In 1964, a group of top officials led by James Aiona formed the Hawaii Basketball Officials Association to better serve the community of Hawaii basketball officials. For the next 25 years, the officiating world grew to new heights servicing all high school leagues on Oahu as well as the college assignor for University of Hawaii games.

In 1989, the name changed to Hawaii State Basketball Officials Association and under Sam Delos Reyes, the Association continued to provide services to the Oahu Interscholastic Association and its various leagues.

In 2003, under Louis Fuentes and Thomas Yoshida, the Association continues to develop into one of the strongest officiating group in the State In 2005, the new name of OBRA was created to form a new direction of teaching, mentoring and communication among fellow officials.

With a roster of over 80 officials, OBRA services the Oahu Interscholastic Association for 44 years and features high school and college officials.

Meet OBRA's Board of Directors

See also:
OBRA Constitution and By-laws (revised Aug. 2007)

If you are new to officiating
Today, the need for officials is great. While more than 300,000 men and women currently officiate, youth leagues and recreational programs throughout American still needs officials. With the increase of sports programs, more games are being scheduled at every level of sport. Now more than ever, there is a need for competent officials at every level.

If you're up for the challenge, we'd Like to hear from you
Contact: Tom Yoshida, President
Phone: (808) 282-2299
Email Address: thyoshid@ksbe.edu