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Revision as of 15:58, 4 April 2024
| Honolulu Hahalua | |||||
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First season: 2037 Play in The Kū Dome Honolulu, Hawaii Headquartered in Marriott Central Building Miami, Florida | |||||
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NSFL (2037–present)
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Current uniform
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| Team colors | Blue, Yellow, White | ||||
| Mascot | Ray the Manta Ray | ||||
| Personnel | |||||
| Owner(s) | Raven | ||||
| CEO | MMFLEX | ||||
| President | Martin Luther Sting | ||||
| General manager | Lt. Hudz IceBear | ||||
| Team history | |||||
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| Championships | |||||
League championships (4)
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Conference championships (5)
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Division championships (7)
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| Playoff appearances (10) | |||||
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The Honolulu Hahalua are a professional American football team based in Honolulu, Hawaii. Honolulu competes in the International Simulation Football League (ISFL) as a member club of the league's American Simulation Football Conference (ASFC).
Contents
History
2030s
2037 - 2039
The Honolulu Hahalua were founded after the historic Season 22 DSFL Draft that saw the league get over two-hundred new recruits. Their founding general manager Gregward Graves used their first selection and the second overall selection of the expansion draft to select linebacker Mack Arianlacher as the first pick of the team. They traded back from the first overall selection that they were given in the Season 22 ISFL Draft, and ended up selecting Momona Keiki-Kāne with their first pick and the seventh pick overall; a pick that would be the first of many as they led the league in selections with 41 total. After that the team was also able to acquire pro bowlers Keʻokeʻo Kāne-Maikaʻi and Shawn Dawkins during the draft. Along with future defensive performance of the year award winner Jim Waters.
The 2037 (S22) season got off to a rough start for the Honolulu Hahalua as they went just 1-3 over their first four games, although that was not an unexpected result for the expansion franchise. They improved over the middle of the season by going 2-3 including a road win against the eventual Ultimus Bowl XXII winners the Colorado Yeti. After that the last stretch of the season was as rough as the start as they went just 1-3 to close out the season. Their final record of 4-9 left them last in their conference and kept them out of the playoffs.
Thus the 2038 (S23) season got off to a similar start to their previous season as they went just 1-4 over the first five weeks of the season thanks to a huge home win over their conference rivals the San Jose Sabercats 35-7 in week three. Their interconference games went far better as the team went 3-3 over the middle six games of the season. Upward trends continued through the last games of the season as Honolulu won 40-3 against the Austin Copperheads in week twelve en route to a 3-2 close to the season. While their 7-9 record was comfortably an improvement; it still only saw them to fifth in their conference and another season without a playoff berth.
The 2039 (S24) season should have been the beginning of a turnaround for the Hahalua. They opened the first five weeks of the season going 3-2, including a victory against the San Jose Sabercats in Week 3. The remainder of the season would see Honolulu win one only to lose the week after. This was reflected in a 5-5 Conference record and an 8-8 record over the duration of the season. A one game improvement on the previous season kept them in fifth in their conference and maintained their status as perennial playoff outsiders. Should one more game have fell their way they would have experienced their first playoff game as the remainder of the conference saw playoff games all with 9-7 records, including the eventual victors San Jose.
2040s
2040 - 2044
The 2040 season was a roller coaster for most players on Honolulu's roster. Their season started off with a 35-23 loss to the Copperheads and then a blowout win of 55-27 against the New Orleans Second Line. With a 1-1 record going into week three, Honolulu looked like a pretty good team. Throughout the rest of the year, Honolulu would be sub-par to most opponents and they weren't very streaky in a good or bad way. At the end of the season their biggest streaks were both two wins and two losses. They finished 8-8, which slotted them fourth best in the ASFC, missing the playoffs by one game.
