Nah

Age 30
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9.5 Years
I take it that you don't have to beat the kahuna in order to be able to go to another island. The end goal of the island trial is to clear all the trials and grand trials. There's nothing that says that one has to do them in any order or that you have to clear all the trials and grand trial of one island before you attempt trials on other islands. While we the players had to go about the trials in a mostly specific order and had to clear each grand trial before moving onto the next island, that probably just has to do with Pokemon always being a mostly linear experience.

that or it's a continuity error on Game Freak's part lol
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Hikamaru

Age 30
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Seen January 24th, 2019
Posted September 4th, 2018
50,214 posts
12.2 Years
I feel it's mostly an error on Game Freak's part, since I see the Kahunas being similar to Gym Leaders in that they're an obstacle you need to beat to progress.
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Age 28
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Maine
Seen September 2nd, 2022
Posted November 25th, 2021
71 posts
17.1 Years
I really don't think Hala was using his full strength/ability when we fought him, and I think the same goes for Hau. So, even if Hau beat him, he'd know Hala wasn't at his full potential. So, I think he's aiming to beat Hala when he's at his best.
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