#High school sports

The April 5 fundraiser supports Kīhei Charter’s athletics program.

The natural rivalry between King Kekaulike High School and Kamehameha Schools Maui on the gridiron has grown over the last three decades, but it has risen to new, unprecedented heights the last three years. “It’s built up for years now and I’ve seen this program grow from when I was small, but I think this year it is heavier than it’s ever been because we go back and forth with some of those guys,” said ‘A‘ali‘i Valle of King Kekaulike. “We’ve seen some of them at a couple clinics and we’re just, like, ‘No, we’re going to beat you guys this year.’ It’s our turn.”

“Last year after the fire, it was chaos. … So, this year is totally welcome because we are at our home stadium, we know school is going to be here. It’s just so good to be back out here,” Lahainaluna head coach Dean Rickard said.

The landscape of prep sports is being altered all over the country, as the continued economic downturn continues to force school districts and states to make some tough financial decisions. We saw it in Hawaii last year, when an effort to cut junior varsity sports was barely averted.  But the times have gotten tougher since […]