Hurricane Lane marked the third time weather played a role in canceling football games. ScoringLive photo illustration

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The postponements and cancellations of this past weekend's high school football games marked the third time weather played a role. Over the decades, football games have been canceled or postponed for a number of reasons. Here are those before Hurricane Lane:

2016 — A power outage canceled the Saint Louis at Mililani non-league game on Aug. 6 after one quarter of play because of electrical issues at John Kauinana Stadium. Saint Louis led 7-0.

2014 — Threat of Hurricane Iselle forced cancellations or postponements of non-league games the weekend of Aug. 8–9.

2001 — Terrorism on U.S. soil Tuesday, Sept. 11, caused postponement of regular season games statewide the weekend of Sept. 14–15. Games were made up later in the season, but shortened the OIA tournament by one tier. Instead of cutting the front end of the tournament, the back side was. The tournament ended at the semifinals, so there were co-champions.

1992 — Hurricane Iniki, on a south-westerly track, made a sudden right turn north on the morning of Friday, Sept. 11. Games were postponed that morning. The OIA and ILH were able to makeup the games. Kauai was hit the heaviest of all the islands and sustained such severe damage to facilities, plus more than a month without electricity, that they lost a third of the six-game KIF football season. KIF champion Waimea withdrew from the then-Neighbor Island Football Championships. Waimea, though, was invited to play at Westlake High (California) as a goodwill gesture by the Mainland school and community. Maui was not affected because it happened to have a league-wide bye. For whatever reason, a game at Hilo (vs. Honokaa) was the only BIIF game canceled.

1979 — United Public Workers (custodial staff for public schools) strike led to two weekends (Oct. 26–27 and Nov. 2–3) of postponements for the BIIF, KIF and MIL and one weekend for the OIA (Nov. 2–3). Games were made up. The ILH, composed of private schools, was not affected.

*A public school teachers strike in 2001 affected spring sports schedules that consequently shortened some state tournaments.

1963 — President John F. Kennedy's assassination on Friday, Nov. 22, postponed games that weekend for the ILH, ROIA (Rural Oahu Interscholastic Association), BIIF and MIL. The KIF season had already concluded. That weekend was supposed to be the final regular-season games. Instead, the games were made up the following week during Thanksgiving weekend, thus canceling the traditional Turkey Day doubleheader for ILH teams at Honolulu Stadium.

1942 — World War II canceled the Rural Oahu Secondary Schools season. Waipahu continued to play independently against Ben Parker and Kahuku, but Waialua and Leilehua did not participate. Waipahu also played against some ILH teams.