NCIS: Hawai'i (2021) s02e05 Episode Script

An incredible game today.
Waipi'o's up four,
but Kawela is driving.
All eyes on Titus Ioane,
who's miraculously
- gotten his team this far.
- Check 2!
- 38!
- Ball on the 35.
Set, hike!
Ioane looking downfield.
Has an open receiver. It's caught!
A clutch throw by Ioane.
Get set, get set!
Watch the rush.
With scouts from every
conference watching, these next
ten seconds will determine
this young man's destiny.
Ioane takes the ball himself.
Heads to the house, and he is in!
Touchdown!
- Kawela wins!
- What?!
Come on!
All right! All right!
Whoo!
Can't find my gym bag.
- Uh, left of the couch, under the side table.
- Oh.
- Amazing. Now I need my
- Water bottle.
- Yeah, but with the
- Electrolyte water.
Don't want you passing out
on the second hill.
Thank you. Oh, can you hand me
that stuff from the counter?
- New case?
- New lease.
For your apartment?
Oh, no, landlord's selling my place.
And you already found a new one?
You got to move quick in the rental biz.
It's not great, but, on the plus side,
it's also too expensive.
Where's my phone?
How long have you been looking?
- I had it this morning.
- For a-an apartment.
Uh, a couple weeks.
Everything okay?
I had no idea this was happening.
A-And I just want to, you know,
be sure you did your due diligence.
Find something that
suits your lifestyle.
The lifestyle of an NCIS agent
whose whole life
is work, gym, and you?
Yeah.
I mean, you're-you're here all the time.
I am.
So
So, you should use me for this.
What's your budget?
What's on your must list?
- What's a deal breaker?
- You shouldn't worry about it.
I'm not worried. It's fun.
Okay. If you want.
- I do.
- Great.
- Awesome.
- Uh-huh.
Phone is in your pocket, by the way.
Oh. Yay. Thank you.
Amazing. Um
Great.
Brings back memories.
Stadium or the crime scene?
Well, both. Taking down bad guys
like taking down running backs
in high school.
Mr. All-State thinking about a comeback?
Ah, no. My body hurts just
looking at a football field.
And Jake, he won't even
look at a football.
I mean, it's all soccer all the time.
Heartbreaking.
Yeah, Daniel tried to get Alex, too,
but baseball was in his blood.
Speaking of
Victim is Petty Officer Ben Ioane,
stationed at Pendleton,
but originally from the island.
- His brother is
- Titus Ioane,
Kawela's quarterback.
When your ex
is a football coach, these
kids are household names.
Titus could be the next Tua Tagovailoa.
Talented family.
File says Ben was a former
high school football star
in his own right.
Kept Daniel's team out of the
playoffs three years in a row.
About 20 minutes after the game,
he fell from up there.
Fall, or was he pushed?
Look how far out he is
from the walkway.
Someone gave him a hand.
Learn what you can about Ben.
I'm gonna go talk to the family.
Orchid for condolences?
Never come empty-handed.
I grew up like this. Good people,
not a lot of opportunities,
but if you can play ball
- Changes everything.
- Yeah.
For people here,
it's all about Fa'a Samoa,
Samoan Way,
so your touchdown is your
entire family's touchdown,
and your success is
the community's success.
Your loss is felt by everyone.
Hello. Special Agents
Tennant and Holman,
NCIS.
We'd like to offer our
condolences to the Ioane family.
Titus.
Jane Tennant, NCIS.
Sorry to hear about your brother.
He was a great player,
and I hear a great sailor, too.
Tennant?
Like the coach from St. Lawrence?
That's my ex,
but I'm actually here to talk about
what happened to Ben.
Do you know what happened?
Well, we're still gathering information,
but it's why I need
to ask you a few questions,
if you're up for it.
Do you know why Ben
came back to the island?
Came to see me play.
And when was the last time you saw him?
Couple days ago.
He told me to beat Waipi'o's ass,
just like he did when he was in school.
I just wanted to make
him proud, you know?
Since he's been gone for so long.
Listen, I know this is hard.
Did Ben have problems with anyone?
Hey, Titus.
Champions no cry.
Not crying, Tama.
So, my brother tells me
you came with flowers,
but you also came as cops.
We're just trying to figure out
what happened to your son.
We don't know nothing, brah,
and Ben wasn't part
of this 'ohana anymore.
Why's that?
