Top 25 most dominant Hawaii high school football programs of last 20 years

Powered by eight state championships, Kahuku is the most dominant high school football team from Hawaii over the last 20 years.

Based on our methodology, the Red Raiders amassed 704 points from 2004 to 2023 to edge Saint Louis (Honolulu), which narrowly finished second with 698 points.

Saint Louis won four state championships since 2004 in eight title game appearances. The Crusaders’ point total was bolstered by nationally-ranked teams in 2017, 2018 and 2019.

Our methodology includes:

• Top 25 finishes in the MaxPreps state computer rankings (25 points awarded to the No. 1 team, 24 for No. 2 and so on).
• Top 25 finishes in the MaxPreps national computer rankings (50 points for No. 1, 49 for No. 2 and so on).
• State championships (20 points).
• State championship game appearances (10 points).

1. Kahuku, 704
State championships: 2005 (DI), 2006 (DI), 2011 (DI), 2012 (DI), 2015 (DI), 2021 (I-Open), 2022 (I-Open), 2023 (I-Open)
State runner-up: 2009 (DI), 2016 (Open D), 2017 (I-Open), 2019 (I-Open)
State top 25: 2004 (2), 2005 (1), 2006 (1), 2007 (11), 2008 (6), 2009 (2), 2010 (1), 2011 (1), 2012 (1), 2013 (10), 2014 (4), 2015 (1), 2016 (2), 2017 (2), 2018 (4), 2019 (3), 2021 (1), 2022 (1), 2023 (1)
Nationally ranked: 2022 (25)

2. Saint Louis (Honolulu), 698
State championships: 2016 (Open D), 2017 (I-Open), 2018 (I-Open), 2019 (I-Open)
State runner-up: 2006 (DI), 2007 (DI), 2015 (DI), 2021 (I-Open)
State top 25: 2004 (3), 2005 (3), 2006 (2), 2007 (1), 2008 (2), 2009 (4), 2010 (2), 2011 (6), 2012 (7), 2013 (7), 2014 (3), 2015 (2), 2016 (1), 2017 (1), 2018 (1), 2019 (1), 2021 (2), 2022 (5), 2023 (5)
Nationally ranked: 2017 (15), 2018 (7) 2019 (14)

3. ‘Iolani (Honolulu), 529
State championships: 2005 (DII), 2006 (DII), 2007 (DII), 2008 (DII), 2009 (DII), 2010 (DII), 2011 (DII), 2012 (DII), 2014 (DII), 2021 (DI)
State runner-up: 2004 (DII), 2016 (D1), 2019 (DI)
State top 25: 2004 (10), 2005 (6), 2006 (17), 2007 (8), 2008 (5), 2009 (3), 2010 (5), 2011 (8), 2012 (8), 2013 (17), 2014 (8), 2015 (11), 2016 (9), 2017 (22), 2018 (11), 2019 (7), 2021 (5), 2022 (16), 2023 (19)
Nationally ranked: N/A

4. Punahou (Honolulu), 522
State championships: 2008 (DI), 2013 (DI)
State runner-up: 2005 (DI), 2011 (DI), 2012 (DI), 2014 (DI), 2022 (I-Open)
State top 25: 2004 (8), 2005 (2), 2006 (3), 2007 (2), 2008 (1), 2009 (6), 2010 (7), 2011 (2), 2012 (2), 2013 (1), 2014 (2), 2015 (3), 2016 (3), 2017 (3), 2018 (3), 2019 (2), 2021 (7), 2022 (2), 2023 (3)
Nationally ranked: N/A

5. Mililani, 461
State championships: 2014 (DI), 2016 (DI)
State runner-up: 2013 (DI), 2018 (I-Open), 2023 (I-Open)
State top 25: 2004 (6), 2005 (13), 2006 (7), 2007 (4), 2008 (16), 2009 (9), 2010 (3), 2011 (11), 2012 (3), 2013 (2), 2014 (1), 2015 (4), 2016 (6), 2017 (4), 2018 (2), 2019 (4), 2021 (3), 2022 (3), 2023 (2)
Nationally ranked: N/A

