Mayor Billy Kenoi will welcome back the state champion Pahoa High School boy’s basketball team Sunday, March 7 at Hilo International Airport.

The team is expected to arrive on Hawaiian Airlines Flight #382 at 10:55 a.m., following Saturday’s victory over Kailua (Oahu) that earned them the state Division II Boys Basketball Championship.

Kenoi will deliver a proclamation honoring the team’s outstanding achievement, including the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player, Isaiah Ekau.