Kamehameha Maui football rests up for a run at a third straight Division II state title
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The two-time defending champion Warriors are the No. 1 seed, have a first-round bye and host a state semifinal on Friday, Nov. 20. Here’s their season, their path and what history says.
Kamehameha Maui hasn’t played since Nov. 6, and it won’t play again until Friday, Nov. 20. That two-week break is the reward for being the No. 1 seed in the HHSAA Division II football bracket: a first-round bye and a home state semifinal at 6 p.m. at Kanaʻiaupuni Stadium in Pukalani.
The Warriors have won the last two Division II state titles. A win on Nov. 20 would put them one game from a third.
The 2026 season by the numbers
Kamehameha Maui finished the regular season 7–2, according to its MaxPreps schedule. Some highlights:
- Fast start on defense: shutouts in three of the first six games, beating Kūlanihākoʻi 63–0 on Aug. 22, winning 14–0 at Lahainaluna on Aug. 29 and beating Kūlanihākoʻi 59–0 on Oct. 2.
- Two wins over King Kekaulike: 31–7 on Sept. 18 and 27–14 at Kekaulike on Oct. 17.
- Two losses: 16–6 to Baldwin on Sept. 4 and 26–13 to King Kekaulike at homecoming on Nov. 6. Read our story on that game.
- Other wins: 28–18 over Maui High on Sept. 12 and a third win over Kūlanihākoʻi on Senior Night, Oct. 24.
Full player stats for this season haven’t been posted publicly, so we’re sticking to team results here. Coaches and team parents, if you keep stats, send them our way.
The path to Mililani
The Warriors will host the winner of Saturday’s first-round game between No. 4 Kalaheo and No. 5 Pac-Five, 4 p.m. at Edward “Skippa” Diaz Stadium at Farrington High School on Oʻahu. Kalaheo is unbeaten at 10–0, according to MaxPreps.
On the other side of the bracket, No. 3 Honokaʻa hosts Kaiser on Saturday, and that winner visits No. 2 Waimea at Hanapēpē Stadium on Kauaʻi on Saturday, Nov. 21, at 2:30 p.m., Maui Now reports. The Division II final is Saturday, Nov. 28, at 4 p.m. at John Kauinana Stadium at Mililani High School.
Those names will sound familiar to Warrior fans. Kamehameha Maui beat Kaiser 37–14 for its first state title in 2024, and beat Waimea 48–24 in last year’s final, according to the HHSAA and the Hawaiʻi Journalism Initiative.
A big-game program
Last year’s title game was Kamehameha Maui’s fourth Division II state final in five years, and it extended the Maui Interscholastic League’s streak to nine straight years with a team in the Division II final, the Hawaiʻi Journalism Initiative reported. A trip back to Mililani this year would make it 10 straight for the MIL.
The 2025 run was built on the ground: two Warrior running backs each topped 1,000 rushing yards, the first MIL teammates ever to do that in the same season, according to the Hawaiʻi Journalism Initiative.
Going to the game
The HHSAA says tickets for every state tournament game go on sale on GoFan the Sunday night before the game, so look for semifinal tickets on Sunday night, Nov. 15. Times and sites can change, so check with the HHSAA and the school before you go.
Maui has two teams in the state tournament this year. No. 5 Baldwin plays No. 4 Saint Damien in the Division I first round on Saturday night. See our weekend preview, and follow every result in our MIL Football Schedule 2026 guide.
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