- For an article on the aboriginal people of the Hawaiian Islands, see Native Hawaiians.
- For an article on the AAA Baseball team, see Hawaii Islanders.
The
Hawaiian Islanders were a minor league team of the
Arena Football League, the
af2. Based in
Honolulu, Hawaii, the Hawaiian Islanders home field was at the
Neal S. Blaisdell Center Arena. It competed in the AF2 National Conference West. They were owned by
Charles Wang, who also owned the
New York Islanders and
New York Dragons, the latter of which it was an affiliate of, along with the short-lived
New Haven Ninjas. It lasted from 2002 to 2004.
The team disbanded after the 2004 af2 season. During their short existence, they were coached by
Cal Lee, Hawaii's winningest high school football coach. Several later AFLers, such as Fullback
Josh White and Wide Receiver
Nian Taylor played with Hawaii.
Note: The team should not be confused with
The Hawaiians of the
World Football League of the 1970s.
Season-By-Season
|-|2002 || 5 || 11 || 0 || 3rd NC Western || --|-|2003 || 10 || 6 || 0 || 1st NC Western || Won Round 1<br> Lost Round 2 || Hawaii 57,
Wichita 30<br>
Tulsa 58, Hawaii 38|-|2004 || 8 || 8 || 0 || 2nd NC Western || --|-!Totals || 24 || 26 || 0|colspan="2"| (including playoffs)
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