Details need to be finalized, but the Hawaii football team has decided to hold a week of training camp at Joint Base Pearl Harbor/Hickam.

"We have to cross a few T’s and dot a few I’s," UH athletic director Jim Donovan said. "There probably are some insurance requirements and some procurement issues. But I don’t perceive any of them stopping us from going out and doing camp out at the Navy base."

Since 2006, the Warriors have stayed in two dance studios at the UH athletic complex during training camp. That choice was made as part of cost-saving measures.

But health and privacy concerns led to the decision to seek other housing arrangements this year. Several players complained of illnesses caused by the damp and windy conditions. The team had to tape newspapers to the windows to maintain privacy.

The Warriors report to training camp on Aug. 1. They will stay in the dormitories through Summer Session II, which ends on Aug. 10. Because the school requires several days to clean and prepare the dorms, the Warriors were forced to seek housing for the second half of training camp.

Donovan said head coach Norm Chow negotiated with Navy officials.

The Warriors spent about $80,000 for last year’s training camp. The preliminary estimate is it will cost a little more than $100,000 to have the training camp at both sites.

"It’s close enough," Donovan said of the projected cost, "we said, budget-wise, it’s fine."

He indicated there might be ways to pare the expenses.

The Warriors are expected to stay at the base for about seven nights, through Aug. 18, when they may check into the UH dorms. The first day of the fall semester is Aug. 20. The Warriors open the season on the road against Southern California on Sept. 1.

Donovan noted the Pro Bowl held a practice at the joint base this past January.

"It should be more than sufficient for us," Donovan said.

Chow said: "I think it’s a tremendous opportunity for our young guys to get away and bond a little bit. … I’ll make them understand what (sailors) go through and the lives they have to live. Ours is a game. Theirs is not a game."

The Warriors stayed at Barbers Point in 1997, Fred vonAppen’s second summer as UH head coach.

"It’s something nice to try," Donovan said. "We’ll try it this year. If it works, it might be part of our permanent plan."