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Lakota Lee, Ava Kawahara win individual MIL golf titles

Lakota Lee of Kihei Charter won the Maui Interscholastic League individual championship after shooting a 226 in the three-round tournament.

Among the girls, Maui Prep’s Ava Kawahara won the championship with a 12-shot advantage over the second-place finisher.

The MIL individual championship golf tournament concluded Saturday at Makena Golf and Beach Club. Earlier rounds, including a play-in tournament, were held at Waiehu Golf Course, Maui Nui Golf Course and Wailea Gold Golf Course.

Lee finished 10 shots ahead of the boys runner-up Aaron Hall (236) of Maui Prep, who was followed by Baldwin’s Liam Lopez (239) and Maui High’s Landon Oshita (239). After the first round, Lee was two shots off the lead after shooting a 73. In the second round, he duplicated his score and turned in another 73 before he carded 80 shots on the final round.

The top 15 individuals from the MIL have qualified for the Hawaii High School Athletic Association Boys Golf State Championship on May 12-13 at Kaneohe Klipper Golf Course on Oahu.

The Baldwin boys locked up the team championship April 11 at Waiehu Municipal Golf Course.

At the same time, Kawahara was consistent. She was tied for the lead after the first round, but cemented her hold on it with a 75 scorecard in the second round. In the final round, Kawarhara was even better with a 67, the lowest single-day score for any of the MIL girls golfers at the individual championship tournament.

Naiya Hamasaki of Kamehameha Maui finished second in the girls tournament, followed by four golfers from Maui Prep — Sacha Salem (233), Tehya Chumley (234), Kelsey Reul (237), and Sofia Mallari (240).

With that kind of depth, Maui Prep also won the MIL girls team championship.

The top 11 individuals from the MIL qualify for the girls state tournament May 5-6 at

Kaneohe Klipper Golf Course.

MIL organizers thanked the local courses for donating rounds during the season, including Wailea Blue, Maui Nui, The Dunes, Kaanapali Golf Courses, King Kamehameha Golf Club and Pukalani Golf Club.

MIL Individual Championships

Saturday, April 25, 2026

At Makena Golf & Beach Club

Boys Results

Lakota Lee, Kihei Charter, 73-73-80–226

Aaron Hall, Maui Prep, 81-79-76–236

Liam Lopez, Baldwin, 78-83-78–239

Landon Oshita, Maui High, 71-87-81–239

Makela Rutherford-Storm, Kamehameha Maui, 82-78-84–244

Owen Hegrenes, Lahainaluna, 87-82-75–244

Braydon Baker, King Kekaulike, 79-82-83–244

Rylan Siverly, Baldwin, 83-82-81–246

Kahiau Ting, Kamehameha Maui, 79-86-82–247

Jayce Soberano, Baldwin, 83-81-84–248

Christopher Mallari, Lahainaluna, 87-79-88–254

River Krause, Kamehameha Maui, 86-87-84–257

Kalani Douglas, Maui High, 80-84-96–260

Tyce Keene, Baldwin, 84-91-86–261

Johnny Matthews, Maui Prep, 82-92-87–261

Kaizen Taogoshi, Maui High, 85-86-90–261

Kiptyn Yamazaki, Maui High, 83-90-89–262

Finn McKuin, Seabury Hall, 86-89-89–264

Kanoa Parsons, Kulanihakoi, 89-86-90–265

Ethan Emmanuel, King Kekaulike, 85-92-91–268

Merril Milo, Maui Prep, 85-97-86–268

Matthew Engoring, Maui High, 87-96-86–269

Mikah Bodick, Kihei Charter, 85-99-91–275

Elvis Brumbaugh, Kihei Charter, 78-111-88–277

Oli Mitchell, Kihei Charter, 89-94-102–285

Yamada Kaina, Maui Prep, 89-103-95–287

Orion Brandon, Seabury Hall, 89-107-96–292

Reign Agrigado, Baldwin, 88-114-96–298

Did not make cut

Connor Wasano, Maui High, 90; Jacob James, Kihei Charter, 90; Ezekiel Katsuda, Baldwin, 90; Reagan Aguas, Seabury Hall, 91; Nick Jerman, Seabury Hall, 91; Thunder Caulford, Kamehameha Maui, 93; Mason Ouchi, Baldwin, 96; Cruz Benigno, Baldwin, 102.

Girls Results

Ava Kawahara, Maui Prep, 73-75-67–215

Naiya Hamasaki, Kamehameha Maui, 75-83-69–227

Sacha Salem, Maui Prep, 73-82-78–233

Tehya Chumley, Maui Prep, 75-84-75–234

Kelsey Reul, Maui Prep, 79-80-78–237

Sofia Mallari, Maui Prep, 87-78-75–240

Reina Mae Lana, Baldwin, 80-89-77–246

Emi McMillen, Lahainaluna, 84-86-81–251

Jasmyn Yun, Maui High, 83-91-77–251

Lana Bajon, King Kekaulike, 81-95-79–255

Briza Tibayan, Maui High, 87-91-80–258

Ashley Jamin, Maui High, 85-94-87–266

Teija Wada, Kamehameha Maui, 89-92-92–273

Did not make cut

Chloe Anna Tejero, Baldwin, 92; Sophie DeMattos, Baldwin, 93; Anela Hafoka, Maui High, 98; Princess Baltero, Lanai, 105; Mahealani Hatchie, King Kekaulike, 105; Joslin Imlay, King Kekaulike, 110; Oriana Ong, Baldwin, 119.

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