Leading the next Waveriders: Kealakehe hosts youth football clinic

Kealakehe High School athletes and West Hawaii youth football players line up during warmups at Waverider Stadium. (Tom Linder/West Hawaii Today)

Manu Iavole keeps his eyes locked on a Kealakehe coach during an up-down at Waverider Stadium. (Tom Linder/West Hawaii Today)

Kekani Manuia sends a pass to Brennan Nishihara during a quarterback warmup. (Tom Linder/West Hawaii Today)

Kanoa Castillo-Simmons is all smiles during a passing drill at Kealakehe High School. (Tom Linder/West Hawaii Today)

Jax Paoa turns the corner during a drill at Kealakehe's Waverider Stadium. (Tom Linder/West Hawaii Today)

Gasetoto Junior Apisala leads the way during a lineman drill at Kealakehe High School. (Tom Linder/West Hawaii Today)

Brennan Nishihara charges forward during an agility drill last week at Waverider Stadium. (Tom Linder/West Hawaii Today)

The Kealakehe Waveriders hosted a free football clinic last week at Waverider Stadium. The clinic served as a community service project for the Kealakehe student-athletes to help mentor youths in the Big Island community through football drills.