HPU wins PacWest Hawaii Challenge

Hawaii Pacific won the PacWest Hawaii Challenge — a competition for the three local NCAA Division II schools — for the third consecutive year.

HPU received 24 points, Hawaii Hilo had 18 and Chaminade earned 14.

The third-year competition awards points based on victories in the nine sports in which each school participated.

Brigham Young-Hawaii, which no longer has an athletic program, and HPU shared the victory in 2015-16, while HPU won outright last year and this year.