HHSAA State Football Championships
The Hawaii High School Athletic Association (HHSAA) State Football Championship consists of the two games that are played annually to crown the Division 1 and Division 2 state football champions in Hawaii. Before 1999, when the State Football Championship game was instituted, Hawaii did not crown an official state champion in football and instead held the Oahu Prep Bowl, which matched up the champions of the two football leagues on Oahu to play for a mythical state football championship.
Sport | Football |
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State | Hawaii |
Level of competition | High School |
Founded | 1999 (Division I) 2003 (Division II) 2016 (Open Division) |
Divisions | 3 (Open, I, & II) |
Open | |
Current champions | Saint Louis |
Division I | |
Current champions | Hilo |
Most Championships | Kahuku (8) |
Division II | |
Current champions | Lahainaluna |
Most Championships | Iolani (8) |
As of 2016, the Hawaii High School Athletic Association board approved a one-year pilot for a three-tier football state championship format, which will go into effect. Under the new structure, the addition of an Open Division will consist of six teams, with an eight-team Division I bracket and a six-team Division II bracket.
History of the Oahu Prep Bowl
In the early years of prep football the question of "who's the best high school football team in the state" could never be answered as Hawaii never conducted a state championship. This all changed in 1973 when Bill Smithe of the Oahu Interscholastic Association (OIA) and Clay Benham of the Interscholastic League of Honolulu (ILH) struck a deal where the champions from each league met to decide who was the best team in the state. The game was initially called the Oahu Bowl, marking the first time that league champions played each other in the postseason. Though the bowl game did not include neighbor island champions, it was considered Hawaii's state championship. In 1974, the name was changed from Oahu Bowl to the Oahu Prep Bowl and the game became an annual tradition.
Past Oahu Prep Bowl Championship Results
Year | Winner | Score | Opponent |
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1973 | Waianae (OIA) | 6-0 | St. Louis (ILH) |
1974 | KS-Oahu (ILH) | 27-26 | Leilehua (OIA) |
1975 | KS-Oahu (ILH) | 20-14 | Waianae (OIA) |
1976 | KS-Oahu (ILH) | 46-6 | Radford (OIA) |
1977 | Waianae (OIA) | 27-6 | Punahou (ILH) |
1978 | Waianae (OIA) | 14-6 | KS-Oahu (ILH) |
1979 | Kaiser (OIA) | 27-7 | KS-Oahu (ILH) |
1980 | Iolani (ILH) | 7-7 (tie) | Waianae (OIA) |
1981 | Radford (OIA) | 14-2 | St. Louis (ILH) |
1982 | Pac-Five (ILH) | 14-7 | Waianae (OIA) |
1983 | St. Louis (ILH) | 15-12 | Nanakuli (OIA) |
1984 | Leilehua (OIA) | 10-0 | St. Louis (ILH) |
1985 | Pac-Five (ILH) | 56-7 | Waianae (OIA) |
1986 | St. Louis (ILH) | 49-6 | Waianae (OIA) |
1987 | St. Louis (ILH) | 35-0 | Waianae (OIA) |
1988 | St. Louis (ILH) | 49-7 | Waianae (OIA) |
1989 | St. Louis (ILH) | 35-18 | Kahuku (OIA) |
1990 | St. Louis (ILH) | 38-3 | Farrington (OIA) |
1991 | St. Louis (ILH) | 36-6 | Waianae (OIA) |
1992 | St. Louis (ILH) | 35-7 | Waianae (OIA) |
1993 | St. Louis (ILH) | 37-22 | Kahuku (OIA) |
1994 | St. Louis (ILH) | 26-20 | Kahuku (OIA) |
1995 | St. Louis (ILH) | 27-26 | Kahuku (OIA) |
1996 | St. Louis (ILH) | 7-0 | Waianae (OIA) |
1997 | St. Louis (ILH) | 27-0 | Waianae (OIA) |
1998 | St. Louis (ILH) | 28-20 | Kahuku (OIA) |
