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 ...

Sumo wrestler Konishiki Yasokichi rates eight sumo fights in movies and TV shows, such as "Memoirs of a Geisha" and "Isle of Dogs," for realism. Konishiki discusses the accuracy of throwing ...

The new movie called PRESENCE is being advertised as a horror film. But that’s just not accurate. PRESENCE is a strong, well acted drama about a dysfunctional family. There is an unseen ghost ...

Konishiki: I think Takakeisho had no other way ... A: Rank is everything in the world of sumo. In particular, the top-ranking yokozuna and the following ozeki are in a class of their own.

Hawaiian-born former ozeki Konishiki, the first wrestler from abroad to reach sumo's second-highest rank, revealed Monday that he had suffered kidney failure and undergone a successful organ ...

In January 2001, a hobbled Akebono retired from the sport, ending a golden decade for sumo. Akebono was often described as “having the strength of Konishiki and the heart of Takamiyama." ...

Two rikishi from Hawaii pioneered sumo's internationalization. We zoom in on legends Takamiyama, the first foreign rikishi to win a top-division tournament, and Konishiki, the first foreign Ozeki.

After a month in the hospital, Konishiki says he feels better than ever and coincidentally, another local sumo great, Musashimaru, had the exact same procedure. “He’s another big ass local ...