LAS VEGAS » There have been ongoing talks that might lead to the University of Hawaii football team receiving some financial relief from the travel subsidies it will pay to visiting Mountain West Conference opponents.

One of the conditions of the Warriors’ membership was the promise of contributing to the cost of an MWC team’s round-trip charter flights for games played at Aloha Stadium. The Warriors agreed to pay up to $150,000 to a school from the Pacific time zone and $175,000 to a team from the Mountain region.

MWC Commissioner Craig Thompson said that obligation is set for the 2012 season.

But Thompson said that "might change" in the future. There have been talks about increasing the share amount that UH would receive each year from the league. If the measure is approved, in essence, the league would help subsidize the Warriors’ travel subsidies.

Thompson said the subject is "part of the conversation" with UH President M.R.C. Greenwood, who is chairwoman of the MWC’s revenue subcommittee.

For the 2012-13 academic year, UH’s share of the MWC revenue is projected to be between $2.3 million and $2.5 million. When the Warriors were in the Western Athletic Conference, they kept proceeds from their pay-per-view partnership with Oceanic Cable.

UH’s pay-per-view money is now deposited into the MWC’s pool of television revenue, which is then distributed to the MWC members. Boise State and San Diego State are leaving the MWC at the end of the academic year and will not receive a share of the TV revenue.

Thompson said schools have different financial arrangements with the league. For instance, Nevada and Fresno State did not have to pay an initiation fee because they signed up when the MWC was looking to expand. San Jose State and Utah State have agreed to pay an initiation fee when they join the MWC on July 1, 2013, and will receive less revenue than other members.

Thompson indicated the league is open to finding a balance between UH’s contribution in television revenue and what it pays in travel subsidies.

Thompson said the MWC is committed to being a 10-team league in football for several years. The only change to that plan would be if Boise State or San Diego State wish to return to the MWC, or if the league decides to expand into Texas.

The MWC has no immediate plans to offer memberships to New Mexico State and Idaho of the WAC. Both schools have been told to pursue other options.