Prep Bowl Past Champions Record (Championships/Runners-Up)
- St. Louis (14-3)
- Waianae (4-10)
- KS-Oahu (3-2)
- Pac-Five (2-0)
- Iolani (1-0)
- Kaiser (1-0)
- Leilehua (1-1)
- Radford (1-1)
- Nanakuli (0-1)
- Punahou (0-1)
- Farrington (0-1)
- Kahuku (0-5)
Past HHSAA State Football Championship Results
Division I & Open
Year | Winner | Score | Opponent |
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1999 | St. Louis (ILH) | 19-0 | Kahuku (OIA) |
2000 | Kahuku (OIA) | 26-20 | St. Louis (ILH) |
2001 | Kahuku (OIA) | 21-14 | St. Louis (ILH) |
2002 | St. Louis (ILH) | 34-15 | Castle (OIA) |
2003 | Kahuku (OIA) | 27-26 | St. Louis (ILH) |
2004 | KS-Kapalama (ILH) | 28-7 | Leilehua (OIA) |
2005 | Kahuku (OIA) | 28-21 | Punahou (ILH) |
2006 | Kahuku (OIA) | 7-6 | St. Louis (ILH) |
2007 | Leilehua (OIA) | 20-16 | St. Louis (ILH) |
2008 | Punahou (ILH) | 38-8 | Leilehua (OIA) |
2009 | KS-Kapalama (ILH) | 34-21 | Kahuku (OIA) |
2010 | St. Louis (ILH) | 36-13 | Waianae (OIA) |
2011 | Kahuku (OIA) | 30-24 | Punahou (ILH) |
2012 | Kahuku (OIA) | 42-20 | Punahou (ILH) |
2013 | Punahou (ILH) | 28-22 | Mililani (OIA) |
2014 | Mililani (OIA) | 53-45 | Punahou (ILH) |
2015 | Kahuku (OIA) | 39-14 | St. Louis (ILH) |
2016 (Div 1) | Mililani (OIA) | 31-20 | Iolani (ILH) |
2016 (Open) | St. Louis (ILH) | 30-14 | Kahuku (OIA) |
2017 (Div 1) | Hilo (BIIF) | 35-19 | Damien (ILH) |
2017 (Open) | St. Louis (ILH) | 31-28 | Kahuku (OIA) |
2018 (Div 1) | Waipahu (OIA) | 42-22 | Hilo (BIIF) |
2018 (Open) | St. Louis (ILH) | 38-17 | Mililani (OIA) |
Division I & Open Championship Game wins and appearances by school
Appearances | School | W | L | Pct | Games |
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12 | Kahuku | 8 | 4 | .667 | Lost 1999 Title Game Won 2000 Title Game Won 2001 Title Game Won 2003 Title Game Won 2005 Title Game Won 2006 Title Game Lost 2009 Title Game Won 2011 Title Game Won 2012 Title Game Won 2015 Title Game Lost 2016 Open Title Game Lost 2017 Open Title Game |
12 | St. Louis | 6 | 6 | .500 | Won 1999 Title Game Lost 2000 Title Game Lost 2001 Title Game Won 2002 Title Game Lost 2003 Title Game Lost 2006 Title Game Lost 2007 Title Game Won 2010 Title Game Lost 2015 Title Game Won 2016 Open Title Game Won 2017 Open Title Game Won 2018 Open Title Game |
6 | Punahou | 2 | 4 | .333 | Lost 2005 Title Game Won 2008 Title Game Lost 2011 Title Game Lost 2012 Title Game Won 2013 Title Game Lost 2014 Title Game |
3 | Leilehua | 1 | 2 | .333 | Lost 2004 Title Game Won 2007 Title Game Lost 2008 Title Game |
2 | Kamehameha-Kapalama | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | Won 2004 Title Game Won 2009 Title Game |
4 | Mililani | 2 | 2 | .500 | Lost 2013 Title Game Won 2014 Title Game Won 2016 D1 Title Game Lost 2018 Open Title Game |
1 | Waipahu | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | Won 2018 D1 Title Game |
2 | Hilo | 1 | 1 | .500 | Won 2017 D1 Title Game Lost 2018 D1 Title Game |
1 | Castle | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost 2002 Title Game |
1 | Waianae | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost 2010 Title Game |
1 | Iolani | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost 2016 D1 Title Game |
1 | Damien | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost 2017 D1 Title Game |
Division II
Year | Winner | Score | Opponent |
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2003 | Aiea (OIA) | 9-7 | Damien (ILH) |
