The 89th Annual (2026) Hawaii State AJA Baseball Association Championship Tournament will be held April 4 –5, 2026 at the Ichiro “Iron” Maehara Baseball Stadium, hosted by the Maui AJA Memorial Baseball League. Maui AJA Memorial Baseball League returns as 3 in a row defending State Champion.
The Tournament was dedicated in loving memory to Chad Saki, who tragically passed away during the 2026 season. Chad served as Maui AJA Memorial Baseball League Board Member & Treasurer and was a former ballplayer with Maui High School, University of Hawaii at Hilo and Asahi of Maui AJA Baseball and coach with Baldwin High School and Maui community leagues.
The Hawaii State AJA Baseball Association is comprised of AJA Baseball leagues from each major island.
The 3-time defending State Champion Maui AJA Memorial Baseball League in its 95th season will be represented by Happy Hour led by Manager Ikaika Lau Hee. Happy Hour won their championship beating out Daimyo, Asahi, and Wailuku. Maui Board of Directors consisted of President Dean Yamashita, League Manager Eddie Espiritu, Secretary Cheri Nashiwa, Treasurer Royce Fukuroku, Official Scorer Kary Ann Nagata, Assistant Scorekeeper/Scoreboard Operator Kaller Ramos, Board Members Rory Takamura, Brent Fukugawa, Ikaika Lau Hee, Craig Okita & Umpire Rep Larry Anderson.
The Kauai AJA Baseball League in its 96th season will be represented by the Makaweli Indians, its league champion/all stars. Makaweli, led by Manager Leighton Otoman, won the league title over the Hanapepe Rivermen, Kalaheo Farmers, Kapaa Homesteaders & Lihue Townies. Kauai was led by President & League Manager Leighton Otoman.
The Oahu AJA Baseball League in its 118th year will be represented by Sheridan Midas, who was the Regular season Champ and won the Championship Tournament. Sheridan Midas, led by Manager Noah Ai & Coaches Joey Maekawa & Matt Hara, won its 16th overall Oahu Championship (1st since 2017), beating out Ewa, Kaneohe, Manoa, McCully, Mililani, Pearl City, Waialae & Waipahu. Oahu Board of Directors consisted of President Wally Izumigawa, Treasurer & League Manager Randy Inaba, Assistant League Manager Jackson Uyeda, Board Members Glen Higa, Tom Ishigo & Eddie Hayashi. Oahu will host the 90th Annual (2027) Hawaii State AJA Baseball Association Championship Tournament.
The Hawaii AJA Memorial Baseball League will be represented by the Waiakea Pirates led by Manager Kegan Miura & Coach Robert Narimatsu, who beat the Lincoln Wreckers, Keaukaha Legends, Kona Brewers, and Keaukaha Warriors. Hawaii was led by President Wally Oki, VP Curtis Chong, Secretary Randy Hirokawa, Treasurer Calvin Unoki, League Manager Jimmy Miyake, Assistant League Manager Karen Chaves, Board Directors Donn Ouye, Debbie Ota, Clyde Nishioka, Umpire Consultant Norman Kaaihue & Umpire Liaison Warren Miyasaki.
The Hawaii State AJA Baseball Association Championship Tournament has been conducted annually since 1930 for the purpose of unifying the AJA Baseball leagues throughout the State of Hawaii and to determine a State Champion. The Hawaii State AJA Baseball Association continues to crown a State Champion every year since 1930 till the present, except for five years (1942-47) during World War II and the COVID years of 2019-2020.
AJA Baseball Leagues in Hawaii began in 1908 and begins its 118th year of play starting December 2025. Hawaii (the Big Island), Maui, Oahu and Kauai will each crown its own island’s champion who will then compete in the 89th Annual Hawaii State AJA Baseball Association Championship Tournament. The Tournament rotates among the four islands with the Maui AJA Memorial Baseball League hosting in 2026 welcoming its neighbor island competitors.
Each island’s league is run entirely by volunteers dedicated to remember & perpetuate the century old AJA Baseball legacy passed on to them by men before them. This “giri” for those volunteers and those that will follow and of the AJA ballplayers who play now, in the future and the past, makes this league different from any league.