6. Kamehameha Kapalama (Honolulu), 430
State championships: 2004 (DI), 2009 (DI)
State runner-up: N/A
State top 25: 2004 (1), 2005 (4), 2006 (6), 2007 (6), 2008 (3), 2009 (1), 2010 (9), 2011 (4), 2012 (5), 2013 (3), 2014 (7), 2015 (5), 2016 (8), 2017 (5), 2018 (6), 2019 (9), 2021 (4), 2022 (11), 2023 (7)
Nationally ranked: N/A

7. Lahainaluna (Lahaina), 355
State championships: 2016 (DII), 2017 (DII), 2018 (DII), 2019 (DII)
State runner-up: 2006 (DII), 2007 (DII), 2014 (DII), 2021 (DI)
State top 25: 2004 (4), 2005 (16), 2006 (9), 2007 (9), 2008 (21), 2009 (25), 2010 (19), 2011 (25), 2012 (13), 2013 (12), 2014 (12), 2016 (13), 2017 (10), 2018 (7), 2019 (8), 2021 (10), 2022 (13), 2023 (17)
Nationally ranked: N/A

8. Leilehua (Wahiawa), 353
State championships: 2007 (DI)
State runner-up: 2004 (DI), 2008 (DI)
State top 25: 2004 (7), 2005 (18), 2006 (8), 2007 (3), 2008 (4), 2009 (7), 2010 (4), 2011 (3), 2012 (4), 2013 (5), 2014 (10), 2015 (21), 2016 (10), 2017 (7), 2018 (14), 2019 (10), 2021 (16), 2022 (18), 2023 (12)
Nationally ranked: N/A

9. Campbell (Ewa Beach), 320
State championships: 2004 (DII)
State runner-up: N/A
State top 25: 2004 (9), 2005 (15), 2006 (18), 2007 (15), 2009 (22), 2010 (16), 2011 (7), 2012 (10), 2013 (6), 2014 (6), 2015 (17), 2016 (11), 2017 (9), 2018 (5), 2019 (6), 2021 (6), 2022 (4), 2023 (4)
Nationally ranked: N/A

10. Wai’anae, 317
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2010 (DI)
State top 25: 2004 (25), 2005 (7), 2006 (5), 2007 (5), 2008 (9), 2009 (11), 2012 (9), 2013 (9), 2014 (13), 2015 (6), 2016 (5), 2017 (6), 2018 (15), 2019 (15), 2021 (8), 2022 (10), 2023 (13)
Nationally ranked: N/A

11. Farrington (Honolulu), 299
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: N/A
State top 25: 2004 (14), 2005 (12), 2006 (11), 2007 (10), 2008 (7), 2009 (5), 2010 (8), 2011 (5), 2012 (6), 2013 (8), 2014 (5), 2015 (8), 2016 (7), 2017 (13), 2018 (10), 2019 (14), 2021 (23), 2022 (20), 2023 (9)
Nationally ranked: N/A

12. Kapolei, 284
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: N/A
State top 25: 2004 (17), 2005 (8), 2006 (12), 2007 (12), 2008 (10), 2009 (14), 2010 (24), 2011 (18), 2012 (12), 2013 (13), 2014 (9), 2015 (7), 2016 (4), 2017 (8), 2018 (8), 2019 (11), 2021 (11), 2022 (6), 2023 (6)
Nationally ranked: N/A

13. Kapa’a, 187
State championships: 2021 (DII)
State runner-up: 2015 (DII), 2016 (DII), 2018 (DII), 2019 (DII)
State top 25: 2011 (14), 2013 (16), 2014 (16), 2015 (13), 2016 (15), 2017 (21), 2018 (13), 2019 (17), 2021 (9), 2022 (14), 2023 (11)
Nationally ranked: N/A

