Hawaii Pro Football

 
HPFL Motto: "He Lanakila Mau" (Always a Winner)
 
HPFL Vision Statement: "To Enthusiastically Be The Epitome of Consistent Success, On & Off the Field"
 
HPFL Colors: Red, we all bleed in red, Gold, there's always a vein of Gold within us. The Ali'is wear Red & Gold represent the "Chief"

Hawaii Professional Football League (HPFL) Foundation, a 501c(3) non-profit organization operating in the state of Hawaii has a mission and vision to develop Hawaii’s abundance of local
talent while also reengineering Hawaii’s approach to professional sports.
HPFL will provide several weeks of thrilling tackle football competition at Aloha Stadium, enhanced with Polynesian flair and spectacle to engage both local and visitor audience’s. The combination of desire, emotion and local pride will deliver intense game competition and enthusiastic fanfare.
Games serve as an entree to Pro Football opportunities for players and coaches.
In the off-season, players will be entitled to football clinics designed to improve their skills. Coaches will be provided with expert training and interaction.

The Hawaii Professional Football League, or HPFL, is a professional-football league based in the U.S. state of Hawaii, aiming for an inaugural season to start in February 2011 with four teams.^[1] The four teams are to be divided into two two-team divisions, the Leeward Division, and the Windward Division. The Waianae Sharks and Honolulu Volcanoes belong to the Leeward Division, and the Kailua Storm and Ko'olau Hurricanes belong to the Windward Division.^[2]

Founder and commissioner, Carson Peapealalo, who was a former football player at the University of Hawaii, has confirmed that the league is looking to grow beyond its inaugural 2011 season. He also has said that he will not expand out of the state of Hawaii, or west to another foreign country.^[3]

The basic shape of the HPFL is a triangle. The triangle points down, and it represents pride, action, and the community, plus the body, mind and the spirit. The space around the triangle represents the world and/or family that has come together. [as a family]^[4]

The current playoff structure consists of all four teams making the playoffs, with two rounds. The two teams in both divisions match up against each other at the homefield of the top seed. The winners of both games meet in the championship game in early March.^[5]