THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII FOOTBALL TEAM IS COMING HOME.

THE ABRUPT CLOSURE OF ALOHA STADIUM FORCED THE SCHOOL TO FIND A NEW PLACE TO PLAY.

AND IT DID, ON THE UH MANOA CAMPUS.

THE UNIVERSITY IS WORKING TO GET ITS PRACTICE FIELD READY FOR PRIME TIME FOOTBALL.

BUT WHAT WILL GAMES BE LIKE IN THIS MUCH SMALLER VENUE?

HOW WILL MANOA RESIDENTS BE AFFECTED?

AND COULD THE MOVE BE MORE PERMANENT THAN TEMPORARY?

TONIGHT’S LIVE BROADCAST AND LIVESTREAM OF INSIGHTS ON PBS HAWAI’I START NOW.

¶¶ ¶¶ ALOHA AND WELCOME TO INSIGHTS ON PBS HAWAII...I'M LARA YAMADA.

WE’RE JUST A MONTH AWAY FROM THE FIRST HOME GAME FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII FOOTBALL TEAM AT THE CLARENCE T.C.

CHING COMPLEX ON THE UH MANOA CAMPUS.

WHAT USED TO BE THE PRACTICE FIELD, IS BEING RENOVATED AFTER IT WAS ANNOUNCED IN DECEMBER THAT ALOHA STADIUM WOULD BE CLOSED INDEFINITELY.

THIS SEASON, 9,000 SEATS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE AND NEXT SEASON THE COMPLEX WILL EXPAND TO 15,000 SEATS.

BUT THAT WILL STILL LEAVE MANY FANS OUT OF LUCK IF THEY WANT TO WATCH A GAME IN PERSON.

TONIGHT OUR PANEL WILL DISCUSS THE EXCITEMENT SURROUNDING THIS OPPORTUNITY, BUT ALSO THE UNCERTAINTY THAT COMES WITH ANY FIRST OF ITS KIND VENTURE.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR PARTICIPATION IN TONIGHT'S SHOW.

YOU CAN EMAIL, CALL OR TWEET YOUR QUESTIONS.

AND YOU’LL FIND A LIVE STREAM OF THIS PROGRAM AT PBSHAWAII.ORG AND THE PBS HAWAII FACEBOOK PAGE.

NOW, TO OUR GUESTS.

DAVID MATLIN HAS BEEN THE ATHLETICS DIRECTOR FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII SINCE 2015.

HE HOLDS AN MB‑AFROM U‑H MANOA’S SHIDLER COLLEGE OF BUSINESS.

PRIOR TO U‑H, HE WAS A LOCAL BUSINESS LEADER WITH MORE THAN 20 YEARS OF SPORTS MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE, INCLUDING 13 YEARS WITH ESPN.

ROB DEMELLO IS THE SPORTS DIRECTOR AT KHON2 NEWS AND HOST OF THE SPECTRUM SPORTS WARRIOR FOOTBALL PAY‑PER‑VIEW BROADCAST.

HE ALSO SERVES AS THE EXECUTIVE PRODUCER AND HOST OF ‘BOWS FOOTBALL FINAL ON‑LINE AND THE COVER2 HAWAII HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL WEEKLY SHOW ON KHON2.

DYLAN ARMSTRONG IS THE CHAIR OF THE MANOA NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD.

HE HOLDS A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE FROM UH MANOA AND WORKS IN THE FIELD OF DISASTER MANAGEMENT.

AND TANNER HAWORTH WAS BORN AND RAISED IN MANOA.

HE IS A THIRD YEAR STUDENT AT U‑H MANOA AND IS THE FORMER SPORTS EDITOR FOR KA LEO O HAWAII.

THE CAMPUS NEWSPAPER HAS A CIRCULATION OF 10‑THOUSAND AND IS FUNDED BY STUDENT FEES AND ADVERTISING.

MAHALO TO YOU FOR JOINING US TONIGHT – TIMELY TOPIC MORE SO WHAT'S HAPPENING THE WORLD OF PANDEMIC AND EVERYTHING.

