HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.C.R. NO.

116

THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2021

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

HOUSE CONCURRENT

RESOLUTION

 

 

requesting the Board of Regents of the University of Hawaii and the Athletics Director of the University of Hawaii at manoa to take immediate action to seek membership in the Pac-12 Conference for the University of Hawaii at Manoa's Rainbow Warriors football team.

 

 

 


     WHEREAS, the University of Hawaii has fielded a football team since 1920; and

 

     WHEREAS, the University of Hawaii at Manoa's Rainbow Warriors football team has a storied history of success, including winning four conference titles and appearing in fourteen post-season bowl games; and

 

     WHEREAS, the Rainbow Warriors football team is a source of community pride and identity and a formidable economic driver in the State; and

 

     WHEREAS, the Rainbow Warriors football team continues to play at a highly competitive level and draw valuable media attention to the State when playing ranked mainland football teams; and

 

     WHEREAS, an affiliation with the Pac-12 Conference would not only raise the stature of the Rainbow Warriors football team and enhance recruitment, but would also provide a boost for the University of Hawaii's academic and research programs, attracting a greater array of talent and funding; now, therefore,

 

     BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Thirty-first Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2021, the Senate concurring, that the Board of Regents of the University of Hawaii and the Athletics Director of the University of Hawaii at Manoa are requested to take immediate action to seek membership in the Pac-12 Conference for the University of Hawaii at Manoa's Rainbow Warriors football team; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the President of the University of Hawaii System, Chair of the Board of Regents of the University of Hawaii System, and Athletics Director of the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

 

 

 

 

OFFERED BY:

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Report Title: 

University of Hawaii; Rainbow Warriors; Football; PAC12