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All -Stars won the Colt World Series, the first Hilo team to win a World Series <br />championship. He also managed to coach a PONY and Colt team to win respective State <br />championship titles within the same season. Later in his career, he switched to umpiring <br />baseball and softball leagues before returning to coaching high school baseball at <br />Waidkea High School and Kamehameha Schools. During his long and illustrious career, <br />he coached nearly everyone who played baseball in Hilo at one level or another, with <br />most of his coaching years spent at the historic Ho`olulu Park, now the ballfield at Dr. <br />Francis F. C. Wong Stadium. <br />Coach Correa was known for his simple and effective style of coaching. He used <br />his deep knowledge of the game to teach his players the fundamentals of baseball and the <br />values of good sportsmanship, citizenship, and fair play. He did not overcomplicate <br />things; he showed his players how to see the ball, hit it, and run the bases with speed and <br />intelligence. Coach Correa also taught them how to respect their opponents, teammates, <br />and themselves. Moreover, he was a humble, kind-hearted, and generous man who <br />inspired many of his players to achieve success in baseball and beyond. <br />Coach Correa's lasting imprint on the sport earned him many honors and awards <br />for his service and dedication. He was named Big Island Sportsman of the Year in 1963, <br />received the Hawaii Jaycees Physical. Fitness Award in 1971, and was named National <br />Volunteer Amateur Coach of the Year by the United States Baseball Federation in 1987." <br />Due to the limited scope of this proposed amendment, a copy of the revised draft of this bill that <br />would result if this proposed amendment is adopted, is not attached. <br />SLL.jv <br />