'Iolani School and Hawai'i Baptist Academy were the first-place winners yesterday in the annual state Math Bowl Championships.

'Iolani took first place in the large school division, finishing ahead of Roosevelt and McKinley high schools. Hawai'i Baptist finished first in the small schools division, topping Maryknoll School and Hani Lani.

The annual competition, held this year at Brigham Young-University in La'ie, promotes the teaching and learning of mathematics and gives students the opportunity to solve challenging problems in a competitive environment.