2004 | Campbell (OIA) | 28-7 | Iolani (ILH) |
2005 | Iolani (ILH) | 34-20 | Radford (OIA) |
2006 | King Kekaulike (MIL) | 33-20 | Kauai (KIF) |
2007 | Iolani (ILH) | 28-21 | Lahainaluna (MIL) |
2008 | Iolani (ILH) | 35-20 | Radford (OIA) |
2009 | Iolani (ILH) | 24-17 | Kauai (KIF) |
2010 | Iolani (ILH) | 49-14 | Kaimuki (OIA) |
2011 | Iolani (ILH) | 34-0 | Waipahu (OIA) |
2012 | Iolani (ILH) | 36-33 | Lahainaluna (MIL) |
2013 | Kaiser (OIA) | 17-7 | Kauai (KIF) |
2014 | Iolani (ILH) | 31-14 | Lahainaluna (MIL) |
2015 | Radford (OIA) | 30-16 | Kapaa (KIF) |
2016 | Lahainaluna (MIL) | 21-14 | Kapaa (KIF) |
2017 | Lahainaluna (MIL) | 75-69 | Konawaena (BIIF) |
2018 | Lahainaluna (MIL) | 34-32 | Kapaa (KIF) |
Division II Championship Game wins and appearances by school
Appearances | School | W | L | Pct | Games |
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9 | Iolani | 8 | 1 | .889 | Lost 2004 Title Game Won 2005 Title Game Won 2007 Title Game Won 2008 Title Game Won 2009 Title Game Won 2010 Title Game Won 2011 Title Game Won 2012 Title Game Won 2014 Title Game |
6 | Lahainaluna | 3 | 3 | .500 | Lost 2007 Title Game Lost 2012 Title Game Lost 2014 Title Game Won 2016 Title Game Won 2017 Title Game Won 2018 Title Game |
3 | Kauai | 0 | 3 | .000 | Lost 2006 Title Game Lost 2009 Title Game Lost 2013 Title Game |
3 | Radford | 1 | 2 | .333 | Lost 2005 Title Game Lost 2008 Title Game Won 2015 Title Game |
3 | Kapaa | 0 | 3 | .000 | Lost 2015 Title Game Lost 2016 Title Game Lost 2018 Title Game |
1 | Aiea | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | Won 2003 Title Game |
1 | Campbell | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | Won 2004 Title Game |
1 | Kaiser | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | Won 2013 Title Game |
1 | King Kekaulike | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | Won 2006 Title Game |
1 | Damien | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost 2003 Title Game |
1 | Kaimuki | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost 2010 Title Game |
1 | Waipahu | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost 2011 Title Game |
1 | Konawaena | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost 2017 Title Game |
2009 HHSAA Playoff Bracket
Division I
First Round @ Higher Seed |
irked | Finals | |||||||||||
S1 | Kahuku | 9 | |||||||||||
2 | S6 | Farrington | 6 | ||||||||||
3 | Farrington | 48 | S1 | Kahuku | 21 | ||||||||
S2 | KS-Oahu | 34 | |||||||||||
S2 | KS-Oahu | 40 | |||||||||||
S3 | Baldwin | 12 | S5 | Leilehua | 0 | ||||||||
S5 | Leilehua | 48 |
* Denotes overtime game
DIVISION I STATE CHAMPION: KS-Oahu
RUNNER-UP: KahukuDivision II
First Round (11/21) | Semifinals | Championship | |||||||||||
S1 | 'Iolani | 21 | |||||||||||
S4 | Lahainaluna | 12 | S6 | 'Aiea | 7 | ||||||||
S6 | Aiea | 20 | S1 | 'Iolani | 24 | ||||||||
S2 | Kaua'i | 17 | |||||||||||
S2 | Kaua'i | 28 | |||||||||||
S3 | Moanalua | 14 | S5 | Hawai'i Prep | 14 | ||||||||
S5 | Hawai'i Prep | 17 |
* Denotes overtime game
DIVISION II STATE CHAMPION: Iolani
RUNNER-UP: Kauai
2010 HHSAA Playoff Bracket
Division I
First Round @ Higher Seed |
Semifinals @ Aloha Stadium |
Championship @ Aloha Stadium | |||||||||||
S1 | Mililani | 41 | |||||||||||
S4 | Kealakehe | 16 | S6 | Waianae | 48 | ||||||||
S6 | Waianae | 34 | S2 | St. Louis | 36 | ||||||||
S6 | Waianae | 13 | |||||||||||
S2 | St. Louis | 42 | |||||||||||
S3 | Baldwin | 26 | S5 | Leilehua | 28 | ||||||||