It's personal.
Did you see your son before he died?
I haven't seen him
since he left this island.
- Mr. Ioane
- My family
needs space.
So, you go now.
Heads up.
Little low, Ern. Think I was Lucy?
Not with that lumbering gait.
Lucy's got a cornerback's bearing.
Speed, agility, quick on the turn.
Well, I actually played
cornerback, so joke's on you.
Joke might be on all of us.
Tennant and Kai got stonewalled
by Ioane's family.
Lucy talked to his C.O.
Ioane was supposedly squared away.
Kid shows up on the island
after being gone for years.
A few days later,
he's tossed off the bleachers.
There's more.
Yeah.
I checked his flight and credit cards.
Been here a week.
Stayed at a hotel.
Makes sense since his dad disowned him.
So, what did he do during the week?
Ah, I don't know what he did,
but I do know where he did it.
I tracked Ben's rental car GPS.
After he left the hotel, he went here.
Construction site?
Owned by Max and Inu Koa.
Big in building,
but bigger in racketeering,
extortion and fraud.
You thinking Ben was
in bed with criminals?
Thinking we might want to check it out.
I'll call Kai and Lucy.
Heads up.
There's a lot of construction
on the island.
Yet the rent's always sky-high.
Can't find anything decent.
What, you looking for a place?
- Found it. At least, I think.
- Oh.
Whistler's seeing if she can
get me a better deal.
Oh, that's nice.
I guess so.
Says she wants to help,
but there's something more.
Well, you're a trained investigator,
and you're not sure why
your FBI girlfriend's
helping you look for apartments.
She's being pretty cagey about it.
Yeah, like literally everyone here.
We're making a scene.
- Who should we start with?
- Go the source.
Koas are going in.
Looking for someone?
- Yeah, Koa brothers.
- Sorry.
Not here.
We just saw them go inside.
You're mistaken.
And this is private property.
- We're federal agents.
- We don't care.
You need to leave.
Yeah, why is that?
Safety hazard.
You do know what
federal agent means, right?
Law enforcement.
You're not allowed to threaten us.
No threat. Just leave.
Now.
Kai Holman.
Always got to make an entrance, huh.
AJ.
You two know each other?
Eh. We're hoaloha.
Let's take a cleansing breath,
yeah?
They were just leaving.
Who's AJ?
It's just someone I used to know.
This was a waste of a trip.
Maybe not.
Maleko Ioane.
We need to talk.
- You thirsty?
- No.
Okay.
A sandwich? Some coffee?
Brah, you come to my house uninvited,
then you drag me down here from work,
for what?
Offer me a snack?
We just want to talk.
What were you doing
at the Koa brothers' site?
They subcontract my concrete company.
So what? Is that a crime?
No.
Lying to a federal agent is.
You told us you hadn't seen Ben,
but he came to your worksite
several times last week.
Must've missed him.
Mr. Ioane.
Why wouldn't you talk to your son?
We're here to solve your son's murder.
Boy was to play in the Big Ten.
Could've gone pro.
Could've changed the future
of our 'ohana.
But he squandered it.
The day after the championship game,
he took off,
just like that. Never say nothing.
I had to find out from the school
that he signed his life away.
He wanted to serve.
He wanted to run.
Okay.
Run from what?
- The Koa brothers?
- Brah.
Those are just my bosses.
Ben came back home.
He came to your work, several times.
And then, he got tossed
from the bleachers.
You got to tell us why.
I don't know.
Maybe he wanted to be a hero.
What does that mean?
Ben wanting to be a hero?
What do the Koa brothers
have on your family?
You got to want justice.
All I want
is to go back
to work.
It's the Koas.
That's the reason
Maleko's staying quiet.
- Just how bad are these guys?
- Bad.
As in, "bury you in cement
and run you over with a bulldozer" bad.
Not that they've ever been
convicted of murder.
Inu and Max Koa have only served time
for aggravated assault,
weapons possession,
and extortion.
- So, they're thugs.
- Big-time.
Attacked a driver
in a road rage incident
and the cop who came to intervene.
But here's the thing.
In the last few years,
they blossomed. Turned their
lo-fi blood money operation
into real estate.
So, not just land, businesses, too.
Restaurants, nail salons, a small hotel,
all with Koa names on the LLCs,
not to mention owning a piece
of every contractor
they work with, including Maleko Ioane.
