I cant say I know where the money went, I can guess that there was a split between the ILH and the OIA. I can guess that in some shape or form that it is going back into the state and hopefully the DOE.

Kids been walking away from games with banged up legs, hurt shoulders and probably CTE for a long long time. Maybe its time they get something out of it like a scholarship? Tuition waiver? graduate from a prestigious private school?

I do agree with the thought of there is an uneven playing field with the ILH having the capacity to offer a free/discounted price for a private school, but Kahuku proved that isnt always the case, but, i need to say that they is the only exception. it might be a little hard going for the rest of the OIA teams.

the proposal calls for three divisions

After the D1 HHSAA state championship game that Kahuku beat St. Louis last November, that event must have raised over $280,000, where did all that money go? Did any of the Kahuku players and staff see a penny of that money? NO! in fact the Kahuku kids walked away with banged up legs, hurt shoulders and probably CTE damage to the brain. At least St. Louis players are getting some kind of stipend or tuition waiver toward their education.

Our kids are being used as pawns and the ILH sees the potential in making money off these events by creating this super conference, While our public school kids wont see a penny to their pockets.

Soo what? Where is the injustice? kids get recruited, been that way for ages. if you going get mad at schools, get anger with the parents too, while you at it, get mad at the kid for leaving. there really is no right or wrong in this, it just is.

call me old fashioned, but i just like play, line up a guy in front of US and we going give our all no matter who, how big, where he grew up, how fast, we just play.

Real players have this approach to sports and it transfers to life.

Bumbuchas … nothing is set on the actual seven schools if it passes. IMO, Kahuku, Mililani, Farrington, Waianae are shoo-ins; Kapolei is “highly likely;” Campbell is a “probably;” and either Leilehua or Kailua. But that is just my opinion.

Bumbuchas … you bring up some good points. The sources I have say if it happens it would be for 2016 and yes, they would work around any teams that have scheduled mainland trips, and they feel they would have enough time to create a schedule for this fall. However, I read in two TV station news reports yesterday that their sources say it would be for 2017. So I will continue to check on that fact. It’s my opinion that if the OIA goes ahead and approves it, it will be for at least three reasons 1) the money that will go a LONG way in helping athletic departments that are severely underfunded. 2) the 2-year transfer rule so that excellent freshmen and sophomores don’t all of a sudden end up at a private school. 3) the more competitive schedule that will likely lead to safer games (no powerhouses going up against teams struggling to field teams),

Now if you were writing, then the piece would have something to do with excuses, name calling, or having inappropriate thoughts about kids.