HIADA voting results

Here are the voting results from yesterday’s athletic directors conference. See the accompanying story here. 51st annual HIADA Conference Ala Moana Hotel June 1-3, 2011 Roll call 10 a.m. Voting commences 10:15 a.m. GROUP I (Chair: Wade Okamura, Recorder: Deems Utsumi) Air Riflery 1. (as amended) Put the BIIF back in the rotation for air [...]

HIADA to honor Awa, Victor

A momentus night as the Hawaii Interscholastic Athletic Directors Association conference begins. Former Kailua softball coach Bernard Victor and current Konawaena girls basketball coach Bobbie Awa will be honored tonight for their service and dedication. I’m sticking around to enjoy the festivities. There are a lot of super people who happen to be great coaches. [...]

Not exactly Comic Con

No, when the athletic directors get together this week at the Ala Moana Hotel, it’s not about Amazing Spiderman #1 or that old Frank Miller Daredevil classic. No, it’s about business. ADs from across the state will gather for the three-day Hawaii Interscholastic Athletic Directors Association convention to discuss, debate and vote on proposals in [...]

HHSAA boys basketball: Seedings, pairings

The brackets and seedings are out for the Hawaiian Airlines/HHSAA Boys Basketball State Championships are out this morning. The list of teams, provided by the HHSAA, includes only regular-season win-loss records. DIVISION I OIA 1.       Moanalua (13-7) 2.       Kahuku (12-5) 3.       Mililani (11-5) 4.       Roosevelt (12-4) 5.       Radford (13-3) ILH 1.       Iolani (13-1) 2.       Kamehameha (12-2) 3.       AOP (11-5) BIIF 1.       Kamehameha (12-2) 2.       Hilo [...]

End of the road: Kahuku injunction denied

It’s over. As of 1 p.m. this afternoon, Judge Karl Sakamoto deliberated after 4 1/2 hours of testimony rejected Kahuku’s injunction against the OIA, HHSAA and DOE state superintendent. It wasn’t a shock or even a surprise considering the precedent of ineligiblity-related forfeitures over the years. Still, even Sakamoto and OIA attorney Lyle Hosoda expressed [...]

Kahuku vs. OIA: Legal Eagles at work

It’s Monday morning, I’ve had my oatmeal and banana, and Kahuku’s legal team is filing suit against the OIA, HHSAA and the DOE state superintendent in court. It’s come to this. On one hand, attorney Eric Seitz has said clearly that the intent is mainly to get all parties to sit down and discuss this [...]

Video: OIA press conference, Kahuku ineligibility

The Oahu Interscholastic Association announces the end of Kahuku High School football team’s season due to the participation of an ineligible player. VIDEO: OIA press conference, Kahuku ruled ineligible (1 of 2) VIDEO: OIA press conference, Kahuku ruled ineligible (2 of 2) Paul Honda, Star-Advertiser

SuperConference? Just be glad for a state tourney

The scales are extremely unbalanced — public schools are poorer than ever in many ways, and the rich got richer. It’s not Punahou’s fault, to be sure. Someone had to be at the top of the food chain. I

HHSAA voting results

Hawaii High School Athletic Association Executive board voting results June 14, 2010 See story here Note: All proposals were passed initially by the Hawaii Interscholastic Athletic Directors Association on June 11, 2010. HIADA GROUP 1 — Chair: Greg Gonsalves (KIF), Recorder: Albert Paschoal (MIL) Bowling 1. Eliminate all non-participants from walking on lane before and [...]

Chun: ‘D-III will happen one day’

Fiscal responsibility is utmost in Chris Chun’s mind. The attorney-turned-executive director of the Hawaii High School Athletic Association made it through the busy spring season and this week’s athletic directors conference with renewed energy. He’s got little time to digest the proposals that passed the Hawaii Interscholastic Athletic Directors Association conference before they go up [...]

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