Our Event

JUNE 1-7, 2025

UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI’i — HILO

The King’s Hawaiian Showcase of Talents brings together 120 top Native Hawaiian football players (ages 15–18) from Hawai‘i and the diaspora for competition, collegiate scouting, and cultural connection. The event will be hosted on the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Campus June 1-7, 2025.

Players will engage in Ana Piko‘u Hawai‘i (Hawaiian Identity) sessions — led by our Kahu Papahana, Dr. Kekoa Harman and University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Director of Native Hawaiian Engagement, Pelehonuamea Harman — and will train and compete in front of collegiate soccer scouts giving them an opportunity to showcase their talent and earn a college scholarship.

More than a competition, this event strengthens Hawaiian identity, builds community support, and creates pathways to higher education and professional opportunities, ensuring a lasting impact on players and their lāhui.

Hosted on Hawai‘i

MOKU O KEAWE

The island of Hawai‘i, also known as Hawai‘i Island, stands as the largest and youngest among the Hawaiian Islands. Affectionately it is called Moku o Keawe, honoring Keawe‘īkekahiali‘iokamoku, a revered chief of the 17th century, well loved for his prosperous and peaceful reign.

It was on this island that Kamehameha I, Hawai‘i’s first King, drew his first breath in Kohala, in year 1758. By 1810, the famed prophecy was fulfilled, as Kamehameha conquered the chiefdoms of Maui, O‘ahu, and Kaua‘i, unifying the islands under his absolute rule, Kō Hawai‘i Pae ‘Āina, or the lands belonging to Hawai‘i.

As ambassadors of Hawaiian Football, we extend a warm welcome to Moku o Keawe a me Kō Hawai‘i Nei Pae ‘Āina — our beloved Hawai‘i and Hawaiian Islands.