WAILEA—The Hawaii High School Athletic Association (HHSAA) had a profitable and successful year, according to HHSAA Executive Director Keith Amemiya. Amemiya made his report during the opening assembly of the 40th annual Hawaii Interscholastic Athletic Directors Association (HIADA) Conference in
WAILEA—The Hawaii High School Athletic Association (HHSAA) had a profitable
and successful year, according to HHSAA Executive Director Keith
Amemiya.
Amemiya made his report during the opening assembly of the 40th
annual Hawaii Interscholastic Athletic Directors Association (HIADA) Conference
in Wailea, Maui. Amemiya said the HHSAA was able to improve its financial
situation and distribute some of its revenue to schools thanks to the inaugural
state football championship.
He also credited the improved HHSAA web site
which received more than 1.3 million hits in the first five months of the
year. The HHSAA was also able to showcase some of the girls state tournaments
throughout the year including the first girls state golf championship, the
girls state wrestling championship as well as showcasing the girls state
softball championship at Rainbow Stadium.
The athletic directors also began
considering more than 40 proposals to modify several sports regulations or
playing conditions. Among them included:
* Adding cheerleading as a new
HHSAA sport,
* Expanding the field from the present 12-team state
championship to16-teams in basketball,
* Re-examining the number of teams
qualifying for the state tournament,
* Establishing next year’s state
tournament schedule.
The final recommendations from the conference must
still be approved by the HHSAA’s Board of Directors during their next meeting
in late June.
