Neighbor Island powerhouses rise higher in Girls Basketball Top 10

The Lahainaluna Lunas have won 11 games in a row, including a 52-44 win over Maui last week for the MIL championship. From left: Mary Pahukoa, Kale'a Asuela, Taylor Eldredge, Kiera Kaniho, Tavina Harris, Ledjan Pahukoa, Juseana Rae Delatori, Chaland Pahukoa and Skylyn Fangarang-Alalem. Photo courtesy of Iolani Kaniho.

‘Iolani remained atop the Star-Advertiser Girls Basketball Top 10 on Monday, collecting nine of 11 first-place votes from a panel of coaches and media.

The Raiders (13-2 overall) open play in the Heide & Cook/HHSAA Girls Basketball State Championships this week as the top seed.
No. 2 Konawaena (10-2), a nine-time state champion under coach Bobbie Awa, received two first-place votes.

MIL mainstays Lahainaluna (11-3) and Maui (13-3) are entrenched at No. 3 and No. 4, respectively.


Punahou (7-6) moved up a notch to No. 5 after qualifying for the state championships. Waiakea (7-3), which ousted Hilo in the BIIF semifinals to claim a state berth, climbed four spots to No. 6.

OIA Division I champion Campbell, Hilo, Kamehameha and Maryknoll round out the Top 10.

Star-Advertiser Girls Basketball Top 10
Feb. 14, 2022

Rank School (1st) Pts LW
1. ‘Iolani (9) (13-2, 9-0 ILH) 118 1
> def. No. 6 Punahou 56-40
> vs. Maui-Kaiser winner, Thursday

2. Konawaena (2) (10-2, 6-0 BIIF) 110 2
> def. Keaau 69-5
> def. No. 10 Waiakea 57-48
> vs. Mililani-Roosevelt winner, Thursday

3. Lahainaluna (11-3, 8-1 MIL) 94 3
> def. Baldwin 67-16
> def. No. 4 Maui 52-44
> vs. Punahou-Radford winner, Thursday


4. Maui (13-3, 9-1 MIL) 71 4
> def. Kamehameha-Maui 42-21
> lost to No. 3 Lahainaluna 52-44
> vs. Kaiser, Monday

5. Punahou (7-6, 4-5 ILH) 64 6
> lost at No. 1 ‘Iolani 56-40
> vs. Radford, Monday

6. Waiakea (7-3, 6-2 BIIF) 63 10
> def. No. 5 Hilo 50-48
> lost to No. 2 Konawaena 57-48
> vs. Moanalua, Monday

7. Campbell (13-2, 10-0 OIA West) 40 8
> won at Radford 34-31
> def. Mililani 37-26
> vs. Waiakea-Moanalua winner, Thursday

8. Hilo (7-2, 7-1 BIIF) 37 5
> lost to No. 10 Waiakea 50-48

9. Kamehameha (8-8, 3-6 ILH) 28 7


10. Maryknoll (7-11, 2-7 ILH) 20 9

Also receiving votes: Mililani 7, Damien 4, Radford 3, Kaiser 1.

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