The Kapolei Hurricanes and Mililani Trojans took almost three hours to start the OIA Division I softball championship on Saturday night.
Kapolei scored its first run in less than 10 minutes. The rest was up to Jerzie Liana, a Hurricane junior right-hander.
Liana threw a three-hit shutout, and Moani Ioane added two runs, on her homer, to the score as Kapolei won their first league championship since 2016. They defeated the Trojans at Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium 5-0.
After splitting the first two meetings, Kapolei (10-2) finished one game behind the Trojans (10-2) in the regular season.
After winning the regular-season opener in March, Liana is now the only pitcher who beat Mililani twice.
Kapolei is the OIA’s seeded entry into the state tournament, which starts a week after Monday.
Kapolei Hurricanes 5, Mililani Trojans 0