SET THE STAGE HERE A LITTLE BIT.

SOME OF THE BASICS.

TALK ABOUT CONSTRUCTION.

HOW IT'S GOING.

UPDATE ON THAT.

READY BY SEPTEMBER 4TH?

>> YES.

>> THANKS VERY MUCH FOR HAVING ME.

THE CONSTRUCTION IS ON SCHEDULE.

RIGHT NOW.

DON'T GO TO BED WORRY ABOUT WHAT IS NEXT.

WORRY ABOUT OPERATIONAL PLAN AND BUILD OUT AT THE SAME TIME.

BLEACHERS ARE UP.

ELECTRICAL, SOME OF MEDIA AREAS FOR THE MEDIA.

PUT IN PORTABLE PRESS BOXES.

STARTED TO GO IN TODAY ACTUALLY.

ON SCHEDULE.

STILL MORE WORK TO DO.

BUT WE SHOULD BE ON TARGET FOR SEPTEMBER 4TH.

>>Lara: LET'S TALK A LITTLE BIT.

TALK ABOUT BUDGET GOING INTO THIS.

I BELIEVE IT WAS $8.3 MILLION.

TELL ABOUT HOW IT WAS BROKEN DOWN.

HOW DID YOU COME UP WITH THE MONEY AND HOW IS THAT GOING AS FAR AS HOW THAT MONEY IS BEING MANAGED AND DISBURSED FOR USE?

>> FOR THE FUNDS RIGHT NOW, IT'S PROBABLY, WE'RE LOOKING ABOUT $9 MILLION RIGHT NOW.

WITH CONTINGENCY.

FUNDING, 4.5 MILLION PRIVATELY RAISED.

AND DONATIONS.

CLARENCE T.C.

CHING FOUNDATION.

GIFT OF 1.5 MILLION.

WATERHOUSE FOUNDATION.

500000 FROM SOME OTHER FOUNDATIONS A LOT OF INDIVIDUALS.

A LOT OF PEOPLE GIVING JUST GIVING WITH THEIR HEARTS.

WE USED ABOUT 3.2 MILLION OF FUNDS FROM REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE FROM UNIVERSITY BUDGET.

NO INCREMENTAL DOLLARS WERE RECEIVED.

IT WAS JUST FUNDS THAT WERE THERE FOR REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE PROJECTS.

>>Lara: YOU'RE CONFIDENT THAT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE THE FUNDS YOU NEED TO NOT ONLY COMPLETE THE PROJECT AND BUT MAINTAIN THIS FOR AS LONG AS IT'S NEEDED?

>> WE HAVE.

NECESSITY.

YEAH.

I MEAN, RIGHT NOW, PROBABLY HAVE ABOUT 80 TO 85% OF FUNDS ALREADY FOR THIS PROJECT RIGHT NOW.

AND WE'RE STILL FUNDRAISING AND SOME ACTUALLY SOME PRETTY GOOD SIZABLE GIFT OPPORTUNITIES OUT THERE.

>> SO YES, I AM.

GOT TO KEEP WORKING.

>>Lara: SOUNDS GOOD.

TALK TO YOU.

YOU'RE TIED INTO THE SPORTS COMMUNITY.

WHAT HAS BEEN BUZZ AS FAR AS STARTS TO GET, YOU'RE GETTING CLOSE HERE.

SEPTEMBER 4.

WHAT IS HAS BEEN THE BUZZ, TALK AS FAR HOW THINGS ARE GOING AND WHAT YOUR EITHER QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS ARE AT THIS POINT?

>> I HAD THE PLEASURE OF GOING TO THE FIELD TODAY.

THIS MORNING.

FIRST PRACTICE FOR THE RAINBOW WARRIORS ON CLARENCE T.C.

CHING FIELD SINCE THEY MADE ANNOUNCEMENT IN JANUARY THEY WOULD BE PLAYING GAMES THERE.

THAT WAS EXCITING.

GOT TO SEE THE PLAYERS BE ABLE TO GET ON TO THAT FIELD FOR THE FIRST TIME.

MONTH AWAY FROM PLAYING PORTLAND STATE ON SEPTEMBER 4.