Honolulu had their worst recorded season in franchise history in 2041, where they would finish 3-13, tied for the worst record in a single season by any team in ISFL history. Their only wins would come in weeks seven, thirteen, and fifteen, against the New York Silverbacks, Orange County Otters, and the San Jose Sabercats respectively. One thing that lead to their downfall was a lack of the run game where they only racked up 1,805 rushing yards as a team with a 3.8 yards per carry and only 12 touchdowns. One of the worst rushing seasons by a team in a long time.
After their demonstration of how bad a team could be, Honolulu bounced back and had a first place season in 2042. They would finish with 11 wins, 4 losses and a tie. They would finish with the best record in the ASFC for the first time in franchise history. This was also the biggest turnaround season in ISFL history when they had a +8.5 more wins then the season before. Though it was a good season, they had their first Ultimus stripped from them in the Conference Championship by the New Orleans Second Line in tough 24-15 loss. The Second Line would go on to lose the Ultimus to the Sarasota Sailfish.
To describe the 2043 season as an up and down year is an understatement. They began the year 3-0, with wins against Arizona, New Orleans, and San Jose, but they would then loss their next four straight, before winning in week eight to the Liberty and then going on another losing streak of three games. They would end the season on a five game win streak, including a two-point win against Orange County in week sixteen. Honolulu finished 9-7 and missed the playoffs with a fourth place finish.
If 2043 was an up and down year, then 2044 was just down. Honolulu started the year with a six game losing streak before nabbing an unexpectedly dominant 26-7 win over a respectable New Orleans team in Week 7. Any thoughts of redemption for the season were quickly squashed however, as Week 8 started their second lengthy losing streak of the season. The Hahalua entered Week 13 with a record of 1-11. They split their final four games 2-2 and would end the season last in the ASFC at 3-13, once again tying the league record for worst season.
2045 - 2049
Hahalua fans in 2045 were reminded of the previous year's terrible start as the team began the season with three straight losses. Hopes were rekindled in the following weeks however, as sophomore QB Christ Jr. and star RB Cobra Kai got their team a pair of commanding wins in Weeks 4 and 5 against the Copperheads and SaberCats, respectively. Honolulu was unable to keep that energy rolling though and the majority of the season was spend alternating wins and losses. In Week 14, a playoff push was still possible as they were tied with the Otters at 6-7. Unfortunately the Hahalua would go on to lose all of their remaining games while Orange County won theirs, resulting in a brief playoff appearance for the Otters and a 6-10 finish for Honolulu.
Honolulu started hot in 2046 with back to back wins against New Orleans and Orange County and spirits were high. The following weeks however would be a test of patience for the team as they started a four game losing streak and then went 2-2 in Weeks 7-10. Even at 4-6, the team was unwavering and they mustered their resolve to win five of their last six games (including a four game win streak) behind a league-leading defensive performance. At 9-7, Honolulu secured its second postseason appearance in team history. The Hahalua drew a first round matchup against the Outlaws and handily defeated them behind a 128 yard, three touchdown effort from wide receiver Eleven Kendrick-Watts. The Honolulu defense showed up again, allowing only ten points until garbage time. Round two versus the ASFC 1 Seed Copperheads was well-rounded offensive showdown. Christ Jr. threw two touchdowns to Kendrick-Watts and RB Cobra Kai got one more on the ground. Freddy Bly would hit three field goals (including a 56 yard kick as the second quarter expired) and the team would eke out the win, 30-27, sending Honolulu to its first Ultimus. Honolulu would face the Colorado Yeti in Ultimus Bowl XXXI who had so far appeared unbeatable in the playoffs. Boasting 49-17 and 23-10 wins in the NSFC rounds, the Hahalua defense knew it would face its toughest challenge. The defense made a statement with a safety in the first quarter, but the rest of the game would be a bloodbath of back and forth scoring. It came down to the wire, but Honolulu was able to score the game-winning touchdown on a 1 yard pass to WR Lalo Salamanca with 1:44 remaining. The Yeti managed to work their way all the way down to the HON 24-yard line in the last seconds of the game, but were unable to stop the clock or kick a field goal before time expired. The Honolulu Hahalua won Ultimus XXXI by a score of 30-27, their first championship in team history.
