HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - At the peak of his powers, very few could stand up to the mighty Konishiki. The Nanakuli native, born Salevaa Atisanoe, moved to Japan as a teen and in a matter of years ...

MAILI (HawaiiNewsNow) – The Konishiki Kids Foundation is making plans to bring children from tsunami ravaged Northern Japan to Hawaii. "You kind of show what the aloha spirit is, how we live our lives ...

In the highly structured world of sumo, wrestlers are expected to maintain decorum at all times, both in and outside the dohyo. There is also an unwritten code of conduct over fighting styles and woe ...

There is life after sumo. Konishiki, the sport’s first American-born star, rose through the ranks of Japan’s sumotori quickly, respecting the sport’s tradition, but smashing through its rigid ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sumo wrestler Konishiki Yasokichi rates eight sumo fights in movies and TV shows, such as "Memoirs of a Geisha" and "Isle of Dogs, ...

Musician and former sumotori Konishiki shared a laugh with wife Chie Iijima last week at their Maili home. Since retiring from sumo in 1997, Konishiki, pictured at his home in Maili, has gone on to ...

Konishiki, left, instructs proper technique and form to sumotori Breydon Gono, 12. Konishiki was the first foreign sumotori to reach the rank of ozeki — the second-highest ranking in sumo. Retired ...

WAIANAE, Hawaii (KITV4) - Konishiki, the Hawaii-born champion sumo wrestler, has sold his Leeward Oahu oceanfront estate to an executive of Meta, formerly known as Facebook, for about $3.9 million, ...

Sam and John visit with legendary former sumo wrestler Salevaa Atisanoe and his wife Chie in Makaha. Sale, John and Sam talk noodles and prepare a poke somen salad, fried rice, and fried kishimen. In ...

Former ozeki-ranked sumo wrestler Konishiki, right, and his wife Chie are seen before a party marking the 40th anniversary of his arrival from the United States to Japan, in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on ...

Hawaiian-born former sumo wrestler Konishiki has admitted to a physical confrontation with a neighbour in a dispute over dog poo. Konishiki, 47, now a popular television personality in Japan, said on ...