Anti-change factions had plenty of time to make case

By Dave Reardon

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Feb 15, 2013

~~<p>With the official end of the Rainbow, a new round of complaints ensued. That was expected. Negative feedback would have arisen from whatever athletic director Ben Jay decided regarding University of Hawaii team nicknames.</p>
<p>But as I listened to and read all the impassioned pleas for saving tradition and pounding the new guy for trampling on history, I wondered: Where were all these people when they might have actually been able to save the team nickname they say they love so much?</p>
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With the official end of the Rainbow, a new round of complaints ensued. That was expected. Negative feedback would have arisen from whatever athletic director Ben Jay decided regarding University of Hawaii team nicknames.

But as I listened to and read all the impassioned pleas for saving tradition and pounding the new guy for trampling on history, I wondered: Where were all these people when they might have actually been able to save the team nickname they say they love so much? Login for more...