Reload was probably a better word to describe Hawaii Preparatory Academy’s season than rebuild.
Ka Makani showed steady improvement throughout the season, culminating in the school’s sixth consecutive trip to the HHSAA Division II title match and fourth straight championship.
The year was a coming out party for sophomore Emi Higgins. She stepped up and scored 19 goals on the season, according to scoringlive.com, including at least one goal in each of Ka Makani’s last six games, earning her this year’s All-BIIF DII girls Player of the Year honor as voted on by West Hawaii Today, Hawaii Tribune-Herald and league’s coaches.