Next season, the team came out firing on all cylinders and took the ASFC by storm. 2047 would see 3 and 5 win streaks for Honolulu, many of which were dominant victories. The reigning champs seemed unstoppable as they entered Week 12 with a 9-2 record. Unfortunately for them, they would lose the rest of their games and finish 9-7. This still allowed them a second consecutive playoff berth and a second consecutive playoff matchup against the first place Arizona Outlaws. A tight game followed but they weren't as fortunate as last year, allowing the Outlaws to score 11 points in the fourth quarter and getting eliminated with a 27-20 final score.
The 2048 season was somewhat of an inverse of their previous, seeing the Hahalua start with a five game losing streak and then end with a four game win streak. Luckily for them, the ASFC was a weaker conference this season and a 7-9 finish was still enough to sneak into the fourth place playoff spot for yet another matchup with the ASFC 1 Seed Outlaws. Despite Christ Jr. and the WR corps putting up over 350 yards of offense, the Outlaws shut down the Honolulu run game and only allowed Kai a measly 20 yards on 10 attempts. The Hahalua couldn't get the ball moving on the ground and the Outlaws ran away with the game in the second half, defeating Honolulu 31-17.
Back to back embarrassing losses to the Outlaws in the playoffs apparently didn't sit well with Honolulu as they came back in 2049 with a vengeance. This was the season Honolulu wanted to have in 2047 before losing five straight games and barely making the playoffs, made all the more surprising after trading their championship QB Joilet Christ Jr. to Berlin for QB Dexter Zaylren. This time, they kept their foot on the gas all the way through and rode their league-leading defense and top 5 offense to an 11-5 finish and first seed in the ASFC. New QB Zaylren dominated the Silverbacks in the first round of the playoffs, throwing three touchdowns on the way to a 27-14 victory. The second round was another matchup against the second place Outlaws, but Zaylren was unconcerned with the bad blood between them and his new team. Zaylren went 26/33 for 323 yards and four touchdowns against the Outlaws and advanced his team to their second Ultimus with a 41-28 win. Zaylren and the Hahalua didn't slow down for Ultimus Bowl XXXIV against the Butchers, even if they were playing from behind for the majority of the game. With 2:32 left on the clock, the Hahalua moved down the field rapidly with non-stop passing and scored a touchdown and game-tying two point conversion, sending the Ultimus to overtime. Unfortunately for Honolulu, their gassed secondary had trouble slowing down the Chicago passing attack and the Butchers were able to set up for a one yard touchdown run for RB Madison Hayes. Chicago would win Ultimus XXXIV in overtime with a score of 33-27.
2050s
2050 - 2054
2055 - 2059
Season-by-season records
| Season | Regular Season Record | Post Season Record | ||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | W | L | |||
| 2037 | 4 | 9 | 0 | .308 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2038 | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2039 | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2040 | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2041 | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2042 | 11 | 4 | 1 | .719 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2043 | 9 | 7 | 0 | .562 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2044 | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2045 | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2046 | 9 | 7 | 0 | .562 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2047 | 9 | 7 | 0 | .562 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2048 | 7 | 9 | 0 | .416 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2049 | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 2050 | 13 | 3 | 0 | .688 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2051 | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2052 | 9 | 7 | 0 | .688 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2053 | 0 | 16 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2054 | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2055 | 5 | 11 | 0 | .312 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2056 | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2057 | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2058 | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2059 | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2060 | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2061 | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 190 | 206 | 1 | .478 | 19 | 12 | ||
Players and Personnel
Current roster
Honolulu Hahalua roster
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Running backs Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
DSFL Send-downs
Rookies in italics
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Current staff
Honolulu Hahalua staff
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