TO SEE THE PROGRESS, PRETTY IMPRESSIVE FROM WHEN IT'S CONSTRUCTION STARTED TO RIGHT NOW.

I THINK OBVIOUSLY, CONCERNS FOR MOST PEOPLE WAS HOW AM I GOING TO BE ABLE TO GO TO THE GAME?

WE'RE GOING FROM A 50,000 SEAT ALOHA STADIUM TO A 9,000 SEAT CLARENCE T.C.

CHING FIELD.

THAT WAS THE BIGGEST CONCERN.

UNIVERSITY MADE IT VERY CLEAR IN THE BEGINNING THAT'S NOT GOING TO BE EASY FOR EVERYBODY AND LEVELS WHO CAN GET TICKETS.

ONCE YOU GOT THERE AND PEOPLE WERE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT ANYONE OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE BEING TO GET THE TICKETS OR NOT, I THINK THEN YOU START LOOKING AT SOME OF THE SMALLER THINGS.

HOW LONG IS THIS SUSTAINABLE?

HOW LONG IS THE ALOHA STADIUM PROJECT GOING TO TAKE?

IS THIS GOING TO BE THE LONGTERM HOME.

SO GOING TO BE QUESTIONS THAT CONTINUE FOR MANY, MANY YEARS.

AS UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII PLAYS ON THIS FIELD.

BUT, FOR THE MOMENT, AS YOU LOOK AT PLAYING IN 2021, LOOKS LIKE A FIELD THAT PLAYED ON AND CONSTRUCTION IS COMING ALONG.

SO AT THE END OF THE DAY, THAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING.

>>Lara: DON'T WORRY.

DAVID.

WE'RE GOING TO CIRCLE BACK AROUND AND BREAK DOWN SOME OF THE THINGS.

SEVERAL QUESTIONS EMBEDDED IN THERE AS FAR AS WHAT ROB TOUCHED ON.

CONTINUE SOME OF THOSE POINT.

>> TURN TO YOU AND TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SORT OF THE DISCUSSIONS WITH THE COMMUNITY AS FAR AS HAVING THIS ON CAMPUS, AND HOW THAT MIGHT IMPACT THE COMMUNITY.

TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT'S BEEN DISCUSSED, WHERE SOME OF THE CONCERNS MAY BE AND ALSO, HOW THE COMMUNICATIONS HAS BEEN GOING WITH U.H.

>> WELL, HISTORICALLY, MANOA NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD WHERE I'M THE CURRENT CHAIRPERSON, HAS HAD A REALLY GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH U.H.

WE HAVE A REGULAR ATTENDEE WHO REPORTS ON BEHALF THE ADMINISTRATION.

ACTUALLY, SYSTEM.

SO I APPRECIATE THAT LEVEL OF CONTINUITY AND INFORMED COMMUNICATION.

I THINK THAT THE DISCUSSION BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY BROADLY REFLECT NOT ONLY WHAT ROB JUST HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD ABOUT SPECIFIC CONCERNS ABOUT THE FACILITY AND NEEDS PROGRAM INTO THE FUTURE, BUT OBVIOUSLY, TRAFFIC.

OBVIOUSLY, NOISE.

PUBLIC SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS.

AND ULTIMATELY, JUST BROADER INFRASTRUCTURE, ROADS.

ACCESS BETWEEN WAIALAE AND LOWER CAMPUS.

ACCESS BETWEEN LOWER CAMPUS ROAD AND KING STREET.

ON THE WEST SIDE.

AND OF COURSE, UP IN MANOA, DOLE STREET.

ONE LEFT TURN LANE ON TO UNIVERSITY AVENUE FROM DOLE STREET.

HAVE THOUSANDS OF CARS LEAVING THIS GAME AT ONE POINT IN THE EVENING.

TO GET BACK ON TO THE H‑1.

THERE'S BEEN A LEVEL OF NEED FOR REFURBISHMENT FOR THE H‑1 INTERCHANGE FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS.

SOMETHING THAT IS GOING TO EXACERBATE THAT NEED.