Hey, we know that guy, too.
It's just, uh, someone
from the old days.
There more to that?
I'm not sure if it's worth
pursuing just yet.
So Ben was trying
to stop the Koas from extorting his dad?
Mm, hard to say.
Tracking the Koas is like
following the branches of a banyan tree.
So, we skip the branches,
go right to the root.
Lucy, tomorrow, you and me
are gonna meet the Koa brothers.
Uh, they didn't really like it
when Kai and I dropped by.
That's 'cause you didn't
bring a present.
'Cause you didn't bring a present.
This is the HQ of a sophisticated
criminal enterprise?
Books, covers, judgment.
You know what I'm gonna say.
NCIS, right?
You have a moment for us?
Come on in.
Want to apologize for how
our boys was acting earlier.
They get a little, uh,
protective at work.
Yeah, it's a safety hazard, so
they just don't want anyone to get hurt.
- What are you building here?
- It's a rec center
for the community.
Least welcoming rec center
I've ever been to.
What can we do for you?
Ben Ioane.
It's a tragedy.
Planning to name the rec center
in his honor,
hometown hero.
He visited this building site
three times
in the days before his death.
Benny hasn't been back
since he enlisted,
but he stayed connected
with the community.
Just wanted to see what we were doing.
That's not what we heard.
Ben basically cut ties.
That's not our experience.
You close with the Ioane family?
What makes you ask that?
Titus is on your wall here.
Close with a lot of folks.
Try to support local events.
Clubs, schools, sports.
Yeah, feels good giving back.
That why you own a stake
in all the contractors
- who work for you?
- Including Maleko Ioane?
Sure.
What else would it be?
Could be that you force
them to work for you
and take advantage of them.
Just like all the businesses
you bought up in the area.
Use them to launder money.
That would be illegal.
It sure would.
Well, thank you for your time.
That's it?
What'd you expect?
I don't know. Putting
the screws to them.
They're never gonna talk.
Then what was the point?
They didn't even say anything.
No, but they showed us what we needed.
- The photos?
- Look,
we know the Koas are extorting
the local community.
Titus had a place of honor
on that wall.
Let's find out how deep
their tendrils go.
Hey.
Hey.
Thanks for taking the time, Daniel.
More girlfriend trouble with Alex?
No. Well, yes. But later.
This is about Titus Ioane.
Ah, heard about his brother.
So sad.
If you're asking about it, I'm
guessing it wasn't an accident.
No, and
everything seems to be swirling
around the Koa Brothers.
You know them?
Everyone knows them. They sponsor
a lot of football events,
throw money around.
They like to be close
to the star players.
- Like Titus?
- And Ben before.
Why?
These kids, they got nothing.
Can barely afford decent gear,
let alone the camps and
the offseason trainings.
If a kid shows promise,
people step in, help out.
Out of the kindness of their hearts?
What do you think?
I don't know what to think.
All I know is
you coached Titus at summer QB camp,
and I am having a really
hard time connecting with him.
I can reach out.
I might take you up on that.
Thanks, Daniel.
No blemishes. It looks good.
It sounds fine.
Been gone from the restaurant
too long. Lost your edge.
Yeah, you've been there
for, like, a year, so
you're not the kalo whisperer.
I have a gift.
Don't hate, and
don't tell me you come all this way
to listen to vegetables.
I, uh, I ran into AJ Hale.
You remember him?
Wish I could forget.
Half of high school was listening
to Leila talk about his eyes.
Wahine love a bad boy.
Yeah, I don't remember that
being his reputation.
That's 'cause yours was worse.
Ah.
What else do you know about him?
He's not center field for the Yankees.
That much I know.
I think he's working construction.
Yeah. I may have heard that.
May have? Come on, Hina.
Oh, I know.
Here's what's up,
why don't you ask him yourself?
I haven't talked to him in years. I
Look, I don't really want to open up
- that part of my life again.
- Stop being dramatic.
You were like best friends.
I'm sure you can figure it out.
Just thinking of your reaction
when I came back to town.
AJ don't have my right hook.
You'll be fine.
Have a sec?
Just trying to figure out
how a bakery, a tackle store,
and a tour company are all
being used for racketeering.
I might have some ideas.
All in the right area,
similar price range,
utilities included.
And now I know we're not
talking about the Koa brothers.
No. Your living arrangements.
- Right.
- 'Cause you're moving.
