The athletes, led by Leanne Nagai's four golds and Ray Donager's three, won in golf, powerlifting, swimming and track and field. They also earned four ribbons (fourth and fifth) in the events held Oct. 2 to 11.

In golf, Waimanalo's Sean Hively, 28, won gold in the 9-hole competition and Kaneohe's Natalie Miyahira, 25, placed fourth in the women's 9-hole competition.

In powerlifting, Honolulu's Nagai, 27, won gold in the bench press, deadlift, squat and powerlift combination events. In the men's category, Kealakekua's Ray Donager, 40, won gold in the bench, squat and combination. He took third in the squat.

In swimming, 'Ewa Beach's Nicole Kelley, 32, placed first in the 100-meter freestyle and third in another 100-meter freestyle division. (The Special Olympics has different divisions for the athletes based on their abilities.) She also placed second in the 200-meter freestyle and third in a 100-meter freestyle relay with three other U.S. team members. In the men's division, Honolulu's Zachary Mar, at 17 the youngest athlete representing Hawaii, placed second in the 100-meter butterfly, third in the 200-meter freestyle, and fourth in the 100-meter freestyle.

In track and feld, Kaneohe's Jennifer Wong placed second in the 800-meter race with a time of 3:20.56, third in the 1,500-meter event with a time of 7:15.70, and fourth as part of the U.S. women's team in the 400-meter relay. Pearl City's Solray Duncan, 29, placed third in the 3,000-meter race with a time of 13:04.44, fifth in the 1500-meter race with a time of 6:12.17, and his team placed third in the 400-meter relay.