Ninety yards from the hole and stuck behind a tree seemed like trouble on the golf course.

Kamehameha-Hawai'i sophomore Nainoa Calip got out of it just fine, making his fourth straight birdie of the round. He finished with eight birdies en route to a 7-under 65 to win last Monday's Big Island Interscholastic Federation tournament at Volcano Country Club.

On Friday, he shot par 71 at Hilo Municipal Golf Course for his fourth win in four BIIF tournaments.

"I'm just playing my own game and trying to get lower," Calip said. "I've been playing much better than last year and hope to continue my streak."

At Volcano, Calip had nine pars, eight birdies and a bogey. He was 3-under through the first nine holes and went 4-under on the back nine. His 65 helped Kamehameha-Hawai'i edge Waiakea, 320-321, for its first team win of the season.

"He's not worried about how far he hits," Kamehameha-Hawai'i coach Bob Roman said. "He's more about accuracy and focus. He can be a magician around the greens.

"He's not one of the biggest hitters in our league, but he plays with intelligence and his practices have a lot of seriousness. The best part of his game is his focus and maturity."

Calip said his birdie on the 11th hole, the first of four straight, was just an inch away from an eagle. Then came the 14th where he managed to steer his shot around the tree.

"It was a screamer," Calip said. "I had a cut and it rolled up really nice."

Roman said there is some luck involved when a high school golfer makes four straight birdies. But he pointed out Calip never gets in trouble on the course, and when he does, "he gets out with intelligence."

"He got in trouble and punched out with a driver," Roman said. "You know when you're hot when that happens."

Calip said all his shots were consistent.

"That's the best (round) so far and the lowest," Calip said. "It's a shock all around, especially on the back where I made four birdies."

Calip's brother, Pono, finished third at last year's state tournament as a junior for the Warriors, but has been hampered with an injury this season. Nainoa was 31st at states.

"(Nainoa is) coming out and becoming his own person," Roman said. "It's great to see him develop. Kevin Hayashi, his swing coach, said he's really working hard. He's turned another page. I'm really proud of him."