The Hawaiian Islanders were a minor league team of the

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's developmental league, the

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. Based in

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, 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

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, who also owned the

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and the AFL's

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. The Islanders were an affiliate of the Dragons, along with the short-lived

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. The team existed from 2002 to 2004. The Islanders were coached by

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and

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in 2002. In 2003, they were coached by

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, who had been coaching high school football at Hawaii's St. Louis School for the past 20 seasons. Fullback

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played with the Islanders before playing in the AFL. The team disbanded after the 2004 season. During the team's inaugural 2002 season,

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carried every home game live on a pay-per-view basis.

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and Robert Kekaula served as the television announcers.

Season-by-season

, - , 2002 , , 5 , , 11 , , 0 , , 3rd NC Western , , — , - , 2003 , , 10 , , 6 , , 0 , , 1st NC Western , , Won Round 1 Hawaii 57, Wichita 30
Lost Round 2

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58, Hawaii 38 , - , 2004 , , 8 , , 8 , , 0 , , 2nd NC Western , , — , - !Totals , , 24 , , 26 , , 0 , colspan="2", (including playoffs)

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Hawaiian Islanders

Hawaiian Islanders on ArenaFan.com
Defunct af2 teams American football teams in Honolulu American football teams established in 2002 American football teams disestablished in 2004 {{Hawaii-sport-team-stub

Season-by-season

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