GOES BACK TO LEADERSHIP.

PANDEMIC WAS OPPORTUNITY TO REIMAGINE HOW WE DO THINGS IN HAWAII.

HOW GOVERNMENT MEETS NEEDS OF PEOPLE.

CERTAIN EXTENT, THAT I LOT OF US IN MANOA FEEL FOR THE U.H.

ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT GETTING STUCK AT THE LAST MINUTE BECAUSE OF UNFORESEEN CLOSURE OF ALOHA STADIUM.

HOW DID WE GET THERE?

WHY WAS IT THERE WAS LOSS OF SEATING CAPACITY?

MORE THAN JUST A DISPUTE BETWEEN NEIGHBORS WHO ARE AGRIEVED ABOUT NOISE OR TRAFFIC CONCERNS.

AND GOVERNMENT AGENCY.

THIS IS ULTIMATELY ABOUT TAXPAYORS, INCLUDING THOSE AGRIEVED RESIDENTS HOW ARE WE GOING TO BE GETTING OUR MONIES WORTH AS TAXPAYORS FOR WHAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE A REDEVELOPMENT OF THE STADIUM, WHERE IS THE RESPONSIBILITY FROM THE STADIUM'S PART?

WHERE IS THE LEADERSHIP AND VISION FROM THE STATE OF HAWAII?

WHY WAS IT THAT U.H.

WAS TREATED AS THE LOW PRIORITY?

>>Lara: I KNOW YOU'RE NOT PART OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OR FULL DEVELOPMENT PLANS FOR THE ALOHA STADIUM.

NO DOUBT, YOU'RE WITHIN THAT CIRCLE OF DISCUSSION.

AS FAR AS ATOLL DILLON'S CONCERNS AN COMMUNITY CONCERN IS NOT SURPRISINGLY AT ALL, HAVE COME UP, WHAT HAS BEEN DISCUSSED WITH YOU OR WHAT HAVE YOU DISCUSSED AS FAR AS TRYING TO AT LEAST IN THE INTERIM, ALLEVIATE SOME OF THESE PROBLEMS OR WHAT HAS BEEN DISCUSSED THAT YOU CAN SHARE?

>> REALLY GOOD POINTS.

TRAFFIC MITIGATION MENTIONED SOUND AS FAR AS TRAFFIC MITIGATION, ONE OF THE BIG CONCERNS.

WHY THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF US.

PEOPLE ON MY STAFF AS WELL AS ELMER.

DILLON CONTINUES TO TALK ABOUT THAT.

GET FEEDBACK.

WE HAVE A TRAFFIC CONSULTANT.

WHAT WE'RE LOOK AT MITIGATING IS MORE, EGRESS, MORE YOU CAN MAKE EFFICIENT COME IN.

PLANNING ON SELLING OUT ENTIRE LOT.

CAN'T BUY INTO THE GATE.

SHOULD SPEED UP THE PROCESS A LITTLE BIT.

ONE MITIGATING FACTOR.

OTHER PEOPLE AROUND TOWN, VARSITY CIRCLE JAPANESE CHAMBER, PLAN ON SELLING PEOPLE WHERE PEOPLE CAN WALK OVER.

OFF SITE.

PEOPLE CAN WALK ON.

STILL CONTINUE TO TWEAK AND EVALUATE.

RIGHT NOW, 10,000, KIND OF SIMILAR TO WHERE YOU ARE AT A STAN SHERIFF CENTER.

FARTHER AND EXPAND, HAVE TO LOOK AT MORE PARK AND RIDES POSSIBLY.

UNIVERSITY, KCC, HCC, SOME OF THE OTHER CAMPUSES TO PARK AND RIDES TO MITIGATE THAT.

THAT'S SOMETHING WE COULD IMPLEMENT WHEN NEEDED.

SURELY, WHEN WE EXPAND.

A LOT OF IDEAS OUT THERE.

SOME OF THEM IMPLEMENTING NOW.

SOME HOLDING OFF ON FOR THE EXPANSION.

>>Lara: I WANT TO GET TO YOU.

