Regents should give Jay freedom to do his job

By Ferd Lewis

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Mar 23, 2013

~~<p>One of the reasons the University of Hawaii athletic department wrestles with an $11.3 million accumulated net deficit today is years of Board of Regents hands-off indifference.</p>
<p>And one of the factors in basketball coach Gib Arnold having a $344,000 base salary and being paid $1,000 per autograph session is the regents' hands-on interference in the 2011 contract process.</p>
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One of the reasons the University of Hawaii athletic department wrestles with an $11.3 million accumulated net deficit today is years of Board of Regents hands-off indifference.

And one of the factors in basketball coach Gib Arnold having a $344,000 base salary and being paid $1,000 per autograph session is the regents' hands-on interference in the 2011 contract process. Login for more...