Hawaii men's soccer team explained

Hawai‘i
Badge:	Hawaii Hui Kanaka Pōwāwae soccer team crest.png
Nickname:	Nā ‘Ālapa Hawai‘i
Association:	Hui Kanaka Pōwāwae (Hawaiian Football)
Confederation:	ConIFA
Website:	https://hawaiianfootball.com/

The Hawaii national soccer team is a team representing the people of the Hawaiian Islands, located in the central Pacific Ocean. They are not affiliated with FIFA, CONCACAF or OFC, and therefore cannot compete for the FIFA World Cup, the CONCACAF Gold Cup or the OFC Nations Cup. Instead, they are part of ConIFA and compete in their competitions.^[1]

History

Hawaiʻi joined ConIFA on November 28, 2019, under the principle that "Hawaiʻi is a sovereign nation-state in continuity, under prolonged occupation by the United States."^{[2] [3] [4]} As of 2023, Hawaii are the only Oceanian CONIFA member, therefore were granted a spot in the next CONIFA World Cup, but declined.

Organization

The Hui Kanaka Pōwāwae (Hawaiian Football) is the soccer (association football) association of Hawaii.^[5]

See also

• Hawaiian sovereignty movement
• Hawaiian Kingdom

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pedro. Amadeu. Hawai’i joins CONIFA. Oceania Football Center. November 28, 2019.
2. Web site: National Teams. Kanaka Pōwāwae.
3. Web site: Robin. Toal. Aloha to CONIFA’s newest member – Hawai‘i!. ConIFA. November 28, 2019.
4. Web site: Hawaiian Football joins CONIFA. Kanaka Pōwāwae. https://web.archive.org/web/20221225112426/https://hawaiianfootball.com/news/2020/4/8/hawaiian-football-joins-conifa. 25 December 2022. 4 April 2020.
5. Web site: A Nation Whose Time Has Come: Vernon Kapuaʻala of the Hui Kanaka Pōwāwae. americanpyramid.weebly.com.