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24/01/2021

sweep!

By Paul Honda The Rainbow Wahine hoopsters are growing up before Coach Laura Beeman’s eyes. In a decisive 57-43 win over Cal State Fullerton on Saturday, the young squad showed a new level of cohesion, especially on defense. After allowing CSUF to cut a 23-point deficit to one point on Friday — ...

23/01/2021

Things are looking up for the young Wahine.

The Rainbow Wahine took a big step forward, which is not always easy for a young team. Hawaii secured its first win of the Big West Conference season, 49-47, over a gritty Cal State Fullerton squad on Friday, eschewing baby steps. The Wahine got 17 points from redshirt freshman Olivia Davies, who wa...

04/01/2021

On this date in 1997, New Mexico thought its best chance against upstart Hawaii was to let the point guard shoot. The Lobos, who came to town No. 16 in the nation, thought wrong.

On this date in 1997, the Hawaii men’s basketball team served notice that it was the team to beat in the Western Athletic Conference. Hawaii whipped its fan base into a frenzy as Anthony Carter scored 91 points in a 75-62 victory over No. 16 New Mexico in front of 7,197 at the Special Events Arena...

03/01/2021

Assistant coach Riley Wallace gave Larry Connors an expanded role and it paid off with a win over Oral Roberts.

Jim Easterwood dubbed him TLC.

It did Larry Little‘s heart good to see Larry Connors break out on this date in 1982. Racky Sesler went coast-to-coast for a layup and Hawaii beat Oral Roberts 80-78 before 2,708 fans at the Blaisdell Arena. The Rainbows were coming off a successful Rainbow Classic and were so drained that Little,...

02/01/2021

Hawaii trailed 49-47 with 15 seconds left and the crowd filing out when Ed Edralin stole Phil Hodson‘s inbounds pass and flipped it to Furukawa, who laid it in for the tie game.

On this date in 1952, former Saint Louis star and future Circle of Honor inductee Fred Furukawa made UH fans pull a U-Turn. Hawaii beat Memphis State 68-61 in two overtimes at the Civic Auditorium long after fans seemed to give up on the Rainbows. Hawaii trailed 49-47 with 15 seconds left and the cr...

01/01/2021

There was a time when the UH football team was a regular in New Year's Day bowls.

No rainbow, no problem. On this date in 1947, Hawaii won its first Pineapple Bowl with a 19-16 win over Utah. In previous games, a rainbow over the field was credited with sparking UH rallies but in this one the rainbow didn’t show until after the game. Honolulu Advertiser reporter Andrew Mitsukad...

22/12/2020

Hawaii got a big thumbs-up from freshman Daejah Phillips, who was consistently persistent. The 5-foot-10 wing from Centennial High School (Las Vegas) scored 22 points, including 18 in the pivotal second half as UH went on a 20-0 run.

By Paul Honda A week ago, Laura Beeman saw her Rainbow Wahine struggle in an 82-74 loss to Division II national powerhouse Hawaii Pacific. Hawaii’s loss to the long-range gunners of HPU was an eye-opener in the first of two nonconference games on the COVID-19 ravaged schedule. It wasn’t in the p...

15/12/2020

He went from fourth string at Oregon State to UH's starting quarterback.

Earl Harbin went from a star at Kamehameha to fourth string at Oregon State to starting quarterback for a winning Hawaii squad. On this date in 1961, Harbin threw two touchdowns and Hawaii beat the Kaimuki Spartans 19-18 in front of a crowd of 750 at Honolulu Stadium. The victory clinched third plac...

14/12/2020

The NCAA sent the Rainbow Wahine to Nebraska and Hawaii responded by ending the Huskers' 63-match home winning streak and earning a spot in the Final Four.

The Hawaii women’s volleyball program was insulted about being sent to Nebraska and took it out on the hosts. On this date in 2002, Lily Kahumoku and Kim Willoughby had 25 kills each and the Rainbow Wahine beat the Cornhuskers 30-25, 25-30, 30-27, 30-21 to advance to the Final Four at New Orleans....

09/12/2020

Jason Elam missed 21 field-goal attempts during his UH career, but this one was one of the most painful.

Nobody is perfect, not even a Hall of Famer. On this date in 1989, Jason Elam missed a 47-yard field goal with no time on the clock and Hawaii tied Air Force 35-all in front of a crowd of 37,604 at Aloha Stadium. Elam, who was inducted into the UH Hall of Fame in 2002 and is knocking on the door of....

08/12/2020

Owens returned the opening kick 64 yards on his way to the NCAA record book.

On this date in 2001, Chad Owens had many, many happy returns. Owens broke two NCAA records as a return man in a 72-45 decimation of previously perfect No. 9 Brigham Young. Owens claimed the record for single-game kickoff and punt return yardage with 372 and kickoff return yardage with 249. Both rec...

07/12/2020

UH players Melvin Abreu, Chin Do Kim, Harold Kometani and Bob Henderson were assigned special police work. While their teammates were patrolling the streets, Axel Silen and Lloyd Conkling enlisted in the Navy.

Fresh off an exciting 20-6 victory over Willamette, Hawaii didn’t have much time to celebrate as early the next morning Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. From the coach on down, the University of Hawaii football team responded to the call after the attack, immediately trading their leather football hel...

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