▁regional ▁games . ▁ ▁The ▁winner ▁from ▁each ▁game ▁will ▁square ▁off ▁in ▁the ▁championship ▁contest , ▁preced ed ▁by ▁the ▁cons olation ▁game ▁between ▁the ▁los ers . ▁ ▁Begin ning ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁and ▁continu ing ▁with ▁every ▁even - number ed ▁year , ▁Cham ina de ▁will ▁play ▁games ▁on ▁the ▁main land , ▁and ▁eight ▁Division ▁I ▁schools ▁will ▁comp ete ▁in ▁the ▁championship ▁bra cket ▁on ▁Mau i . ▁In ▁odd - number ed ▁years , ▁Cham ina de ▁will ▁comp ete ▁in ▁the ▁championship ▁bra cket . ▁ ▁Effect ▁on ▁local ▁economy ▁Each ▁year ▁more ▁than ▁ 4 , 0 0 0 ▁out - of - state ▁visitors — boost ers , ▁players , ▁officials , ▁team ▁and ▁game ▁personnel , ▁media ▁represent atives , ▁spons ors , ▁production ▁cre ws ▁and ▁basketball ▁fans — attend . ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁Mau i ▁Inv it ational ▁Tournament ▁ranked ▁among ▁Hawai i ' s ▁top ▁re venue - gener ating ▁events , ▁bol ster ing ▁the ▁local ▁economy ▁by ▁more ▁than ▁$ 8 ▁million ▁according ▁to ▁financial ▁data ▁released ▁by ▁the ▁Mau i ▁Vis itors ▁Bureau . ▁The ▁tournament ▁has ▁brought ▁more ▁than ▁$ 1 1 0 ▁million ▁to ▁Mau i ' s ▁economy ▁since ▁the ▁tournament ' s ▁debut ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁( through ▁ 2 0 0 5 ). ▁ ▁Year ly ▁champions , ▁run ners - up , ▁and ▁M VP s ▁ ▁Championships ▁by ▁team ▁