Kapolei cut through 20 mph winds and shot down Mililani 3-0 for the Oahu Interscholastic Association Division I boys soccer championship Saturday night at Kaiser Stadium.

With the wind at their backs in the first half, the Hurricanes succeeded in breaking a scoreless tie. Then, after the break, Kapolei went against the gusts and somehow found a way to get two more.

“(Getting the title) started from the beginning of the season, when we all came together,” Hurricanes midfielder Sam Wren said. “We go by the brotherhood, and have such a strong brotherhood. In my four years, this is the strongest that I’ve been a part of.”

With the victory, Kapolei (12-1) locked up its fourth OIA crown to go along with the ones it earned in 2007, ’11 and ’17. The Hurricanes also avenged a 1-0 loss to the Trojans (12-1) in the regular season.

In the 22nd minute, Kyle Nakasone’s missile from 20 yards put Kapolei ahead 1-0.

After halftime, Mililani, which was seeking its 17th OIA title, nearly got the equalizer when Jvon Cunningham sent Manhattan Fukunaga down the left wing. Fukunaga busted in close to the Kapolei goal, but went down with an apparent hamstring injury before he could get what looked like it would be a clean shot off.

Despite the heavy wind against them, the Hurricanes put the Trojans (12-1) deeper in the hole, 2-0, on Cypress Navarro-Acio’s goal in the 55th minute. He knocked in a rebound of Wren’s shot that was made possible by Kawika Kelii’s corner kick.

Three minutes later, Nakasone was given a red card for making contact with Trojans goalkeeper Nicholas Gaston. It appeared as though Nakasone was trying to avoid Gaston but inadvertently hit his face with his foot. Gaston had just made a spectacular save on an in-close blast by the Hurricanes’ Eric Aquino. Due to the red card, Nakasone will be ineligible for Kapolei in its first game of the upcoming state tournament.

Tommy Mascaro-Keahi notched the Hurricanes’ final goal with less than two minutes remaining on a cross from Aquino.

“In the second half, we kept it more on the ground, and because we were against the wind, we knew we had to play the ball a little harder, and we trusted that whoever played the ball, we would be there on the other end of it,” said Wren, who is committed to play for UNLV next season.

Mililani coach Steve McGehee said that going into the game he thought the team that could dribble better against the wind might have an advantage.

“They (the Hurricanes) got it up the field (via the dribble in the second half) and came right at us,” he said.”We’ll regroup and get ready for the next game. We still have something to play for (states) and that’s all that matters. The (windy) environment took a little bit out of the game, but we both played in it, so that’s not an excuse.”