Lee, the second-round leader, shot a 1-under-par 71 yesterday for a 54-hole total of 215 and will take a two-stroke lead into today's final round at the Mid-Pacific Country Club course in Lanikai.

Kenichiro Kato fired the best round of the tournament, a 6-under 66 and is at 217. Joe Phengsavath shot 68 and is at 220.

Lee is trying to become the first to win this tournament three consecutive years.

Mark Takahama (72) is at 221, with Louie Lee (74), 1996 champion Casey Nakama (76), Tim Newbolt (73) and Katsuhiro Miura (74) at 222.

Lee, Kato, Phengsavath and Takahama will be teeing off in today's final group at 9 a.m.

Pro-championship flight

• Regan Lee 71-73-71—215
• Kenichiro Kato 77-74-66—217
• Joe Phengsavath 75-77-68—220
• Mark Takahama 74-75-72—221
• Louie Lee 72-76-74—222
• Casey Nakama 75-71-76—222
• Tim Newbolt 75-74-73—222
• Katsuhiro Miura 75-73-74—222
• Kevin Hayashi 71-77-75—223
• Reynold Lee 75-77-71—223
• John Lynch 73-76-74—223
• George Sinnott 76-72-75—223
• Lance Taketa 74-75-75—224
• Jonathan Mathias (A) 70-77-77—224
• Clayton Gomi (A) 70-78-77—225
• Andrew Feldmann 78-77-70—225
• Phil Chun 75-75-76—226
• Phil Anamizu 75-78-73—226
• Shane Hoshino 74-78-74—226
• Edson Nakanishi (A) 77-75-74—226
• Brian Sasada 74-81-72—227
• Michael Kawate (A) 73-80-74—227
• Larry Stubblefield 78-73-77—228
• Wendell Kop (A) 76-76-76—228
• Jerry Mullen 79-72-77—228
• Edwin Yokoyama (A) 79-78-72—229
• Fumikazu Matsumoto 77-76-77—230
• Lance Suzuki 68-81-81—230
• Thomas Kim 73-80-77—230
• Paul Kimura (A) 77-80-73—230
• Clark Miyazaki 75-81-75—231
• Ed Tischler 78-76-77—231
• Beau Yokomoto 79-75-77—231
• Rick Sovereign 73-77-81—231
• Randy Shibuya (A) 75-79-77—231

A FLIGHT

• Wade Nakamura 78-79-78—235
• Clayton Nishimoto 74-84-79—237
• Ronald Ching 85-77-76—238
• Richard Masaki 77-83-80—240
• Kazutoshi Masuda 83-80-80—243
• Gary Haynie 77-85-81—243
• James Swoish 80-80-83—243
• Masamori Maekawa 75-85-84—244
• Tomi Yamada 81-89-79—249
• Grant Sekiya 87-79-83—249
• Joseph Carpenito 88-79-82—249

B FLIGHT