Longtime Hawaii Sports Writer Cindy Luis passed away on Sunday, her son Tiff Wells telling KHON2 Sports. Luis was a trailblazer for women in media here in Hawaii throughout her career. As she became the first woman sports editor of a daily newspaper in Hawaii. The legendary sports writer start ed covering Hawaii Athletics back in 1981 and continued to cover Men's Volleyball as well as many other sports at the University for more than 4 decades before retiring in 2023. Long before she was a sports media colleague she was Aunty Cindy in the Kailua American Little League. Forever grateful for the love and support she showed me since I was a child. Sending all of the Aloha I have to Tiff & the Ohana. I am so glad the Hawaii volleyball world was… https://t.co/cD2LLJ0Eq2— Rob DeMello (@RobDeMelloKHON) March 16, 2025 Luis was an Award-Winning Journalist throughout her career, which included Luis being inducted into the University of Hawaii Sports Circle of Honor in 2024. Luis worked as a sports writer in Guam, California and Hawaii. She covered many events in Hawaii; Maui Invitational, Hula Bowl, the Polynesian Bowl, NFL Pro Bowl, and much more. ...read more read less