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NWA Hawaii Tag Team Title

Bobby Bruns & Lucky Simunovich1952-06-09Honolulu, HI
Defeat Bud Curtis & Red Scorpion in tournament final to become the first champions; vacant in 52-10 for not defending title.
Tom Rice & Al Kashey1953-03-01Honolulu, HI
Defeat Bobby Bruns & Rikidōzan in tournament final.
Bobby Bruns & Bobby Managoff1953-04-05Honolulu, HI
Bud Curtis & Tommy O'Toole1953-09-27Honolulu, HI
Defeat Bruns & Jack Witzig; vacant in 53-12<.
Bobby Bruns & Luther Lindsay1954-01-10Honolulu, HI
Defeat Al Lovelock & Frank Valois in tournament final; vacant after Lindsay returns to the mainland in 54-03.
Bobby Bruns & John Paul Henning 1954-06-20 Honolulu, HI
Defeat Jungle Boy & Ed Gardenia.
Lou Newman & Hans Schnabel1954-10-10Honolulu, HI
Roger Mackay & Don Beitleman1954-11-28Honolulu, HI
Bobby Bruns & Lucky Simunovich [2]1955-02-20Honolulu, HI
Rikidōzan & Azumafuji1955-04-17Honolulu, HI
Vacant on 55-05-08 when Rikidōzan suspended for unmasking Zebra Kid (George Bollas).
Johnny Barend & Sandor Kovacs 1955-11-13 Honolulu, HI
Defeat George Bollas & Tony Vagnone; loses to the world champion Lord James Blears & Gene Kiniski in a non-title match on 55-12-04 in Honolulu, HI; vacant when Barend leaves the area in 55-12.
Billy Varga & Sam Steamboat1956-08-05Honolulu, HI
Defeat Tosh Tōgō & Tony Gardenia; vacant in 57.
Lord Athol Layton & Tom Rice1957-04-28Honolulu, HI
Defeat Al Lolotai & Lucky Simunovich; still champions as of 57-07-07; vacant in 57.
Tom Rice & George Bollas # 1958-03
"Have laid the claim to the vacated" title (The Sunday Advertiser, Honolulu, HI, 58-03-16).
Tiny Mills & Stan Kowalski 1958-09  
Claim the title "vacated for over a year" (The Sunday Advertiser, Honolulu, HI, 58-09-28).
Lord James Blears & Joe Blanchard1958-11-02Honolulu, HI
Kowalski & Mills are again billed as champion in Japan and lost to Rikidōzan & Endō Kōkichi on 59-01-10 in Utsunomiya, JPN; Blears & Blanchard defeat Rikidōzan and Endō on 59-04-15 in Honolulu, HI; vacant in 60-01.
Hard Boild Haggerty & Bill Savage1960-01-27Honolulu, HI
Defeat Lord James Blears & Jerry Gordet.
Lord James Blears & Herb Freeman1960-03-09Honolulu, HI
Hard Boild Haggerty & Butcher Vachon1960-04-13Honolulu, HI
Nick Kozak & Jerry Gordet1960-05-11Honolulu, HI
Lou Newman & Hans Schnabel [2] 1960-08-17Honolulu, HI
Utica Panther & Bill Wright1960-09-28Honolulu, HI
Lou Newman & Tom Rice1960-11-02Honolulu, HI
Neff Maiava & Billy White Wolf1961-06-28Honolulu, HI
Defeat Newman & Ted Travis when Rice leaves the area.
Lou Newman & Ted Travis1961-07-19Honolulu, HI
Lord James Blears & Neff Maiava1961-11-09Honolulu, HI
Lou Newman & Ted Travis [2]1961-11-09Honolulu, HI
Lord James Blears & Neff Maiava [2]1961-11-22Honolulu, HI
Curtis Iaukea & Tosh Tōgō1962-09-12Honolulu, HI
Lord James Blears & Neff Maiava [3] 1962-09-26Honolulu, HI
Curtis Iaukea & Cowboy Cassidy1963-08-01Honolulu, HI
Robert Duranton & Luther Lindsay1964-05-13Honolulu, HI
Curtis Iaukea & Fuji Fujiwara (Mr. Fuji) 1964-07-01 Honolulu, HI
Alberto Torres & Enrique Torres1965-05-28Honolulu, HI
Luther Lindsay & Bearcat Wright1965-07-28Honolulu, HI
Ripper Collins & Johnny Barend1966-01-04Honolulu, HI
Neff Maiava & Pempero Firpo1966-11-02Honolulu, HI
Johnny Barend & Hans Mortier1967-02-01Honolulu, HI
Curtis Iaukea & Ripper Collins1967-05-03Honolulu, HI
Johnny Barend & Jim Hady 1967-07-05Honolulu, HI
Curtis Iaukea & Dutch Schultz 1967-09-27 Honolulu, HI
Johnny Barend & Jim Hady [2] 1967-11-29 Honolulu, HI
Ripper Collins & Johnny Barend [2]1967-12-27Honolulu, HI
Barned and Hady split; title is listed as vacant in Hawaii Wrestling Review.
Jim Hady & Missing Link (Pampero Firpo)1968-02-21Honolulu, HI
Curtis Iaukea & Ripper Collins [2]1968-03-15Honolulu, HI
Jim Hady & Peter Maivia1968-05-22Honolulu, HI
Curtis Iaukea & Ripper Collins [3]1968-06-04Honolulu, HI
Peter Maivia & Billy White Wolf1968-06-26Honolulu, HI
Johnny Barend & Magnificent Maurice1968-07-17Honolulu, HI
Jim Hady & Billy White Wolf1968-10-16Honolulu, HI
Ripper Collins & Luke Graham1968-11-06Honolulu, HI
Nick Bockwinkel & Bobby Shane1969-03-12Honolulu, HI
Ripper Collins & Buddy Austin1969-04-16Honolulu, HI
Pedro Morales & Ed Francis1969-08-13Honolulu, HI
Kurt Von Steiger & Karl Von Steiger1969-09-10Honolulu, HI
Curtis Iaukea & Ripper Collins [4]1969-10-22Honolulu, HI
Ripper Collins & Johnny Barend [3] 1969-12-05<  
Iaukea leaves the area in early 69-12 is most likely replaced by Barend.
Pedro Morales & Hahn Lee1970-03-04Honolulu, HI
Bill Robinson & Johnny Barend1970-07-01Honolulu, HI
Bill Robinson & Ed Francis1970-10-28Honolulu, HI
Defeat Barend & Ripper Collins.
Bill Robinson & Frankie Layne 1970-12  
Fancis temporarily leaves the area and is replaced by Layne.
Ripper Collins & Mad Dog Mayne1971-02-27Honolulu, HI
Suni War Cloud & Steven Little Bear1971-06-16Honolulu, HI
Ripper Collins & Mad Dog Mayne [2]1971-06-26Honolulu, HI
Sam Steamboat & Bearcat Wright1971-07-21Honolulu, HI
Sweet Daddy Siki & Mad Dog Mayne1971-10-09Honolulu, HI
Sam Steamboat & Johnny Barend 1972-03-11 Honolulu, HI
Most likely vacant after Barend wins North American Heavyweight Title on 72-03-22 or is injured in 72-10.
Sam Steamboat & Peter Maivia 1973-07-25 Honolulu, HI
Defeat Ripper Collins & Ed Francis (Collins & Francis may be the champions entering this match).
Ripper Collins & Johnny Valentine1973-11-28Honolulu, HI
Title inactive.
Sam Steamboat & Billy White Wolf 1977-07-13 Pearl Harbor, HI
Defeat Steve Strong & Gorilla Lawler; or White Wolf & Bill Francis win the title.
Steve Strong & Jesse Ventura 1977-07-27Pearl Harbor, HI
Defeat Sam Steamboat & White Wolf.
John Tolos & Bill Francis 1977-11  
Steve Strong & Ivan Markoff (Chris Markoff) 1978-01-25 Pearl Harbor, HI
Russ Francis & Bill Francis1978-04-26Honolulu, HI
John Studd & Buddy Rose1978-05-17Honolulu, HI
Steve Strong & John Tolos1978-06-14Honolulu, HI
Mr. Fuji & Karl Von Steiger1978-08-16Honolulu, HI
Mando Guerrero & Tama Samoa 1978-12-06 Honolulu, HI
Ripper Collins & Whipper Watson Jr. 1978-12-20 Honolulu, HI
Mando Guerrero & Tama Samoa [2] 1979-02-21<  
Ripper Collins & Whipper Watson Jr. [2] 1979-03-07<  
Sometime after 79-02-21.
Tama Samoa & Ati Tago 1979-04<  
Possibly on 79-03-14 or 79-03-28 in Honolulu, HI; may be vacant when Samoa & Tago leave the area in 79-05.
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Tama Tonga (Haku/Meng) & Ati Tago 1979-11-13<  
Vacant in 80-02.
Bruce Hart & Keith Hart 1980-02-20 Pearl Harbor, HI
Win a 4-team tournament.
Tama Tonga & Siva Afi 1980-03-19 Honolulu, HI
Ripper Collins & Super Samoan Sakalia defeat Tonga & Afi on 80-09-24 in Pearl Harbor, HI to become the first Polynesian Pacific champions.

