Exceptions were made for football due to safety factors and the added revenue that could be made through ticket sales. Neither of those things would come into play for girls volleyball.

From 2003 to 2018, the girls volleyball state championship game was ILH vs. ILH in EVERY SINGLE YEAR! If that does not explain league dominance to you, then I don’t know what else to say.

For football from 2003 to 2018, Kahuku (6), Mililani (1) and Leilehua (1) all won state championships for the OIA. St. Louis (4), Kamehameha (2) and Punahou (2) all won state championships for the ILH. That’s competitive balance.

Yes, I understand that St. Louis is dominating right now but they were also dominating 20 years ago until Kahuku adjusted. There is a general feeling that schools like Kahuku and Mililani can compete with the ILH and are capable of fielding nationally-ranked teams in any given year.

For volleyball, there is a general feeling that nobody in the OIA comes close to Punahou, Kamehameha and Iolani and nobody in the OIA is even close to being on the national scene like the ILH.

U do realize that the OIA doesn’t count football games against the ILH? Why is that ok?
Falcon future
Punahou and St. Louis will more then likely go undefeated against OIA teams in football Again how does that differ in volleyball?

If there were a open division this year, Iolani, Kamehameha and Punahou would be 1-2-3. All the “good” OIA teams like Moanalua, Kahuku, Mililani, etc., would have losses to the three ILH powers plus losses against each other. Staying in the OIA at least gives these teams a chance to experience winning and taking the OIA title before going to states.

You can’t compare it to football because OIA football teams like Kahuku and Mililani beat ILH teams for state championships in recent memory and they can still compete on that top level.

On one hand you’re saying we dont need football because they recruit statewide and then say lets create an open division for volleyball. Even more crazy, you recommending leveraging the continued existence of the football merger, as unfair as you paint it along with OIA dont need it, so that ILH ADS will make this volleyball merger happen.

As Coach Tia humbly shared, she dont want to wait another 20 years for a non ILH team win the championship, like they, Kahuku, did in 2002. #humblebrag So lets do the merger? Why, how does this help you win a championship?

I know why you want the merger. Because its good for the sport and the players. I can dig that. But you cannot condemn one and not the other.

Agree with you also. Same can be said for football the ILH has kids from across the island. Problem the ILH has was having only 3 teams in D1. OIA football is self sustainable, having games played on campus and drawing large crowds. The merger was done more for the ILH.
Tokotoko;
Volleyball could create an Open division similar to football where Mililani, Moanalua, Kahuku and Kapolei would play against Punahou, Iolani and Kamehameha. The ILH would get berths depending on how many teams are in the division. As it is now the OIA doesn’t count its games against ILH teams in the standings; the ILH does. A similar format could be followed on a 1 or 2 year trial period.