- Mm-hmm.
- I'm not done.
I expanded the radius, too,
considered you-you really like
the washer-dryer at my place,
and the balcony, and the location,
of course. You know, just a few minutes
- from work.
- I could just move in with you.
Kidding. I did not want to force
Actually, I
I kind of thought the same.
Well, you already spend
most nights at my place.
I know.
And that's not gonna
change any time soon.
- No.
- So, who are we fooling?
- Right?
- It's the financially responsible thing to do.
It is the what now?
It's
it's the rational decision.
Right.
And we should do this because it's
rational.
Hey, Luce. Got to see Ern
by myself.
Uh I should go back to
Yeah. Lots to think about.
Heads up.
Oh. Think I was Kai?
I stand by my gait comment.
I-I'm just not hip to the spiral yet.
My sport was water polo.
Hey, did you find any connection between
the Koas and local football?
Ah. See for yourself.
I combed the Koas' sponsorship records.
They take an active
interest in athletes,
couple dozen over the last few years,
including this guy.
Who's he?
Ricky Sio, star defensive tackle,
All-Hawaii two years running,
and was NFL-bound until
a knee injury derailed him.
Served three years
for Ag assault in Cali.
Came back home a few years ago.
Paystubs all from the Koa
brothers construction projects.
Sad story.
How is he connected to Ben Ioane?
They were rivals in high school.
Played against each other.
That's a long-shot motive for murder.
Hey, motive is for investigators.
I follow the facts.
The fact is, Ricky Sio
was one row behind Ben
at the championship game.
So, we better go pay him a visit.
I don't get it, Luce.
You want to stay at Whistler's?
Yeah, it's awesome.
And she wants you to stay there?
That's what she said.
So, what's the problem?
She said it was a practical solution
from a financial perspective.
And you wanted her to say
that it was for love?
And you just made it weird.
Over there.
Hey, Ricky Sio.
We got some questions for you,
if you don't mind.
Luce!
Okay, we'll do it your way.
Sio!
Ricky Sio.
I heard about you growing up.
You were a big star.
God blessed you, everyone said.
Football warrior.
Man, you were gonna be famous, go pro.
Hawai'i's top prospect.
I was good.
Meh.
People hype up football players so much.
Everyone's the next Polamalu.
Brah,
I was a beast.
He was.
But not better than Ben Ioane.
I sacked Ben's ass three times
at the championship game.
I owned him.
Is that what the two of y'all
were talking about at
Titus's game? You owning him?
That's ancient history.
But you did talk.
Explain what's happening here.
Nothing.
Well, nothing isn't why Ben's dead.
And it's not why you attacked
two federal agents.
All I ever wanted was to play football.
Then one tackle,
knee bends the wrong way,
everything disappears,
- just like that.
- And then there's Ben.
He gave it up by choice.
Turns his back on a future.
On tradition.
That makes you throw a guy
over the bleachers?
Yeah.
Yeah, you admit to killing Ben Ioane?
Sunday. At the Aloha Championship.
It's the Koa brothers, right?
They put you up to it.
No.
Just me. I did it alone.
Why?
Why would you kill Ben Ioane?
It's not about tradition.
Why not?
AJ, brought refreshments.
Boom kanani!
Here comes my ghost man
with the green bottles.
Hey, Jordan. Thanks, eh.
Kai Hoe-man.
I don't miss that nickname.
Hanabaddah days we used to get
into a lot of mischief, yeah?
Yeah, a long time ago.
Yeah. You know, I heard
you was back in town.
Didn't believe till the other day.
Yeah. Hey, about that
Hey, you want to meet the family?
My wife and daughter barely believe
- you exist.
- I do, I do, I
I was just hoping to talk.
Oh, that's your serious face.
Kind of like when you
used to take the mound.
Yeah, it's important.
'Cause you're a Navy cop now.
Yeah, that's right.
And you're working for the Koa brothers.
In construction, not the other stuff.
You're plenty akamai, AJ.
You know that other stuff is everywhere.
Checks clear, I-I pay my taxes.
Besides, I saved your butt yesterday,
so you're welcome.
No joke, AJ, Koas are responsible
- for Ben Ioane's death.
- Not how I heard it.
People say you got Ricky Sio in cuffs.
People say a lot of things.
What happened to you?
You know, I could ask you
the same question.
You were supposed to be
wearing those pinstripes.
