Polls are subjective so they will never be correct. But you have to understand, when your community is only known for doing one thing well (not counting the Spicy Ahi Poke at the Kahuku Superette, Food at Tita’s, or Pulehu Ribs at Papa Ole’s) you will get very defensive and sensitive when you feel it being threatened.

If they start losing at football then what will they be known for? Poor grades? Poverty? high Drug Use? Low Test Scores? Throwing coaches under the bus?

Let’s be supportive and pat them on the back for a job well done!

it boils down to this: butthurt kahuku fans.

Here are some reasons:

1) Two voters feel the OIA is very weak, so while Punahou has 1 loss, that one loss to STL is more impressive than the wins accumulated in the OIA by Kahuku.
2) You do not need to be ranked number 1 at all during a season to receive first place votes.

Obviously some voters feel there are only 3 good team in Hawaii (Kahuku, STL, and Punahou). Therefore, a few voters are rewarding Punahou and STL for beating each other while Kahuku hasn’t played a Hawaii team up to this standard.

Regardless of what you think, this isn’t ridiculous.

For example, if Alabama and Ohio State played each other two times and both had impressive wins against each other (they each have 1 loss each), and then another really good team such as Clemson is undefeated but hasn’t been beating any top teams in the voters eyes, some voters may view the team with 1 loss being the better team.

There are so many variables to account for (strength of schedule, margin of victory, strength of league, the team that is trending upwards, injuries, etc.). It is nearly impossible to get it right nor keep everyone happy.

Some voters will look at Kahuku and view them as a team who won 8 titles over so many year. Other voters will look at Kahuku and view them as what have they done this year ONLY. Neither are incorrect and each voters has that luxury to view it the way they want since there was probably no grading or voting criteria given.

You guys are making like Waialua or Damien got 2 votes. Punahou, while losing 1 game earlier, held a top 3 team in check and the Alabama bound QB didn’t do anything in the last game offensively.

To some voters that is more impressive than beating Kaiser, Radford, and Moanalua by 80 -100 points a game.

But to make like an injustice was done or some travesty has occurred is shortsighted.

You could make an argument why either Kahuku, Punahou, or STL should be ranked #1. None of them would be 100% correct.

Do you have any evidence that the ILH made this change? Didn’t the previous articles say that neighbor island leagues declined to play in the Open Tourney. Didn’t the OIA vote for this change?

So if these reports are accurate, how could the money the ILH “allegedly” threw around cause change? And how could change be caused from the ILH when the OIA voted to accept the changes?

I love how people just throw out accusations without any shred of evidence.