* Replaced with NWA Polynesian Pacific Tag Team Title.


Akua & Kaimana2000-10-27Kalihi, HI
Awarded.
Team Titan2001-03-17Kaneohe, HI
East Coast Connection: Joe Wolfen & Sick Dog 2001-06-02Kaneohe, HI
Men of Steele2001-10-06Kaneohe, HI
Tiki & Bruiser2002-02-03Honolulu, HI
East Coast Connection [2]2002-04-06Kaneohe, HI
Tiki & Bruiser [2]2002-09-21Waikiki, HI
East Coast Connection [3]2002-09-22Waikiki, HI
Stripped on 03-05-22 when the team splits.
The Hawaiian Power Company: Tiki & Kapu 2003-05-31Honolulu, HI
Defeat the Iraqi Regime: Al-Ahmed Mohammed & Dumas Shiite.
Iraqi Regime: Al-Ahmed Mohammed & Dumas Shiite 2003-11-17Honolulu, HI
808 Reckin Kru: Big Daddy Frank & Biggie Mack 2004-12-18Kaneohe, HI
J.T. Wolfen & Kaimana2005-04-23Honolulu, HI
Kris Kavanaugh & Cholo2005-07-04Pearl Harbor, HI
Defeat Kaimana & Kaniala, substituting for Wolfen.
J.T. Wolfen & Kaimana [2]2005-08-06Wahiawa, HI
The Nightmarchers: Ahuna & Kaniala 2005-11-18Honolulu, HI
Defeat Wolfen & J Lo, substituting for Kaimana; also hold HCW Kekaulike Heritage Title; officially unified on 06-05-19; vacate on 06-07-08.
939 Connection: Ricky Thunder & Jody Lopez 2006-07-29 Wahiawa, HI
Defeat Hawaiian Blood: Kaimana & Kaniala in 6-team one-night tournament final; stripped of the HCW title on 06-09-23 after NWA Hawaii and HCW split but contiued to be recognized as champions by NWA Hawaii; stripped on 07-03-31 due to Thunder's injuries.
Kruise Kontrol 2008-08-28
Still champions as of 08-11-10.

* Thanks to Matthew Merz for the additional information.