Got in trouble.
Stupid stuff.
Lost my scholarship. Had to find a job.
Yeah, but the Koas?
Honest work.
Building something
for the community, giving back.
They're extorting the community,
and they had Ricky Sio
murder Ben Ioane.
AJ, we made it, bruddah.
Howzit?
You know it's risky for me
to even be seen with you, right?
Ben's family is tied with the Koas,
and we don't know why.
But it cost Ben his life.
- You need to help.
- Okay.
Okay, I-I hear you.
Look, I want to help, I do, I just
Let me think about it.
The Koas have eyes everywhere.
If they even hear anyone's
talking about it
May already be too late.
Hey. Did the Koas do this?
- Tama
- Hey, kid.
Don't you dare say a word.
- But Tama.
- Shh.
I need you to talk to me, okay?
They did this to you.
No, they didn't do it. You did it.
You, Ben,
everybody who couldn't keep
their nose out of my business.
You've ruined my family.
- I'm sorry.
- Let's go.
The Koas kill his son,
destroy his business,
and Maleko still won't talk?
The Koas' hold is too strong.
But why?
Maleko's a cement mason,
Ben was a sailor, not criminals.
Ah, we're missing something.
AJ give you any insight at all?
No, he's afraid to.
He says he has to think about it,
but Titus, Titus wanted to talk.
He just won't say a word
in front of his dad.
Think I can help.
Hey. Yeah, it's me.
Look, I think it's time to talk to him.
Step into it.
Nice. Hut.
Strong, strong, strong, strong.
Hey, take a knee. We'll, uh,
pick the drills up later.
You got it, Coach.
Hey, Jane.
How's he doing?
He wants to talk, but he's scared.
Koas have that effect on people.
It's not the Koas. It's his dad.
He doesn't want to betray the family.
Silence cost his family
too much already.
Well, I'm not the one
you need to convince.
How're the drills?
Good.
Football's what comes natural,
- I guess.
- Helps to have something else to focus on.
Coach Tennant says being a quarterback
isn't about having a strong arm,
but a strong mind.
"To be a leader, you got
to make hard choices".
Daniel says that, too.
Being a leader isn't easy,
but you got to try
to do the right thing,
even if your dad doesn't want you to.
My tama wants to protect me.
But being silent got Ben killed.
What did the Koas want
with your brother?
Nothing.
They want me.
Junior high, they saw me play,
offered to help with
training, equipment.
My dad was out of work,
so they bought him a truck.
They gave him a job.
But nothing's free.
They say I'm gonna be a-a big star.
Make millions, do endorsements.
And they get a piece of it all.
Felt wrong to me.
But my dad, he-he wouldn't
even talk about it.
So, I called Ben.
He understood 'cause
he's been through it, too.
He said he would fix it.
And they killed him.
My tama might be scared,
but not me.
You need me to talk, I'll talk.
I will do whatever it takes
to stop the Koas.
You've done enough.
Let me take it from here.
Thanks for coming, AJ.
Didn't really feel like a choice.
You said you wanted to help.
I said I wanted to think about it.
Ioanes don't have time
for any more thinking.
Look, I-I feel for their family,
but I got a family, too.
That's how the Koas stay in power.
They make sure everyone's afraid.
I already told my boy.
I don't know nothing
about the Koas' business.
You're not here about their business.
It's about athletes.
Titus in particular.
Little Tua?
They own a piece of him.
He wanted out.
Ben tried to help.
And if they're doing it to Titus,
they're doing it to other kids, too.
Plenty of boosters on the island.
- You know this is different.
- And if I help?
What happens to me?
We protect you.
Easy to say inside this base,
but I live out there.
AJ, how did we get by as kids?
We looked out for each other, right?
If one of us was in trouble,
then it was everyone's problem.
Until one of us left.
Right now,
you're Titus's best chance
to save his family.
Might be too late.
They shut down the worksite
today. Sent everyone home early.
Why did they do that?
'Cause they're ready to
send a final message to Maleko.
Maleko.
We keep having problems with you.
I promise you, I never say nothing.
- I didn't say nothing.
- No, no, no, not you. Your boy.
Talked to the Feds.
You're gonna get him back.
I can't.
That's not a request.
Gonna want to put the guns down.
It's not your problem,
Special Agent Tennant.
- Just leave.
- Happy to.
Maleko comes with me.
We can't do that.
