1. One To Remember. The one venue where UH hadn’t seen recent success was the one where they would open up conference play here in 2026. 11 consecutive losses in Long Beach over the last 11 years, the Rainbow Warriors hadn’t won in The Pyramid since February 28th, 2015.
The third-ranked University of Hawai‘i men’s volleyball team delivered a statement performance Saturday night, sweeping No. 2 Long Beach State in straight sets (25-18, 25-22, 25-20) at the Pyramid to complete a dominant Big West road series.
Kohala High School standout Layden Kauka has been named the 2025–26 Gatorade Hawai‘i Boys Basketball Player of the Year, recognizing him as the state’s top student-athlete on and off the court.
As the final buzzer sounded at the Moda Center in Portland, Oregon, the No. 13-seeded University of Hawai‘i Rainbow Warriors walked off the floor having given it everything they had in their first March Madness appearance in ten years, falling 97–78 to the No. 4-seeded Arkansas Razorbacks.
The Polynesian Bowl has secured a major new partnership, as adidas has been named the event’s official title partner in a multi-year deal.
After nearly four decades on the sidelines, longtime Hawai‘i high school basketball coach Wally Marciel is retiring from coaching, closing the chapter on a 38-year career that included 36 years in the OIA.