14. Moanalua (Honolulu), 184
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: N/A
State top 25: 2005 (19), 2007 (24), 2008 (19), 2009 (13), 2010 (21), 2011 (13), 2012 (11), 2013 (15), 2014 (15), 2015 (12), 2016 (14), 2017 (16), 2018 (12), 2019 (12), 2021 (14), 2022 (12), 2023 (16)
Nationally ranked: N/A

15. Waipahu, 173
State championships: 2011 (DII), 2018 (DI), 2023 (DI)
State runner-up: 2022 (DI)
State top 25: 2006 (24), 2008 (17), 2009 (24), 2011 (20), 2012 (14), 2013 (24), 2017 (17), 2018 (9), 2019 (18), 2022 (8), 2023 (8)
Nationally ranked: N/A

16. Baldwin (Wailuku), 167
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: N/A
State top 25: 2004 (5), 2005 (9), 2006 (4), 2007 (7), 2008 (18), 2010 (10), 2011 (9), 2012 (17), 2013 (19), 2015 (14), 2016 (12), 2017 (24), 2019 (23)
Nationally ranked: N/A

17. ‘Aiea, 161
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: N/A
State top 25: 2004 (16), 2005 (5), 2006 (14), 2007 (13), 2009 (17), 2010 (14), 2011 (12), 2012 (18), 2013 (18), 2014 (21), 2015 (19), 2016 (21), 2021 (12), 2022 (9), 2023 (20)
Nationally ranked: N/A

18. Hilo, 150
State championships: 2017 (DI), 2019 (DI)
State runner-up: 2018 (DI)
State top 25: 2004 (24), 2013 (21), 2014 (14), 2015 (16), 2016 (17), 2017 (11), 2018 (16), 2019 (5), 2021 (17), 2022 (21), 2023 (24)
Nationally ranked: N/A

19. Konawaena (Kealakekua), 142
State championships: 2022 (DI)
State runner-up: 2017 (DII), 2023 (DI)
State top 25: 2008 (22), 2012 (22), 2013 (23), 2014 (22), 2015 (15), 2016 (19), 2017 (15), 2019 (16), 2021 (13), 2022 (7), 2023 (10)
Nationally ranked: N/A

20. Radford (Honolulu), 136
State championships: 2015 (DII)
State runner-up: 2005 (DII), 2008 (DII)
State top 25: 2004 (22), 2005 (11), 2006 (21), 2008 (11), 2009 (18), 2010 (12), 2011 (22), 2012 (16), 2013 (22), 2015 (10), 2023 (25)
Nationally ranked: N/A

21. Kailua, 128
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: N/A
State top 25: 2004 (15), 2005 (20), 2006 (22), 2007 (18), 2008 (25), 2009 (15), 2010 (15), 2011 (17), 2012 (23), 2014 (25), 2015 (9), 2016 (18), 2017 (18), 2019 (20), 2021 (21), 2022 (19), 2023 (14)
Nationally ranked: N/A

22. Damien (Honolulu), 127
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2017 (DI)
State top 25: 2004 (20), 2005 (14), 2006 (23), 2007 (17), 2008 (13), 2012 (24), 2014 (18), 2015 (18), 2016 (16), 2017 (14), 2018 (19), 2019 (13), 2022 (23), 2023 (15)
Nationally ranked: N/A

23. Kauai (Lihue), 124
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2009 (DII), 2013 (DII)
State top 25: 2004 (18), 2005 (25), 2006 (16), 2007 (14), 2008 (14), 2009 (10), 2010 (17), 2012 (20), 2013 (11), 2017 (19), 2018 (18)
Nationally ranked: N/A

24. Castle (Kaneohe), 108
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: N/A
State top 25: 2004 (11), 2005 (10), 2006 (20), 2007 (19), 2008 (15), 2009 (8), 2010 (11), 2013 (25), 2014 (20), 2015 (22), 2016 (23), 2018 (22), 2021 (24)
Nationally ranked: N/A

25. Waimea, 84
State championships: 2022 (DII), 2023 (DII)
State runner-up: N/A
State top 25: 2007 (21), 2011 (19), 2016 (25), 2017 (20), 2021 (20), 2022 (15), 2023 (18)
Nationally ranked: N/A