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How To Watch The 2025 Polynesian Bowl: TV channel, Date, Time

The 2025 Polynesian Bowl is here. Here are all of the details for watching the best high school athletes compete in one of the most anticipated high school football events of the season.

Caleb Sisk, Andy Villamarzo

Jan 20, 2023; Honolulu, Hawaii, US; NFL retiree Jesse Sapolu shock hands with Team Mauka quarterback from Warren high school Nicholaus Iamaleava (8) prior to the coin toss of the Polynesian Bowl at Kunuiakea Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Steven Erler-USA TODAY NETWORK
Jan 20, 2023; Honolulu, Hawaii, US; NFL retiree Jesse Sapolu shock hands with Team Mauka quarterback from Warren high school Nicholaus Iamaleava (8) prior to the coin toss of the Polynesian Bowl at Kunuiakea Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Steven Erler-USA TODAY NETWORK / Imagn Images-USA TODAY NETWORK

The 2025 Polynesian Bowl is here. Here are all of the details for watching the best high school athletes compete in one of the most anticipated high school football events of the season.

The annual game will be taking place later tonight with tons of talented high school prospects and recruits participating in the prestigious event.

Former NFL head coaches Gary Kubiak (Team Makai) and Ron Rivera (Team Mauka) will be the two head coaches for the contest.

This all-star event has some of the top high school football prospects in the country, including Tristen Keys, David Sanders, Zion Elee, Josh Petty, James Carrington, Ziyare Addison and a host of others.

The game will take place in Hawaii at Kūniākea Stadium, with two honorary captains for the game. Those captains are Colorado's Travis Hunter Jr. (2024 Heisman Trophy winner) and Arizona's Tetairoa McMillan are both captains in tonight’s game. Both players are expected to be top-10 draft picks come NFL Draft time.

Here are the full details:

2025 Polynesian Bowl 

Team Makai vs. Team Mauka

Where: Kūniākea Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii

When: Friday, January 17th

Time: 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT

TV and Live Stream: NFL Network

Honorary team captains: Travis Hunter Jr., Tetairoa McMillan

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Caleb Sisk
CALEB SISK

Caleb Sisk is a talented sports journalist from the state of Georgia. Originally from Chattanooga, Tennessee, Sisk's passion for sports grew. Bringing years of recruiting coverage experience, he has been named a National Recruiting Reporter and covers various college sites on the On SI network. He takes pride in covering recruiting and has been featured by numerous companies for his excellent coverage and knowledge. He has also spent time at other companies, including Rivals, where he covered the Tennessee Volunteers.

Andy Villamarzo
ANDY VILLAMARZO

Andy Villamarzo has been a sports writer in the Tampa Bay (FL) Area since 2007, writing for publications such as Tampa Bay Times, The Tampa Tribune, The Suncoast News, Tampa Beacon, Hernando Sun to name a few. Andy resides out of the Tarpon Springs, FL area and started as a writer with SB Live Sports in the summer of 2022 covering the Tampa Bay Area. He has quickly become one of Florida's foremost authorities on high school sports, appearing frequently on podcasts, radio programs and digital broadcasts as an expert on team rankings, recruiting and much more.

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