It's not a request.
How you gonna make us do that alone?
I'm not alone.
This is a terrible plan.
Can't just let them take Maleko inside.
Or shoot our boss.
There's nowhere to go.
It's over.
Let's go.
Put your gun down!
Hands in the air!
You okay?
Yeah. Koas?
- They went inside the site.
- Get Maleko to safety.
- I'll flank.
- Okay.
- You guys good?
- Yeah.
Once a cornerback, always a cornerback.
What you got there, Ernie?
The financials for the
Koa brothers' businesses.
The money's actually going
into a mystery account.
Someone else is getting rich.
Don't know if you heard, but
we just took the Koas down.
Tennant and Jesse are
escorting them to CRD.
Okay, but I'm not sure we can make
a racketeering case based off this.
So, I guess it's good
they tried to kill you.
Uh, what you mean is you're
glad we're safe and sound.
Yeah, that, but these records.
Max and Inu Koa will be spending
life in prison, the Ioanes will
get some of their life back,
and I got real estate decisions to make.
So, if the Koas weren't
getting the money, who was?
Not sure.
Someone really clever.
And this name keeps
coming up on the paperwork.
AJ Hale.
You know him, right?
Yeah, I do.
Hey.
I heard today went well.
Maleko's okay.
How'd you hear that?
Everybody talks, yeah?
Glad I was able to help.
You were right
couldn't just keep quiet.
Yeah, sure.
Let me get you a beer.
Hey, so how long you been doing,
uh, financial work for the Koas?
I wouldn't exactly
call it financial work. Um
I've been doing some bookkeeping.
Took a class online.
So, what happens now
with the businesses?
Company's still going.
Lot of people still working
'cause of it.
Gonna try to keep it running.
You as the boss, huh?
Don't know, brother. I haven't
really thought about it.
- Hey, what gives?
- Ah
The Koas were small-time criminals,
and then suddenly they're
making shell corporations,
extorting high school athletes.
How did they figure that out?
'Cause I was just
thinking about everyone
involved at the operation,
and who came out ahead.
Say what you want to say.
Only that you've always been the
smartest one in any group, AJ.
You bust me up, man.
Yeah, I've been away so long.
Still think I got motives.
Look, I'll tell it to you straight.
The Koas have been running scams
all their lives.
You want to know how? Got to ask them.
I plan to.
As long as the Koas are around,
they're kings.
Is that all you got to say?
Other than stick around?
Gonna be a big time
tonight on the beach.
Nah, I got places to be.
- There you are.
- I don't want it to be about finances.
Sorry?
Or being practical
or-or prudent or smart.
- Trying to catch up here.
- We can't move in
just because it's rational
and responsible.
You want it to be irrational
and irresponsible?
I want it to be because you want me.
Because you can't bear
the idea of me subletting
a condo three blocks away
when I can be here.
- I do want you here, Lucy.
- Really?
So much.
Then what was with all the comps
and the graphs and the color coding?
I didn't want you to feel
pressured 'cause you didn't even
tell me about it in the first place.
I didn't tell you
'cause I didn't want you
- to feel pressured.
- Okay, great, so
- why are we fighting?
- We're not.
Okay, so
you're moving in?
You can't stop me.
I mean, it is the financially
responsible decision.
Oh, my gosh, hush now.
Is that, is that all you own?
I travel light.
I'm just saying, he's not
the same AJ I remember.
I don't know why you're surprised.
AJ always had that side to him.
Remember when he stole
that beer for Leila's party?
She stole the beer. He covered for her.
No. He set it up.
Told Leila to go in
'cause there'd be less trouble
if she was caught.
Either way, it's
there's a big difference
stealing a case of beer and
running a criminal conspiracy.
Got to start somewhere.
He changed, Hina.
We all do.
I want to thank you
for all your help on this.
You solved the case. All I did
was toss a ball around.
Ah, it was a little more than that.
And this this was a great idea, too.
I can't take credit for that either.
This was all Titus.
Okay, I'm not used to all this modesty
coming from you, Daniel.
Thank you all for coming.
I truly appreciate you
supporting my family
in these hard times.
Before we begin the trophy presentation,
we wanted to do something.
This Sivu Tau
is in honor of my brother Ben Ioane.
Navy sailor,
former starting quarterback at Kawela,
and proud Samoan.
We do this together, son.
For our family
and for Ben.