In Los Angeles and Hawaii, it's the beginning of Chow time.

UCLA, buoyed by first-year offensive coordinator Norm Chow, has landed two local prospects in the past 48 hours. Chow, a Punahou graduate who left his mark with championship teams at BYU and USC, is making inroads locally again, especially at his alma mater.

Dalton Hilliard, Punahou's versatile running back/slotback, gave the Bruins an oral commitment on Monday night. Wide receiver Robby Toma also gave UCLA his commitment.

A third prospect, Kapolei offensive tackle Stan Hasiak, gave UCLA a soft oral commitment recently during a visit to the Bruins' campus. Hasiak will still take four more visits before signing in February.

Hilliard (6-foot, 190 pounds) visited UCLA on the weekend of Oct. 18. Coach Rick Neuheisel made the offer just before the Bruins played Stanford.

“;He just told me to go with what was in my heart. I was thinking about waiting, but once UCLA came into the mix, I didn't see another school meet what they have to offer,”; said Hilliard, who carries a 3.3 grade-point average.

“;I'm just glad it's over. School gets tough when you go on these recruiting trips,”; he added. Hilliard had 14 offers in all, including Colorado, Utah and Notre Dame.

Hilliard has rushed for 348 yards (4.8 per attempt) and has 36 receptions for 465 yards and five touchdowns. He also returned an interception for a touchdown against Pac-Five last weekend.

Toma, one of the state's top receivers last year, was under the radar until Army made an offer last month. He has 53 receptions for 810 yards and 13 touchdowns this season.

Toma did not make a catch against Pac-Five, but threw his first touchdown pass of the season—to Hilliard.

Hasiak, a 6-6, 330-pound scholar-athlete, plans to visit Cal, Oregon, Oregon State and USC.

The influence of former Hawaii and current Oregon State offensive line coach Mike Cavanaugh still extends to the Pacific. Baldwin's Mana Rosa gave an oral commitment to the Beavers, turning down offers from Hawaii, UNLV and Utah.

“;I was at their camp this past summer. I kind of really wanted to go to the Pac 10,”; the 6-2, 250-pound defensive end said.

Punahou has two previous commits—quarterback Cayman Shutter to New Mexico and tight end Kimo Makaula to Hawaii.

The state's top prospect, Manti Te'o of Punahou, has not committed yet. His final five is BYU, Notre Dame, Stanford, UCLA and USC.