Hawaiian Islands Invitational
The Hawaiian Islands Invitational was an inter-confederation association football competition held in the state of Hawaii, United States, founded in 2011. The tournament consisted of four teams, who contested a knockout style competition that spanned three days.
History
When the Pan-Pacific Championship stopped being played, due to turf issues at the Aloha Stadium, moves were put in place to attempt to reconstruct an inter-confederation, end of season tournament that would see some of the best teams from North American, Asia, and Australia go head to head. In March 2011, it was announced that the Hawaiian Islands Invitational would be set up, by ESPN Regional Television, Inc. in co-operation with the Hawai’i Tourism Authority and Major League Soccer.Like the inaugural Pan-Pacific Championship held in 2008, the tournament will be held at Aloha Stadium in the city of Honolulu, and will be broadcast live on ESPN and its subsidiary stations.