Girls flag football added as Hawaii high school sport
Hawaii became the 12th state in the U.S. to sanction girls flag football as an official high school sport. The Hawaii High School Athletic Association made the announcement Thursday at a press conference at McKinley. All five athletics leagues — Oahu Interscholastic Association, Interscholastic League of Honolulu, Big Island Interscholastic Federation, Maui Interscholastic League, Kauai Interscholastic Federation — have approved the sport for the coming 2024-25 school year.
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Dana Takahara-Dias, the Department of Education Title IX coordinator, speaks during a news conference. Girls flag football is the first state championship sport the HHSAA has added in 20 years.
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Trishelle Domingo, McKinley High School senior and flag football player, speaks during a news conference.
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Hawaii Dept. of Education and HHSAA executives posed for a photo during a news conference on Thursday at McKinley High School.
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Christopher Chun, executive director of the HHSAA, speaks during a news conference.
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Hawaii Dept. of Education Superintendent Keith Hayashi speaks during a news conference.
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Trishelle Domingo, McKinley High School senior and flag football player, holds a football during a news conference.
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Hawaii Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke speaks during a news conference announcing the introduction of girls flag football.
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Trishelle Domingo, McKinley High School senior and flag football player, holds a football during a news conference.
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Keith Amemiya, Hawaii Governor’s Sports Task Force chairperson, speaks on Thursday.
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Dana Takahara-Dias, the Department of Education's Title IX coordinator, claps as McKinley High cheerleaders perform during a news conference.
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Trishelle Domingo, McKinley High School senior and flag football player, catches a football during a news conference announcing the introduction of girls flag football. The inaugural flag football season is set to start in 2025 and is the first new sport to be added to the HHSAA lineup in over 20 years.
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Hawaii Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke speaks during a news conference.
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Trishelle Domingo, McKinley High School senior and flag football player, throws a football during a news conference.
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Trishelle Domingo, McKinley High School senior and flag football player, catches a football during a news conference.
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