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18-471: ILH may refer to: Interscholastic League of Honolulu , a group of high school teams from Honolulu International League of Humanists , a non-profit international association Illesheim Army Heliport , IATA airport code ILH Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title ILH . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

36-518: A capacity crowd a year later. The 1971 Hawaii Rainbows football team hosted the undefeated and top-ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers at the stadium in early December. The defending national champions were fresh off their " Game of the Century " win on Thanksgiving at No. 2 Oklahoma , and defeated the Rainbows, 45–3. Nebraska went on to defeat Alabama in the 1972 Orange Bowl on New Year's Day for

54-473: A large number of players such as football, baseball, wrestling, etc. In response to this problem, and to give their students a chance to compete in these sports, these schools pool their players together and play under the moniker " Pac-Five ". Pac-Five participates in many of the various sports offered by the ILH. Unfortunately for this combined athletic program, the athletes are not allowed to participate and score as

72-496: A team in state championship individual sports. In this case, the athletes from each school must compete under their own school name, making it extremely difficult to win team awards due to the failure to meet the minimum number of athletes participating in an event in order to achieve a high team score. Tournaments hosted by the Interscholastic League of Honolulu have always been some of the most popular events in

90-466: Is an athletic activity league whose membership is primarily private secondary schools in Honolulu, Hawai'i . The ILH has 24 member schools with over 13,000 student athletes participating in 37 different sports including cross country, track and field, swimming and diving, football, baseball, basketball, soccer, canoe paddling, kayaking, air riflery, water polo, judo, cheerleading, and sailing. The ILH

108-663: The State of Hawaii purchased the stadium for $ 8.5 million—at that time, the University held a majority of the shares of Honolulu Stadium, Ltd. The stadium was the longtime home of the University of Hawaii's college football team (then known as the Hawaii Rainbows ) from 1926 to 1974, and the minor league baseball Hawaii Islanders of the Pacific Coast League (PCL) from 1961 to 1975. In its final years,

126-462: The State of Hawaii. Events such as the old Thanksgiving Day football game would annually draw crowds upwards of 20,000 to Honolulu Stadium to watch the league crown its champion. Although the Turkey Day Game has long been defunct, avid fans still often commute from neighbor islands to O'ahu to attend conference games in a wide range of sports. Honolulu Stadium Honolulu Stadium

144-412: The consensus appears to be: left field 325 ft (99 m), right field 305 ft (93 m), and center field 430 ft (130 m). The football field ran parallel to the third base line, but away from the infield; the west end zone was near the first base line and the gridiron ran east-southeast, through right field and center field. The sideline seating for football was in right field and along

162-463: The island, leaving the ILH membership composed primarily with private institutions. The Interscholastic League of Honolulu is governed by a set of policies that cover aspects such as: eligibility of students, age limits, academic standing, sports participation, outside participation rules and a codified transfer policy between teams. As a large number of schools in the ILH have very small enrollment numbers, many schools cannot field teams that require

180-428: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=ILH&oldid=1091784231 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Interscholastic League of Honolulu The Interscholastic League of Honolulu ( ILH )

198-486: The membership of the ILH, there were five public high schools situated in Honolulu that were original members of the league: Farrington High School , Kaimuki High School , McKinley High School , Roosevelt High School and Kalani High School . In 1970, these five schools left the ILH to join the Oahu Interscholastic Association , a league now comprising all the public secondary schools on

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216-449: The northeast corner of King and Isenberg, and was also bounded by South Beretania Street to the north and east. It still exists, in the form of "Mo'ili'ili Neighborhood Park", which has two ballfields within it. In the baseball configuration, home plate was in the northwest corner; the third base line ran along King, and left field seating was bounded on the east by Isenberg. Field dimensions mentioned in local newspapers varied somewhat, but

234-535: The stadium also was home to The Hawaiians of the World Football League (WFL) in 1974 and 1975. The stadium was the venue for several bowl games : the Poi Bowl (1936–1939, 1945), Pineapple Bowl (1940–1941, 1947–1952), and Hula Bowl (1960–1975). It also hosted high school football , world championship boxing matches, and was used for stock car racing . Track was also run at the stadium; it

252-498: The stadium. Some of the property wall that stood behind the stands on the west end still remains. The stadium was bounded by King Street (north, third base); Isenberg Street (east, left field); Citron Street and Date Street (south, right field); and Makahiki Way (west, first base). It was catty-corner to, and replaced, Mo'ili'ili Field as the venue of choice for the University of Hawaii 's athletic teams. Mo'ili'ili Field stood on

270-519: The third base line. The stadium was owned throughout most of its history by Honolulu Stadium, Ltd., a private entity that was incorporated for $ 150,000 in 1926. As of 1943, the stadium was leased to the University of Hawaii . By the 1960s, Honolulu Stadium had long since reached the end of its useful life. It was made mostly of wood and was frequently attacked by termites , resulting in it being nicknamed "the Termite Palace". In January 1975,

288-534: Was a multi-purpose stadium located in the Moʻiliʻili district of Honolulu, Hawai'i , at the corner of King and Isenberg Streets. Opened in 1926, it was the primary sports venue in Hawaiʻi preceding Aloha Stadium . During its final years, the stadium could hold about 25,000 fans; it was demolished in 1976. A public park, Old Stadium Park , now occupies the location. A plaque at the corner of King and Isenberg commemorates

306-399: Was founded in 1909 with Punahou , Kamehameha and McKinley High School making up the original membership. A number of public and private institutions joined soon after to bolster membership. In 1911 the ILH passed a rule stating that all players must be students, after schools supplemented their teams with recent graduates. Along with the large number of private institutions that composed

324-512: Was the site of Hawaii's first night track meet in 1949. Famous athletes who competed in Honolulu Stadium include Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth in 1934; Joe DiMaggio , who hit a home run out of the park while playing for a military team in 1944; and Jesse Owens , who outran a horse in an 80-yard dash at the stadium in 1946. Irving Berlin performed at the stadium in 1945, Elvis Presley performed in 1957, and Billy Graham inspired

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