friday night some friends and i headed to town at the aloha stadium to watch the kahuku high school state championship football game. crazy. growing up in the south, i know football. but i have never in my life seen a community so passionate about a high school football game.. ever. kahuku won and the north shore of oahu was going crazy. towns upon towns had huge signs cheering on the football team posted outside of their homes. kahuku is the town next to laie (where i live). it's literally less than a minute drive. as we drove back that night, the traffic was ridiculous. in stop and go traffic everyone was honking and cheering like crazy. after parking and entering kahuku high school, it was a sight i'll never forget. everyone, ages 3-83 was there till the late hours of the night dancing in the streets. literally. speakers blaring. everyone cheering. even the cops directing traffic were dancing! i've never seen so many happy people in one place. this town knows football. yesterday night i began to hear honking again. i look outside and see yet again, a train of cars, miles long, with screaming fans cheering out their windows and honking their horns as they drove all around laie. 2 nights in a row? these people have so much spirit. it was such a cool sight to see. i am definitely a kahuku fan now if i wasn't before. i wonder if the celebration will continue again tonight?
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