon, Oct 19 Stadium Time

Are you ready for da football! Monday Night Football on ESPN!
DEN @ SD Qualcomm Stadium 2:30 PM HST (ESPN22)
Portland 5:30 PM PDT (ESPN35)
Seattle 5:30 PM PDT (ESPN31)

Hoka! (Too Bad!) Denver has no island players!! Go Chargers!!
San Diego Chargers - #86 Brandon Manumaleuna

Byes: Cowboys, Colts, Dolphins, 49ers
*Schedule Courtesy of NFL.com

*For complete NFL Polynesian/Hawaiian/Island Ties players, see HFF Pro Teams link.

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Great college games onhand today with local Islanders playing on several teams (Oregon, BYU, UCLA, etc.). I’ll try to update some of the games on Facebook on Hawai’i Football Fanatics Fan page and Twitter (@aweau). Hawai’i Football Fanatics will also continue to support University of Hawai’i Warrior Football (@hawaiiathletics) and Polynesian football players by providing gameday information through fellow bloggers, TomboAhi and Jodatoa.

Check out fellow blogger, TomboAhi’s blog (@tomboahi) for links to live Warriors game action. He also has a pre-game analysis . Gametime is at 5p HST.

Check out fellow blogger, Jodatoa’s blog (@jodatoa) for information on Polynesian National Football League (NFL) players affected by the Samoa disaster. If you want to donate to the relief effort, please see an earlier post and if you’re in the Portland, OR area, the Pacific Islands Council of Oregon (PICO) is holding a fundraising dinner on Wednesday, October 14, the following information is provided:

Tsunami Samoa Relief Fund Fundraising Dinner

When: Wednesday October 14, 2009

Time: 5-9 pm

Where: St. Phillip Carvlin Hall

2408 SE 16th Avenue

What- Samoa Relief Fundraising Dinner to aid Tsunami victims and relief efforts in Samoa

Hosted by Paula and Ace Salu and Noho Marchesi of Noho Hawaiian Restaurant
* Silent Auction * Live Entertainment * Raffle Prizes* Great Food
$30.00 donation per dinner plate

All donations and proceeds will go to Red Cross Samoa and the Tsunami Relief effort

“Help someone who can’t return the favor” Author unknown

For more information go to PICO or Noho Hawaiian Restaurant

I’ll try to catch up with you tomorrow with NFL updates. In the meantime, GO WARRIORS!

I’m taking a hiatus with the ‘ohana for some family time. I’ll be away until October 15th, 2009, so this will be my last post. I’ll try to post intermittently if I have downtime. Mahalo to all Hawai’i Football Fanatics readers for their continued support.

Upcoming games during Week 5:
Sun, Oct 11 Stadium Time (ET)

CIN @ BAL M&T Bank Stadium 1:00 PM
OAK @ NYG Giants Stadium 1:00 PM
DAL @ KC Arrowhead Stadium 1:00 PM
WAS @ CAR Bank of America Stadium 1:00 PM
MIN @ STL Edward Jones Dome 1:00 PM
TB @ PHI Lincoln Financial Field 1:00 PM
PIT @ DET Ford Field 1:00 PM
CLE @ BUF Ralph Wilson Stadium 1:00 PM
ATL @ SF Candlestick Park 4:05 PM
HOU @ ARI University of Phoenix Stadium 4:15 PM
NE @ DEN Invesco Field at Mile High 4:15 PM
JAC @ SEA Qwest Field 4:15 PM
IND @ TEN LP Field 8:20 PM

Mon, Oct 12 Stadium Time (ET)
NYJ @ MIA Land Shark Stadium 8:30 PM

Byes: Bears, Packers, Saints and Chargers
*Schedule Courtesy of NFL.com

Tonight on Monday Night Football (ESPN).

This is a no-brainer if you are a Brett Favre or Naufahu Tahi fan, it’s root for the Vikings. Auwe! Packers have no islanders on their roster. Naufahu looks questionable (back) before the game and running backs (Peterson & Taylor) may be seeing a majority of playing time. Let’s hope to see Naufahu working the backfield and Brett throwing like the last game for a Vikings victory.

Minnesota Vikings

Minnesota Vikings - Offense
#38 FB Naufahu Tahi (Brigham Young University)

This is the recent injury report from the NFL:

VIKINGS:

Steve Hutchinson (back), WR Darius Reynaud (hamstring). LIMITED: QB Brett Favre (foot), CB Cedric Griffin (hand), LB E.J. Henderson (shoulder), LB Erin Henderson (calf), TE Jim Kleinsasser (hand), RB Naufahu Tahi (back). FULL: P Chris Kluwe (illness).

Minnesota Vikings Links: