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Hawaii Heavyweight Title

Young Santell 1917-02-05 Lahaina, HI
Defeats Tarō Miyake; not Ad Santel.
Louis Espetvedt 1918-09-07 Honolulu, HI
Ikeda Kinjō 1918-12-28 Honolulu, HI
Still champion as of 21-11-27; recognized as Middlewight Champion as of 22-02-05.
Oki Shikina1937-11-16Honolulu, HI
Defeats Rusty Wescoatt in tournament final.
Dean Detton1939-01-24Honolulu, HI
Dick Raines1939-02-07Honolulu, HI
Oki Shikina [2]1939-04-04Honolulu, HI
Ignacio (Pedro) Martinez1939-11-14Honolulu, HI
Wins by forfeit when Shikina leaves the area.
Paul Jones 1939-11-28 Honolulu, HI
Vacant in 40-02 upon leaving he territory.
Gene Sexton1948-09-07Pearl Harbor, HI
Defeats Burl Rasmussen in tournament final; vacant in 49(?).
Arjan Singh1950-06-18Honolulu, HI
Defeats Hawaiian Junior Heavyweight Champion Sandor Szabo for the vacant Heavyweight Title; Szabo continues to hold the Junior Heavyweight Title.
Ray Eckert1950-07-16Honolulu, HI
Terry McGinnis1950-07-23Honolulu, HI
Sandor Szabo1950-09-03Honolulu, HI
Also holds Junior Heavyweight Title but is stripped of it on 50-09-27 for failure to maintain the weight limit; Heavyweight Title is vacant in 51.
Terry McGinnis [2]1951-08-20Honolulu, HI
Defeats Ted Travis in tournament final; originally announced in 50-10 as a junior heavyweight championship tournament, but by the time the final takes place, it is simply referred to as "Hawaiian Wrestling Championship" or "Ring Magazine gold belt".
Al Kashey1951-10-11Honolulu, HI
Lucky Simunovich1952-03-30Honolulu, HI
Starts being referred to as a heavyweight title during Simunovich's reign.
Red Scorpion (Tom Rice)1952-05-18Honolulu, HI
Vacates on 52-08-31 after losing to Lou Thesz and is unmasked.
Bobby Bruns1952-09-14Honolulu, HI
Defeats Tom Rice.
Hans Schnabel1953-06-07Honolulu, HI
Bobby Managoff1953-07-19Honolulu, HI
Ben Sharpe1953-08-23Honolulu, HI
Al Lovelock1954-02-14Honolulu, HI
Vacant in 54-04<.
Larry Moquin1954-05-23Honolulu, HI
Defeats Karl Von Schober in tournament final.
Karl Von Schober1954-07-11Honolulu, HI
John Paul Henning1954-08-29Honolulu, HI
Roger Mackay1954-11-21Honolulu, HI
Lucky Simunovich [2]1955-02-13Honolulu, HI
Zebra Kid (George Bollas)1955-04-10Honolulu, HI
Al Lolotai1955-12-16Honolulu, HI
Billy Varga 1956-03-16Honolulu, HI
Tosh Tōgō (Harold Sakata) 1956-07-29Honolulu, HI
Tom Rice1956-10-07Honolulu, HI
Al Lolotai [2]1957-05-19Honolulu, HI
Ed Francis1959-05-13Honolulu, HI
Al Lolotai [3]1959-07-08Honolulu, HI
Dick Hutton1961-01-18Honolulu, HI
Sam Steamboat1961-01-25Honolulu, HI
Leaves the territory in 61-06 (Honolulu Advertiser, Honolulu, HI, 61-06-09).
Neff Maiava1961-06-14Honolulu, HI
Defeats Luigi Macera.
Curtis Iaukea1961-08-16Honolulu, HI
Lord James Blears1961-10-25Honolulu, HI
Masked Executioner1961-12-13Honolulu, HI
Neff Maiava [2]1962-04-04Honolulu, HI
In contrary to several sources, Gene LeBell most likely does not win the title from Maiava in 63-02; Maiava defeats LeBell on 63-04-24 to retain.
Hard Boiled Haggerty 1964-02-05Honolulu, HI
Neff Maiava [3]1964-04-08Honolulu, HI
Gene Kiniski1964-07-16Honolulu, HI
Neff Maiava [4]1964-08-27Honolulu, HI
Johnny Barend 1964-10-08Honolulu, HI
Nick Bockwinkel1964-11-25Honolulu, HI
Curtis Iaukea [2]1964-12-18Honolulu, HI
Luther Lindsay1965-09-29Honolulu, HI
Ron Reed1966-01-05Honolulu, HI
Ripper Collins1966-01-19Honolulu, HI
Neff Maiava [5] 1966-08-24Honolulu, HI
Ripper Collins [2]1966-10-19Honolulu, HI
Jim Hady1967-03-15Honolulu, HI
Dutch Schultz (Dutch Savage) 1967-08-12< Kailua, HI
"Last week" (Honolulu Star-Advertiser, Honolulu, HI, 67-08-18).
Jim Hady [2]1967-10-04Honolulu, HI
Curtis Iaukea [3]1968-02-28Honolulu, HI
Klondike Bill1968-08-28Honolulu, HI
Luke Graham defeats Bill on 68-10-09 in Honolulu, HI but is not awarded the title due to outside interference by Ripper Collins.
Johnny Barend 1968-11-08<
Nick Bockwinkel [2]1968-12-25Honolulu, HI
Wins by forfeit when Barend no-shows.
Curtis Iaukea [4] 1969-02-19 Honolulu, HI
Pedro Morales 1969-05-21 Honolulu, HI
Most likely vacant after Morales wins North American Title on 69-06-18.
Missing Link (Pampero Firpo) 1969-10-08 Honolulu, HI
Wins battle royal.
Ripper Collins [3]1969-10-29Honolulu, HI
Missing Link [2]1970-01-14Honolulu, HI
Ripper Collins [4]1970-02-04Honolulu, HI
Sam Steamboat [2]1970-06-10Honolulu, HI
Ripper Collins [5]1970-06-24Honolulu, HI
Sam Steamboat [3]1970-07-29Honolulu, HI
Ripper Collins [6]1970-11-04Honolulu, HI
Johnny Barend [2]1970-12-09Honolulu, HI
Ripper Collins [7]1971-01-02Honolulu, HI
Frankie Laine1971-02-06Honolulu, HI
Mad Dog Mayne1971-02-24Honolulu, HI
Ed Francis [2]1971-10-27Honolulu, HI
Gene Kiniski [2]1972-02-16Honolulu, HI
Fred Curry1972-08-02Honolulu, HI
The Sheik 1972-10-21Honolulu, HI
Ed Francis [3] 1973-01-17 Honolulu, HI
Sam Steamboat [4] 1973
Ed Francis [4] 1973-06-06 Honolulu, HI
Sam Steamboat [5] 1973
Ed Francis [5] 1973-09-12Honolulu, HI
Billy Graham1974-01-09Honolulu, HI
Title inactive.
Bill Francis 1977-08-17 Pearl Harbor, HI
Defeats Steve Strong.
Steve Strong 1977-12  
Sometime between 77-12-07 and 77-12-18.
John Tolos 1978-02-01 Honolulu, HI
John Anson1978-03<
George Wells 1978-04-26 Honolulu, HI
Buddy Rose 1978-05-24 Honolulu, HI
Don Muraco 1978-06-21 Pearl Harbor, HI
Tor Kamaka (Tor Kamata) 1978-08-09 Honolulu, HI
Don Muraco [2] 1978-09-20 Honolulu, HI
Larry Sharpe 1978-11  
Awarded title as the contender after Muraco wins Pacific International Title from John Studd.
Mando Guerrero1978-11-22Honolulu, HI
Title may be held up when Guerrero does not defend within 30 days but Guerrero is still/again billed as the champion as of 79-01-03.
Don Muraco [2] 1979-03-07 Pearl Harbor, HI
Vacant in 79-03 when Muraco leaves the area (sometime after 79-03-21).
Karl Von Steiger1979-04-04Pearl Harbor, HI
Defeats Kevin Von Erich in one-night tournament final.
Siva Afi 1979-04-18 Pearl Harbor, HI
Ripper Collins [7] 1979-09-19 Honolulu, HI
Peter Maivia 1979-12-19 Honolulu, HI
Hans Schroeder 1980-03-05 Honolulu, HI
Tama Tonga (Haku/Meng) 1980-03-26 Pearl Harbor, HI
Wildman Austin 1980-07-02? Pearl Harbor, HI?
Tiki Kamaka [2] 1980-10-15 Honolulu, HI
Vacant after Kamaka is injured by the Samoans on 80-11-12.
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The White Angel 1981-03-25<  
May lose to Polynesian Pacific champion Gil Hayes on 81-05-20 in a double title match.
Keethan Hawke 2000-02-05  
Awarded; vacant in 00-06 when Hawke leaves the promotion.
Dark Ninja2000-07-16Waipahu, HI
Defeats Black Rain and Don Lee in a three way dance.
Black Rain2000-08-27Kaneohe, HI
Defeats The Jet, substituting for Dark Ninja
Bruiser Rego # 2000-10-08 Kaneohe, HI
Black Rain # 2000-10-08 Kaneohe, HI
Title returned after video shows Rain has his foot on the ropes.
The Jet2001-04-21Kaneohe, HI
Johnny Allblack (Blak Rain) [2]2001-08-18Kaneohe, HI
The Sassy Assassin2001-10-06Kaneohe, HI
Johnny Allblack [3]2001-10-20Kaneohe, HI
Kaimana2002-07-04Honolulu, HI
Tiki2002-11-17Honolulu, HI
Sickdog #2003-06-07Kalihi, HI
Immediately stripped of title by NWA Enforcer Scott Russo.
Sickdog2003-06-28Honolulu, HI
Defeats Tiki.
Tiki [2]2003-12-20Honolulu, HI
Kris Kavanaugh [2]2004-03-13Honolulu, HI
Superfly Ete2005-07-04Pearl Harbor, HI
Kenjiro Katahira2005-11-18Honolulu, HI
Also holds HCW Kamehameha Heritage Title; vacates both titles in 06-03 upon returning to Japan.
Kaimana [2]2006-03-25Wahiawa, HI
Wins a 4-man elimination match over Ahuna, Kapu, and Jody Lopez.
Kapu2006-05-13Wahiawa, HI
Sickdog [2]2007-05-26Honolulu, HI
Jody Lopez2007-08-18Honolulu, HI
Sickdog [2]2007-08-18Honolulu, HI
Still champion as of 08-11-01.
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Kapu [2] 2009-02-08<
J.T. Wolfen 2009-07-04 Pearl Harbor, HI

* Thanks to Paul Sosnowski for corrections and additions.

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