Legendary Hawaii Sports Figure Don Botelho’s Untold Legacy Revealed at 93
Even before then, Botelho was a key figure statewide in prep sports, as president of the Hawaii Interscholastic Athletic Directors Association.
He ran the HIADA conventions each June, and was instrumental in pulling together various factions to agree on measures to classify teams, and create official state championships for football. Before 2000, there was just the Oahu Prep Bowl, played between the champions of the Oahu Interscholastic Association and the Interscholastic League of Honolulu.
“Because he was respected by everyone he was put in positions to make big decisions,” Gabriel said. “I never heard anyone every say anything negative about him.”
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