Rally sport group seeks to run event in Aloha Stadium lot

• By Ferd Lewis
• March 12, 2021
• 1

The Hawaii Rally Sport Association is proposing to bring car and truck racing to Aloha Stadium this summer with its Auto X series. Read more

Ferd Lewis: Hawaii Pacific University women unconcerned about latest seeding snub

• By Ferd Lewis
• March 11, 2021
• 2

Right about now, convention tells us, the Hawaii Pacific University women’s basketball team should be working itself up into a real screaming mad lather. Read more

Ferd Lewis: It’s lucrative time to be a franchise quarterback

• By Ferd Lewis
• March 10, 2021
• 1

Dak Prescott and fans of the Dallas Cowboys aren’t the only ones reveling in the news of the quarterback’s mega-millions new contract these days. Read more

Ferd Lewis: Time for University of Hawaii to end its mediocrity in the Big West Conference

• By Ferd Lewis
• March 9, 2021
• 28

This needs to be the year that the University of Hawaii men’s basketball team finally sheds its streak of Big West Conference mediocrity. Read more

Ferd Lewis: Former MLB shortstop, Kalani star Lenn Sakata returns to managing after 6-year ‘retirement’

• By Ferd Lewis
• March 7, 2021
• 7

Two years after the San Jose Giants retired Lenn Sakata’s jersey and packed it off to mark his place in the California League Hall of Fame, somebody will be wearing jersey No. 14 again this season at venerable Municipal Stadium. Read more

Maui not suitable for Warriors football games, UH says

• By Ferd Lewis
• March 5, 2021
• 5

The University of Hawaii notified Maui Mayor Mike Victorino on Thursday that War Memorial Stadium would not be a suitable venue for its football season, effectively confirming the on-campus Clarence T.C. Ching Athletic Complex as UH’s only path for home games with the hope for fans in 2021. Read more

Ferd Lewis: University of Hawaii medical staff MVPs in keeping virus cases low

• By Ferd Lewis
• March 4, 2021
• 1

University of Hawaii football coach Todd Graham was effusive in his praise, tossing around adjectives such as “amazing” and “remarkable” in a Wednesday Zoom session. Read more

University of Hawaii athletic department has commitments of more than $2M to help underwrite its on-campus stadium

• By Ferd Lewis
• March 4, 2021
• 39

The University of Hawaii athletic department has commitments for more than $2 million in gifts to help underwrite the cost of the football team’s move to an on-campus stadium, the Board of Regents was told on Wednesday. Read more

UH athletics could net $3.1M playing on campus in 2021

• By Ferd Lewis
• March 3, 2021
• 11

The University of Hawaii estimates it could net $3.1 million for the athletic department budget if the Rainbow Warriors football team plays to the projected 10,000-seat capacity for its six home games on campus this season. Read more

Ferd Lewis: University of Hawaii football hoping for improved scheduling

• By Ferd Lewis
• March 3, 2021
• 8

There is a definite pecking order to college football, and some of it extends to the announcing of schedules, which is why the Southeastern Conference unveils its slate in January and the Mountain West Conference comes out with its … Read more

Ferd Lewis: Hilo hoops has become team worth working for

• By Ferd Lewis
• March 2, 2021
• 1

Who knew that one of the most sought-after positions in the University of Hawaii Hilo athletic department these days would be volunteer floor wiper at the Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium? Read more

Ferd Lewis: Former Hawaii volleyball coach Dave Shoji laments lost season for Rainbow Wahine

• By Ferd Lewis
• Feb. 28, 2021
• 11

If you are former University of Hawaii coach Dave Shoji or anybody else who scans the broadcasts of women’s volleyball these days, you’ve got to be wondering what this year of enforced absence from competition might hold for the Rainbow Wahine. Read more

University of Hawaii wants greater say in new stadium project

• By Ferd Lewis
• Feb. 26, 2021
• 10

As companion bills to bolster the New Aloha Stadium Entertainment District advanced through the Legislature this week, the University of Hawaii has stepped up its campaign to gain a larger voice in the facility’s future. Read more

Ferd Lewis: University of Hawaii’s plans for on-campus football finds an ally in Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi

• By Ferd Lewis
• Feb. 26, 2021
• 30

As somebody who has known the University of Hawaii’s lower campus from the days when the “quarry” resembled something out of Fred Flintstone, Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi must have an inkling of the challenges UH faces in trying to slap together an on-campus football facility on the fly. Read more

Mayor Rick Blangiardi looks at reviving Topgolf partnership at Ala Wai driving range

• By Ferd Lewis
• Feb. 25, 2021
• 24

Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi said he is looking at “picking up the baton” on a potential public-private partnership with Topgolf at the Ala Wai Golf Course and what it could mean for the city. Read more

Bill to make UH athletics ‘entirely dependent’ on state support amended

• By Ferd Lewis
• Feb. 24, 2021
• 5

In fiscal year 2020, which ended June 30, UH received approximately $16 million in direct revenues from the state and university and an additional $1.78 million from student support. Read more

Ferd Lewis: University of Hawaii rewarded for diving in with 2-for-1 coaching deal

• By Ferd Lewis
• Feb. 23, 2021
• 2

It turned out to be one of UH’s biggest bargains in terms of producing championships. So much so that, in time, the administration agreed to come up with the means to pay separate salaries. Read more

Ferd Lewis: Marcus Mariota gives back anywhere he plays

• By Ferd Lewis
• Feb. 21, 2021
• 6

One of the things to admire about quarterback Marcus Mariota is that he generously gives back through his Motiv8 Foundation in every community where he has lived and played. Read more

Ferd Lewis: Upcoming docuseries chronicles big wave surfing champion Billy Kemper’s comeback from a harrowing injury

• By Ferd Lewis
• Feb. 19, 2021
• 1

As big wave champion Billy Kemper and a group of others helped pull fellow surfer Mikey “Redd” O’Shaughnessy to safety after a severe wipeout on the reef at Pipeline on Sunday, Kemper was stirred by what he had seen in his friend’s eyes and the dark memories it brought back. Read more

Ferd Lewis: New Milwaukee Brewers second baseman Kolten Wong bids a heartfelt aloha to St. Louis

• By Ferd Lewis
• Feb. 18, 2021
• 19

Ferd Lewis: There is no way around UH’s travel subsidies

• By Ferd Lewis
• Feb. 17, 2021
• 11

The advisory committee gave UH some promising suggestions, but when it comes to eliminating travel subsidies, a cudgel might have come in handy. Read more