Oahu Interscholastic Association

The Oahu Interscholastic Association (OIA) is an athletic conference composed of all public secondary schools on the island of Oahu, 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, Leilehua High School, 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 Honolulu. This changed however in 1970 with the addition of the five former public school members of the Interscholastic League of Honolulu - Farrington High School, Kaimuki High School, McKinley High School, Roosevelt High School and Kalani High School. 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.^[2]

Members

Baseball

The OIA divides its baseball teams into 4 conferences spanning 2 divisions: OIA Red-East, Red-West, White-East, White-West. The OIA Red conferences compete at the Division I level while OIA White conferences compete at the Division II level.

Football

The OIA divides its football teams into 3 divisions/conferences: OIA D1 Red, OIA D1 Blue, and OIA D2. The OIA Red conferences compete at the Division I level while OIA White teams compete at the Division II level. Teams are realigned every 2 years based on performance of both the varsity and junior varsity.

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.

Kahuku High School 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 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 2003-2012. 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 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-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.

WHITE Division

• WHITE-Champ: MOANALUA Menehunes

• 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-Champ: Mililani

• 2nd Place: Leilehua

• 3rd Place: Waianae

Note:

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

1. ↑ "OIA Directors". Oahu Interscholastic Association. Retrieved February 7, 2012. 
2. ↑ "About the OIA: Mission Statement". Oahu Interscholastic Association. Retrieved January 31, 2012. 
3. ↑ "Hakipu'u Learning Center - A Public Charter School". High-Schools.com. Retrieved February 7, 2012. 

External links

• Official site of the Oahu Interscholastic Association

OIA Sports

Baseball | Basketball (boys and girls) | Bowling | Cheerleading | Cross Country | Football | Golf | Judo | Paddling | Riflery | Soccer (boys and girls) | Softball | Soft Tennis | Swimming | Tennis | Track and Field | Volleyball (boys and girls) | Water Polo | Wrestling |