The Oahu Interscholastic Association (OIA) is an

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composed of all public

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s on the island of

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, Hawaii, U.S.A. The OIA was first founded in 1940 as the Rural Oahu Interscholastic Association (ROIA). The five founding schools were Castle High School,

Kahuku High School Kahuku High & Intermediate School, located in Kahuku CDP, City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, on the island of Oahu, serves approximately 1,850 students in grades seven through twelve and is part of the Windward District on the i ...

Leilehua High School Leilehua High School is a public, co-educational, college preparatory high school in Wahiawa, Hawaii on the island of Oahu. It is part of the Hawaii State Department of Education, nationally recognized as a Blue Ribbon School by the United State ...

, Waialua High & Intermediate School and Waipahu High School. The OIA originally comprised all the rural schools on Oahu, which were all of the schools that were not situated in the main city of

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. This changed however in 1970 with the addition of the five former public school members of the

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Farrington High School Governor Wallace Rider Farrington High School is a public secondary school (grades 9-12) located in the Kalihi district of Honolulu on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. The school is part of the Farrington-Kaiser-Kalani Complex Area of the Honolulu ...

Kaimuki High School Kaimuki High School is a comprehensive four-year, co-educational high school accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). The school is located in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, and falls under the jurisdiction of the ...

, McKinley High School, Roosevelt High School and

Kalani High School Kalani High School is a four-year public high school located in East Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. Kalani is a part of the Hawaii Department of Education. Kalani is located on Kalanianaole Highway. It is accredited by the Western Association of Schoo ...

. After the public Honolulu schools joined, the league changed its identity from the ROIA to simply OIA to reflect the integration of all of the public high schools on the island. The OIA now has 24 member schools who compete in 19 different junior varsity and varsity level sports. The league produces a number of quality athletic teams in a number of sports, especially football. The OIA concurs with the Hawaii Board of Education and Hawaii Department of Education in recognizing athletics as an integral part of the educational program of the high school and holds its athletes to a number of academic and behavioral standards.

Mission statement

The mission of the OIA is to promote unity and cooperation amongst the member schools in the establishment and administration of policies and regulations for implementing an interscholastic athletic program. The association shall stress educational and cultural values, promote skills in competitive activities and foster sportsmanship and mutual respect.

Members

Baseball

The OIA divides its baseball teams into 3 conferences spanning 2 divisions: OIA Division 1 East, Division 1 East, and Division 2 (combined east–west). Division 1 East *Castle Knights *Farrington Governors *Kailua Surfriders *Kaiser Cougars *Kalani Falcons *Moanalua Na Menehune *Roosevelt Rough Riders Division 1 West *Aiea Na Alii *Campbell Sabers *Kapolei Hurricanes *Leilehua Mighty Mules *Mililani Trojans *Pearl City Chargers *Waianae Seariders Division 2 *Kahuku Red Raiders *Kaimuki Bulldogs *Kalaheo Mustangs *McKinley Tigers *Nanakuli Golden Hawks *Radford Rams *Waialua Bulldogs *Waipahu Marauders

Football

Beginning in 2018, the OIA decided to divide its football teams into 3 divisions/conferences: the OIA Open Division, OIA D1, and OIA D2. Teams are realigned every 2 years based on performance of both the varsity and

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. OIA Open Division *Campbell Sabers *Farrington Governors *Kahuku Red Raiders *Kapolei Hurricanes *Mililani Trojans *Waianae Seariders OIA D1 *Aiea Na'ali'i *Castle Knights *Kailua Surfriders *Leilehua Mules *Moanalua Na Menehune *Radford Rams *Waipahu Marauders OIA D2 *Kaimuki Bulldogs *Kaiser Cougars *Kalaheo Mustangs *Kalani Falcons *McKinley Tigers *Nanakuli Golden Hawks *Pearl City Chargers *Roosevelt Rough Riders *Waialua Bulldogs

State Champions and Runners-up

See: ''Oahu Prep Bowl''

Division I

Teams from the Oahu Interscholastic Association have competed in every Division I State Championship game since the creation of the championship in 1999. The OIA lost the first ever Division I state championship game in 1999 with the St. Louis Crusaders beating the Kahuku Red Raiders 19–0. In total, the OIA is 8–6 in the Division I State Championship.

holds the current record for the most appearances (8) and wins (6) in the OIA and the state for the Division I title. Kahuku is also the current Division I champion after beating

Punahou School Punahou School (known as Oahu College until 1934) is a private, co-educational, college preparatory school in Honolulu, Hawaii. More than 3,700 students attend the school from kindergarten through 12th grade. The school was established by P ...

42–20 on November 23, 2012.

Division II

Teams from the OIA have competed in the Division II State Championship game 6 of the 10 times it was held from 2003 to 2012. The OIA has won only 2 (in 2003 and 2004). Aiea High School and Campbell High School are the only 2 OIA schools to have won the HHSAA Division II State Championship. Radford High School holds the record for most appearances by the OIA with 2 (2005 and 2008).

Iolani School Iolani is a masculine Hawaiian name meaning "royal ''hawk''." It comes from the Hawaiian words ''ʻio'', meaning "Hawaiian hawk," and ''lani'', meaning "royal." It may refer to: ;Places *ʻIolani School, a private school located in Hawaii *ʻIolan ...

currently holds the state record for most Division II State Championships with 7 wins of 8 appearances (including a 6-game winning streak since 2007).

Football Rivalries

OIA Football Playoffs Bracket 2009

RED Division RED-West Seeding # Leilehua # Waianae # Kapolei # Mililani # Campbell RED-East Seeding # Kahuku # Farrington # Castle # Kailua # Kaimuki *RED-Champ: KAHUKU Red Raiders :: *2nd Place: LEILEHUA Mules :: *3rd Place:FARRINGTON Governors :: Note: Will advance to play for HHSAA DI championship playoff. see HHSAA DI football championship bracket. ::* Denotes Overtime Game WHITE Division *WHITE-Champ: Moanalua Na Menehune :: *2nd Place: Aiea Na Ali'i :: Note: ::Will advance to play for HHSAA DII championship playoffs. see HHSAA DII football championship bracket.

OIA Football Playoffs Bracket 2010

RED Division RED-West Seeding # Mililani^ # Leilehua^ # Waianae^ # Radford # Aiea ^ Clinched State Tournament Berth RED-East Seeding # Kahuku # Kailua # Castle # Farrington # Moanalua *RED-Champ: Mililani :: *2nd Place: Leilehua :: *3rd Place: Waianae :: Note: ::Will advance to play for HHSAA DI championship playoff. see HHSAA DI football championship bracket. ::* Denotes Overtime Game WHITE Division *WHITE-Champ: Kaimuki :: *2nd Place: Kalaheo :: ::Note:Will advance to play for HHSAA DII championship playoffs. see HHSAA DII football championship bracket.

OIA Football Playoffs Bracket 2011 to Present

OIA Football Playoff Brackets for seasons 2011 to present can be found in their respective OIA season pages.

References

External links

Official site of the Oahu Interscholastic Association

OIA Sports

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