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The University of Hawaiʻi has hired former quarterback Timmy Chang as its new head coach. Athletics director David Matlin announced Chang’s hiring on Saturday in a news release.
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Todd Graham resigned as the University of Hawaiʻi’s football coach Friday, stepping down amid controversy after completing the second year of a five-year contract.
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The University of Hawaiʻi Board of Regents plans to address the issue of morale on the university’s football team following a legislative hearing that featured testimony from former players and that the university system president criticized as one-sided.
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The Kapaʻa High School football team brought home Kauaʻi’s first state football championship last week when it defeated Kamehameha-Maui 61-7. To learn more about the team’s journey to the top, The Conversation sat down with Kapaʻa head coach Mike Tresler.
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The International Vaccine Insitute shares strategies used in South Korea to manage the pandemic; HPR reporter Noe Tanigawa discusses using psychedelics as potential new therapies for depression; Kapa'a High School's head football coach discusses the road to winning the Garden Isle's first state championship
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COVID-19 has claimed another sporting event casualty — this time the EasyPost Hawaiʻi Bowl. Hawaiʻi athletic department spokesperson Derek Inouchi said about 30 players and staff recently tested positive for COVID-19.
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Businesses near the University of Hawaiʻi’s Mānoa campus are hoping the return of fans to home football games in the neighborhood will help revitalize the community. For nearly 50 years, the Rainbow Warriors played home games 10 miles away at Aloha Stadium. Starting this year, they are playing at a renovated athletic complex on campus.
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University of Hawaiʻi officials say non-season ticket holders will be able to purchase tickets for the football team’s next home game, starting Thursday morning. HPR’s Scott Kim has more.
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A key state lawmaker expressed frustration with the pace of redevelopment of the land surrounding Aloha Stadium and says they may have to reconsider which agencies oversee the project. It was hoped a new stadium would be built by 2024, but that timeline has been pushed back. State Senator Glenn Wakai was responding to a suggestion from three former governors that plans for a new Aloha Stadium be cancelled completely.
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A new book digs into the drama of the Kealoha case, a local artist uses music to raise awareness about domestic violence, and football fans rejoice over the weekend return to in-person games.