Interscholastic League of Honolulu

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Interscholastic League of Honolulu

Conference| HHSAA
Founded| 1909
Sports fielded|

* 37

No. of teams| 23
Region| Hawaii (ul5Hawaii]]
Official website| ilhsports.com

The Interscholastic League of Honolulu (ILH) is an athletic activity league whose membership is primarily private secondary schools in Honolulu, Hawai'i. The ILH has 24 member schools[1] with over 13,000 student athletes participating in 37 different sports including cross country, track and field, swimming and diving, football, baseball, basketball, soccer, canoe paddling, kayaking, air riflery, water polo, judo, cheerleading, and sailing.

## History[edit]

The ILH was founded in 1909 with Punahou, Kamehameha and McKinley High School making up the original membership. A number of public and private institutions joined soon after to bolster membership. In 1911 the ILH passed a rule stating that all players must be students, after schools supplemented their teams with recent graduates.[2]

Along with the large number of private institutions that composed the membership of the ILH, there were five public high schools situated in Honolulu that were original members of the league: Farrington High School, Kaimuki High School, McKinley High School, Roosevelt High School and Kalani High School. In 1970, these five schools left the ILH to join the Oahu Interscholastic Association, a league now comprising all the public secondary schools on the island, leaving the ILH membership composed primarily with private institutions.[3]

## Operations[edit]

The Interscholastic League of Honolulu is governed by a set of policies that cover aspects such as: eligibility of students, age limits, academic standing, sports participation, outside participation rules and a codified transfer policy between teams.[4]

As a large number of schools in the ILH have very small enrollment numbers, many schools cannot field teams that require a large number of players such as football, baseball, wrestling, etc. In response to this problem, and to give their students a chance to compete in these sports, these schools pool their players together and play under the moniker "Pac-Five". Pac-Five participates in many of the various sports offered by the ILH. Unfortunately for this combined athletic program, the athletes are not allowed to participate and score as a team in state championship individual sports. In this case, the athletes from each school must compete under their own school name, making it extremely difficult to win team awards due to the failure to meet the minimum number of athletes participating in an event in order to achieve a high team score.[5]

## League events[edit]

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Tournaments hosted by the Interscholastic League of Honolulu have always been some of the most popular events in the State of Hawaii. Events such as the old Thanksgiving Day football game would annually draw crowds upwards of 20,000 to Honolulu Stadium to watch the league crown its champion. Although the Turkey Day Game has long been defunct, avid fans still often commute from neighbor islands to O'ahu to attend conference games in a wide range of sports.

## Member institutions[edit]

Institution  | Location  | Founded  | Mascot  | School Colors

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Assets School | Honolulu, Hawaii  | 1969  | Admirals  | Red, White & Blue
Christian Academy (Honolulu) | Honolulu, Hawaii  | 1981  | Patriots  | Blue & White
Damien Memorial School | Honolulu, Hawaii  | 1962  | Monarchs  | Purple & Gold
Hanalani Schools | Mililani, Hawaii | 1978  | Royals  | Purple & Gold
Hawaii Baptist Academy | Honolulu, Hawaii  | 1949  | Eagles  | Black, Gold & White
Hawaiian Mission Academy | Honolulu, Hawaii  | 1920  | Knights  | Blue and White
Honolulu Waldorf School | Honolulu, Hawaii  | 1961  | None  | Blue & White
Iolani School | Honolulu, Hawaii  | 1863  | Raiders  | Red, Black & White
Island Pacific Academy | Kapolei, Hawaii | 2003  | Navigators  | Navy Blue, Silver, & Gold
Kamehameha Schools-Kapalama  | Honolulu, Hawaii  | 1887  | Warriors  | Blue & White
La Pietra: Hawaii School for Girls | Honolulu, Hawaii  | 1964  | Panthers  | Royal & Sky Blue
Lanakila Baptist | Ewa Beach, Hawaii | 1969  | Warriors  | Red and White
Le Jardin Academy | Kailua, Hawaii | 1961  | Bulldogs  | Blue & White
Maryknoll School | Honolulu, Hawaii  | 1927  | Spartans  | Maroon & Gold
Mid-Pacific Institute | Honolulu, Hawaii  | 1865  | Owls  | Green & White
Pacific Buddhist Academy | Honolulu, Hawaii  | 2003  | Dragons  | Teal, Indigo & Gold
Punahou School | Honolulu, Hawaii  | 1841  | Buff N' Blue  | Buff & Blue
Sacred Hearts Academy | Honolulu, Hawaii  | 1909  | Lancers  | White & Gold
Saint Andrew's Schools | Honolulu, Hawaii  | 1867  | Pride  | Red & White
Saint Louis School | Honolulu, Hawaii  | 1846  | Crusaders  | Red & Blue
University Laboratory School | Honolulu, Hawaii  | 1947  | Jr. Rainbows  | Green & White
Pac-Five*  | Honolulu, Hawaii  | 1974  | Wolfpack  | Texas Orange & White

*Combined team

## Former members[edit]

Institution  | Location  | Founded  | Mascot  | School Colors  | Year Left

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Academy of the Pacific | Honolulu, Hawaii  | 1961  | Dolphins  | Blue & White  | 2013
Farrington High School | Honolulu, Hawaii  | 1936  | Governors  | Maroon & White  | 1970
Ho'ala School | Wahiawa, Hawaii | 1986  | Hurricanes  | Maroon & White
Kaimuki High School | Honolulu, Hawaii  | 1944  | Bulldogs  | Green & Gold  | 1970
Kalani High School | Honolulu, Hawaii  | 1958  | Falcons  | Red & White  | 1970
Lutheran High School | Honolulu, Hawaii  | 1948  | Lions  | Navy Blue & White  | 2016
McKinley High School | Honolulu, Hawaii  | 1865  | Tigers  | Black & Gold  | 1970
Roosevelt High School | Honolulu, Hawaii  | 1930  | Rough Riders  | Red & Gold  | 1970

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Member Schools: Hawaii High School Athletic Association (HHSAA)". www.sportshigh.com. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
2. ^ "O'ahu College Football (1913)". Punahou. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
3. ^ Reardon, Dave (June 24, 2001). "Problems rooted in split of 31 years ago: Some of the reasons for the ILH breakup still exist today". archives.starbulletin.com. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
4. ^ INTERSCHOLASTIC LEAGUE OF HONOLULU OPERATIONS HANDBOOK 2016-2017 (PDF). 2016.
5. ^ "ILH Pac-Five - Hawaii High School Athletic Association (HHSAA)". www.sportshigh.com. Retrieved 2018-06-26.

## External links[edit]

* Official website of the Interscholastic League of Honolulu
* Pac Five website

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Interscholastic League of Honolulu (ILH)

* Assets School
* Christian Academy
* Damien Memorial School
* Education Laboratory School
* Hanalani Schools
* Hawaii Baptist Academy
* Hawaiian Mission Academy
* Ho'ala School
* Honolulu Waldorf School
* Island Pacific Academy
* ʻIolani School
* Kamehameha Schools
* La Pietra
* Lanakila Baptist School
* Le Jardin Academy
* Lutheran High School
* Maryknoll School
* Mid-Pacific Institute
* Pacific Buddhist Academy
* Punahou School
* Redemption Academy
* Sacred Hearts Academy
* St. Andrew's Priory School
* Saint Francis School
* Saint Louis School
* Word of Life Academy

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