Heavy wind, rain and power outages caused the Hawaii High School Athletic Association to postpone all eight of its girls soccer state quarterfinal matches that were to take place Thursday afternoon.

The high school governing body made the announcement at 12:37 p.m. The first of the games was to take place at 3 p.m., but the HHSAA cited closures and outages at some of the six sites with artificial turf surfaces it planned to use.

"The safety of all participants, coaches, and supporters is our utmost priority," HHSAA spokesperson Natalie Iwamoto said in a release. "This decision was made with that in mind, and we appreciate everyone's understanding as we navigate this fluid situation."

The HHSAA subsequently announced that all four Division I quarterfinal matches will take place at 1 p.m. Friday at the Waipio Peninsula Soccer Complex outlying fields Nos. 5 through 8. The four Division II quarterfinals will take place at 3 p.m. at fields 15 through 18.

If those games are successfully played, the HHSAA will likely look to play the semifinals on Saturday and the D-I and D-II championships on Monday or Tuesday.

Earlier, the HHSAA relocated all matches that were set to take place at the Waipio Peninsula Soccer Complex to campus sites, it announced Wednesday night.

All eight Motiv8 Foundation/HHSAA quarterfinals were to be played on artificial turf surfaces instead of the grass pitch of the outlying WPSC fields due to what was expected to be an impactful storm.

It had the effect of giving an advantage to an Oahu host team in each Division I quarterfinal that was to be played at 3 p.m. on a neutral site. Kamehameha, Waipahu, Moanalua and Punahou will host, respectively, Campbell (6 p.m.); Waiakea (4); Moanalua (4); and Kamehameha-Maui (3).

In Division II, games were to be on neutral fields as Castle and Pearl City were tapped to host matches.

At Castle, Kamehameha-Hawaii and Pac-Five were to meet at 4 p.m. followed by Seabury Hall and Waimea at 6. At Pearl City, Kauai High and Waialua were to meet at 4 and Mid-Pacific and Hawaii Prep at 6.

Two D-II consolation matches that were to take place Thursday have been postponed to Friday at WPSC.

Note: This story has been updated with the announcement that all Thursday matches have been postponed.

Note: This story has been updated with the times and locations of matches to be played on Friday.

Brian McInnis covers the state’s sports scene for Spectrum News Hawaii. He can be reached at brian.mcinnis@charter.com.