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It’s a special Summer Olympics edition of the ‘Muthaship,’ and we have the perfect guests!

Coach Dave Shoji and his wife Mary join the show as their sons Erik and Kawika prepare to play their first match in Japan as members of the USA Volleyball Men’s National Team!

The leaders of the legendary volleyball family talk about how they plan to cheer them on from a distance with family ― and with a reputation for developing champion volleyball players, what’s been the Shoji secret to raising three successful children?

Belated and beleaguered, the virus-delayed Tokyo Summer Olympics finally opened Friday night with cascading fireworks and made-for-TV choreography that unfolded in a near-empty stadium, a colorful but strangely subdued ceremony that set a striking tone to match a unique pandemic Games.

As their opening played out, devoid of the usual crowd energy, the Olympics convened amid simmering anger and disbelief in much of the host country, but with hopes from organizers that the excitement of the sports to follow would offset the widespread opposition.

“Today is a moment of hope. Yes, it is very different from what all of us had imagined,” IOC President Thomas Bach said. “But let us cherish this moment because finally we are all here together.”

“This feeling of togetherness — this is the light at the end of the dark tunnel of the pandemic,” Bach declared.

Hawaii saw 243 new COVID cases Thursday ― the highest single-day rise in infections since Jan. 5 in what officials called a sobering “wake-up call” for the unvaccinated.

Hawaii reported 243 new COVID cases Thursday, in the highest single-day rise in infections since January, and three additional fatalities.

One of the new deaths was in a fully vaccinated Oahu woman in her 60s with multiple underlying conditions, state Health Department officials said.

It’s the second COVID death in Hawaii of a vaccinated resident.

The two other deaths reported Thursday ― a man on Oahu in his 50s and a Maui man in his 60s ― were unvaccinated.

The delta variant of COVID is spreading in Hawaii. Health officials are uncovering more and more cases of the more transmissible strain.

From hospitals to pop-up clinics and pharmacies across the state, it’s easier than ever to get a COVID vaccine. But despite extraordinary access, 40% of Hawaii residents remain unvaccinated ― and the virus is spreading quickly among them.

Hawaii on Wednesday reported 163 new COVID-19 infections, the seventh straight day of triple-digit cases.

The state also saw one additional fatality, bringing the death toll from the virus in Hawaii to 524.

Of the new infections, 99 were on Oahu, nine were on Hawaii Island, 18 were on Maui, and four were on Kauai. There were also 33 people diagnosed out-of-state.

The total number of cases in Hawaii since the start of the pandemic now stands at 39,649.

Hawaii reported yet another day of triple digit COVID-19 infections on Tuesday.

A judge denied a motion Tuesday afternoon to throw out a case against three Honolulu police officers charged with murder in a teen’s fatal shooting.

Three officers charged in a teen’s fatal shooting will appear in court Tuesday afternoon as a judge hears motions to throw out the case and disqualify a deputy prosecutor.

Hearings for the officers will start at 1:30 p.m. at District Court.

The three officers are charged in the April shooting of 16-year-old Iremamber Sykap.

Officer Geoffrey Thom is charged with second-degree murder, while officers Zackary Ah Nee and Christopher Fredeluces face second-degree attempted murder charges. A grand jury declined to indict the officers, but the city Prosecutor’s Office moved forward with charges against the three.