Comments on: Waialua could end 61-year league title drought

By: Paul Honda

Paul Honda — Fri, 28 Oct 2016 22:19:13 +0000

OK, I checked with my editors and we agreed that there’s a difference between league titles and divisional titles, so I added ‘league’ to this headline.
Would be great, though, if the OIA would list the Red, White and Blue Conference standings from that era. Probably it would take a lot of research and the league office doesn’t have people around do do that. I’ll ask my colleagues if they have the info. If 1992 was the last time Waialua won the Blue, that’s 24 years ago and would be a cool story.

By: PupulePaul

PupulePaul — Fri, 28 Oct 2016 22:06:14 +0000

It’s a very good question. The OIA website doesn’t recognize the 1980s’ Red, White and Blue Conference titles. The top teams from Blue moved up in the playoffs to compete against White and Red teams for the league championship.
The league called these separate entities “Conferences” so there’s a LOT of gray area going on.
My take: If the Blue Conference had its own playoffs and the OIA recognized it as a Division III type of championship, it would be listed on the website. But it never has been as far as I remember and I’m pretty old.
Those Red, White and Blue Conferences were great. It worked perfectly, my opinion, for the teams the league had at the time. It would work now, too, I believe. But on the whole, if the OIA doesn’t recognize those Blue Conference first-place teams, I’m going with D-I and D-II champions as listed on oiasports.com. Mahalo.

By: Kuulei

Kuulei — Fri, 28 Oct 2016 17:48:57 +0000

Waialua won OIA blue division 1992 champions

By: YNAE

YNAE — Fri, 28 Oct 2016 17:41:23 +0000

THEY FORGOT ABOUT THE THREE DIV THEY HAD BEFORE THE RED, WHITE AND BLUE

By: Dennis Sanchez

Dennis Sanchez — Fri, 28 Oct 2016 15:31:17 +0000

So Hawaii Prep World doesn’t remember the OIA Blue Division Championship that Waialua won in 1993?

By: Bulldog Strong

Bulldog Strong — Fri, 28 Oct 2016 15:29:33 +0000

Waialua Built – Bulldog Strong. Go Get ’em Boys. We are so proud of you!!!