The Hawaii Stars were an independent

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team based out of

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. They were charter members of the

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. They played their home games at Wong Stadium in Hilo and competed along with the

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, and

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. They were also members of the North American League before that league folded in 2012. The Stars were managed by Garry Templeton Jr. son of former Major League All-Star

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. During the 2013 season the Stars played 12 games against the Japanese independent

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. To start the season, Hilo hosted two three games series against the

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and Ishikawa Million Stars. In late July, the Stars traveled to

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to play six games, one game each against

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, Fukui Miracle Elephants,

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and Ishikawa Million Stars. The team shut down operations after playing the 2013 Pacific Association season due to the travel costs of bringing in the teams from Northern California.

Season-by-season results

Notable alumni

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(2013) *

Onan Masaoka Onan Kainoa Satoshi Masaoka (born October 27, 1977) is an American baseball pitcher who played for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1999 and 2000. Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 3rd round of the 1995 MLB amateur draft, Masaoka made his Maj ...

(2013)

References

External links

Official website
Pacific Association of Professional Baseball Clubs teams North American League teams Professional baseball teams in Hawaii Defunct baseball teams in Hawaii 2012 establishments in Hawaii 2013 disestablishments in Hawaii Defunct independent baseball league teams Baseball teams established in 2012 Baseball teams disestablished in 2013 {{Hawaii-baseball-team-stub