2008 Little League World Series
The Little League World Series, was held in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. It began on August 15 and ended August 24. Eight teams from the United States and eight from throughout the world competed to decide the winner of the 62nd installment of the Little League World Series. In the championship game, the United States champions from Waipi`o, Hawaii defeated the international champions from Matamoros, Mexico. This was the last iteration of the Little League World Series in which the international champions did not originate from an East Asian country until 2019.
Activision released a video game in advance of the event, Little League World Series Baseball 2008.
Teams
| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
 Hagerstown, Maryland Mid-Atlantic Region Hagerstown Federal Little League |  Shelton, ConnecticutNew England Region Shelton National Little League |  Willemstad, Curaçao Caribbean Region Pabao Little League |  Dhahran, Saudi Arabia MEA Region Arabian American Little League |
 Mill Creek, WashingtonNorthwest Region Mill Creek Little League |  Waipi`o, Hawaii West Region Waipio Little League |  Matamoros, Tamaulipas  Mexico RegionMatamoros Little League |  Tokyo  Japan RegionEdogawa Minami Little League |
 Lake Charles, LouisianaSouthwest Region South Lake Charles Little League |  Tampa, FloridaSoutheast Region Citrus Park Little League |  Emilia, Italy Europe Region Emilia Little League |  Surrey, British Columbia Canada RegionWhite Rock-South Surrey Little League |
 Jeffersonville, IndianaGreat Lakes Region Jefferson/GRC American Little League |  Rapid City, South Dakota Midwest Region Canyon Lake Little League |  Yona, Guam Asia-Pacific Region Southern Little League |  Maracaibo, Venezuela Latin America Region Coquivacoa Little League |
Results
Pool play
The top two teams in each pool moved on to their respective semifinals. The winners of each met on August 24 to play for the Little League World Championship. Teams marked in green qualified to the knockout stage.Ties are broken based on records in head-to-head competition among tied teams. In the event of a three-way tie for first place, the tie is broken by calculating the ratio of runs allowed to defensive innings played for all teams involved in the tie. The team with the lowest runs-per-defensive-inning ratio is ranked first and advances. Second place is determined by the head-to-head result of the other two teams. If the three-way tie is for 2nd place, the runs-per-defensive-inning ratio rule is used. The team with the lowest run ratio advances, the other two teams are eliminated.
- Louisiana wins pool based on defensive run ratio. Washington is the runner-up based on win against Maryland.
| Rank | Region | Record | Runs Allowed | Run Ratio |
| 1 | Hawaii | 3–0 | 7 | 0.389 |
| 2 | Florida | 2–1 | 12 | 0.750 |
| 3 | Connecticut | 1–2 | 15 | 0.833 |
| 4 | South Dakota | 0–3 | 25 | 1.667 |
All times US EDT.
International
| Rank | Region | Record | Runs Allowed | Run Ratio |
| 1 | Japan | 3–0 | 7 | 0.368 |
| 2 | Venezuela | 2–1 | 6 | 0.316 |
| 3 | Canada | 1–2 | 22 | 1.222 |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia | 0–3 | 24 | 1.412 |
All times US EDT.
Elimination round
| 2008 Little League World Series Champions |
| Waipio Little League Waipio, Hawaii |