The HHSAA tried its best to wait patiently and keep the spring sports season alive.
COVID-19 made sure it would not happen. Following the decision of DOE Superintendent Dr. Christina Kishimoto to keep public schools closed for the duration of April and May, the HHSAA has cancelled the remainder of the spring season.
HHSAA Executive Director Christopher Chun released a statement on Friday.
"This decision to cancel the remainder of the spring season was extremely difficult for all involved considering the impact it will have on our students, parents, coaches and administrators throughout the state.
"I would like to commend our leadership team from our five leagues in working together, thinking outside the box, in the face of an unprecedented crisis. Collectively, we have always planned for many different emergency scenarios from security threats to medical emergencies to natural disasters. In this case, the HHSAA and its member leagues used that same spirit and planning by expressing a willingness to discuss and explore every scenario and option possible to save the spring season."
The full statement is at the bottom of this page.
In recent weeks. three states had begun petitions to extend the season into summer. Hawaii was not one of them, but the HHSAA was prepared to work in that direction if possible.
The spread of the virus by asymptomatic carriers makes this one of the most unpredictable set of circumstances in modern history. In Hawaii, there have been nine deaths and 541 confirmed cases for a death rate of 1.67 percent. That is less than one-half of the national rate.
In the U.S., there have been 36,607 deaths and 706,309 confirmed cases, a death rate of 5.18 percent.
Globally, there have been 153,822 deaths and 2,240,191 confirmed cases, a death rate of 6.87 percent.
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