S5 | Leilehua | 35 |
* Denotes overtime game
DIVISION I STATE CHAMPION: St. Louis
RUNNER-UP: WaianaeDivision II
First Round | Semifinals | Championship | |||||||||||
S1 | 'Iolani | 14 | |||||||||||
S4 | Kauai | 17 | S4 | Kauai | 0 | ||||||||
S6 | Kalaheo | 13 | S1 | 'Iolani | 49 | ||||||||
S3 | Kaimuki | 14 | |||||||||||
S2 | Lahainaluna | 27* | |||||||||||
S3 | Kaimuki | 14 | S3 | Kaimuki | 28* | ||||||||
S5 | KS-Hawaii | 9 |
* Denotes overtime game
DIVISION II STATE CHAMPION: 'Iolani
RUNNER-UP: Kaimuki
2016 HHSAA Playoff Bracket
Open Division
First Round @ Aloha Stadium |
Semifinals @ Aloha Stadium |
Championship @ Aloha Stadium | |||||||||||
1 | Kahuku | 54 | |||||||||||
Punahou | 22 | Kapolei | 7 | ||||||||||
Kapolei | 31 | 1 | Kahuku | 14 | |||||||||
2 | St. Louis | 30 | |||||||||||
2 | St. Louis | 42 | |||||||||||
Farrington | 8 | Wai'anae | 7 | ||||||||||
Wai'anae | 14 |
* Denotes overtime game
OPEN DIVISION STATE CHAMPION: St. Louis
RUNNER-UP: KahukuDivision I
First Round | Semifinals | Championship | ||||||||||||
1 | Hilo | 25 | ||||||||||||
Leilehua | 26 | |||||||||||||
Leilehua | 35 | |||||||||||||
Mililani | 51 | |||||||||||||
4 | Baldwin | 28 | ||||||||||||
Mililani | 49 | |||||||||||||
Mililani | 31 | |||||||||||||
2 | 'Iolani | 20 | ||||||||||||
2 | Campbell | 48 | ||||||||||||
Waiakea | 0 | |||||||||||||
2 | Campbell | 12 | ||||||||||||
3 | 'Iolani | 35 | ||||||||||||
3 | 'Iolani | 17 | ||||||||||||
Moanalua | 14 | |||||||||||||
DIVISION I STATE CHAMPION: Mililani
RUNNER-UP: 'IolaniDivision II
First Round | Semifinals | Championship | |||||||||||
1 | Kapa'a | 21 | |||||||||||
4 | Damien | 40 | 4 | Damien | 14 | ||||||||
5 | Waialua | 0 | 1 | Kapa'a | 14 | ||||||||
3 | Lahainaluna | 21 | |||||||||||
2 | Konawaena | 14 | |||||||||||
3 | Lahainaluna | 52 | 3 | Lahainaluna | 28 | ||||||||
Waipahu | 14 |
* Denotes overtime game
DIVISION II STATE CHAMPION: Lahainaluna
RUNNER-UP: Kapa'a2017 HHSAA Tournament Brackets
Open Division
Semifinals @ Aloha Stadium | Finals @ Aloha Stadium | ||||||||
Kahuku | 10 | ||||||||
Waianae | 7 | ||||||||
Kahuku | 28 | ||||||||
St. Louis | 31 | ||||||||
St. Louis | 47 | ||||||||
Mililani | 23 | ||||||||
OPEN DIVISION STATE CHAMPION: St. Louis
RUNNER-UP: KahukuDivision I
Semifinals @ Higher Seed | Finals @ Aloha Stadium | ||||||||
2 | Kauai | 10 | |||||||
Damien | 13 | ||||||||
Damien | 19 | ||||||||
1 | Hilo | 35 | |||||||
1 | Hilo | 26 | |||||||
Maui | 7 | ||||||||
DIVISION I STATE CHAMPION: Hilo
RUNNER-UP: DamienDivision II
Semifinals @ Higher Seed | Finals @ Aloha Stadium | ||||||||
1 | Lahainaluna | 35 | |||||||
'Iolani | 27 | ||||||||
1 | Lahainaluna | 75* | |||||||
2 | Konawaena | 69* | |||||||
2 | Konawaena | 53 | |||||||
Waipahu | 50 | ||||||||
* Denotes overtime game
DIVISION II STATE CHAMPION: Lahainaluna
RUNNER-UP: KonawaenaHHSAA Division Classification
* Private School
Classifications as of 2018 season[1]
Open Division
OIA
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ILH
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Division I
Division II
OIA |
ILH
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MIL
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BIIF
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KIF |
8 Man**
Big Island |
Maui
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* Private School
** The HHSAA does not recognize a championship sport unless three or more leagues participate.