YOU'RE BOOTS ON GROUND.

THERE WITH THE STUDENT POPULATION AND FINGER ON PULSE.

WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN HEARING OVERALL FIRST OF ALL AS FAR AS HOW PEOPLE ARE STUDENTS ARE FEEL BEING THIS?

>> KIND OF FEELING KIND OF BOTH SIDES I DO HEAR A LOT OF PEOPLE INTO SPORTS.

I'M SUPER EXCITED ABOUT CLARENCE T.C.

CHING BEING USED AS OPPOSED TO DRIVING ALL THE OUT TO HALAWA, TRYING TO FIND PARKING ALOHA STADIUM.

NOW I HAVE TO DRIVE HOME.

ALL OF THIS TRAFFIC TRYING TO GET HOME.

SOMEONE BORN AND RAISED IN MANOA, IF I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO JUST WALK ON IT CAMPUS, LIKE I WOULD TAKE THAT ANY DAY.

BUT THERE ARE ALSO OTHER STUDENTS WHO KIND OF FEEL LIKE THEY'VE BEEN KIND OF, I DON'T KNOW, GYPPED KIND OF A LITTLE BIT.

I'VE HEARD SOME STORIES HERE AND THERE OF LIKE TRACK STUDENTS WHO FEEL LIKE THE TRACK WAS KIND OF REALLY KIND OF LIKE DAMAGED FROM LIKE A LOT OF SITUATIONS.

I DO KNOW ONE PERSON WHO DID QUIT THE TRACK PEOPLE BECAUSE OF ALL THE CONSTRUCTION GOING ON.

I DO KNOW SOME PEOPLE VERY CONCERNED ESPECIALLY BECAUSE OF THE UNFORTUNATE SITUATION THAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK WITH THE CONSTRUCTION WORKER.

THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE EITHER CONCERNED THAT MAYBE IT'S GOING TOO QUICK, THAT IT LOOKS A LITTLE BIT SHAKY.

SO SOME PEOPLE A LITTLE BIT CONCERNED ABOUT THAT.

ALSO HAVE FRIEND IS NOT INTO SPORTS, YEAH, I'D TOTALLY GO NOW.

IF YOU'RE GOING TO ALOHA STADIUM AS A STUDENT, AND YOU WEREN'T REALLY INTERESTED IN FOOTBALL, PROBABLY JUST GOING TO THERE TAILGATE AND THEN PROBABLY LEAVE RIGHT AFTERWARDS.

HAVE SOME EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES.

STUDENTS.

MIND YOU.

I THINK HAVING THAT ABILITY, CLARENCE T.C.

CHING FIELD, MY BAD, IS RIGHT NEXT TO THE DORMS.

IT'S LITERALLY WALKING DISTANCE FROM A LOT OF INCOMING FRESHMEN WHO ARE EITHER SUPERINTERESTED IN SPORTS, THEY CAN EITHER, PROBABLY SAY THEY COULD WATCH IT FROM THEIR WINDOW A LITTLE BIT.

PROBABLY NOT LIKE THE BEST VIEW.

BUT IT'S A LOT OF WALKING TRAFFIC.

SO IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO ALLEVIATE A LITTLE BIT OF THE TRAFFIC ISSUE.

AND I KNOW I'M A PERSON THAT WILL PARK BY MANOA MARKETPLACE AND WALK TO CLASSES BECAUSE YOU CAN.

IT'S MANOA.

IT'S BEAUTIFUL PLACE TO LIVE.

BEAUTIFUL BACKDROP TO HAVE FOOTBALL.

I'M SUPER EXCITED.

I HOPE THAT WE GET IT DONE.

WE ONLY HAVE ABOUT A MONTH LEFT GO.

WE'RE ON SCHEDULE.

IT IS JUST A LITTLE CONCERNING BECAUSE OF HOW CLOSE WE ARE.

ARE WE GOING TO GET THIS DONE?

IS IT GOING TO BE DONE IN A SAFE MANNER?

AND IS EVERYONE GOING TO GET EVERYTHING THAT THEY CAN POSSIBLY GET OUT OF IT?

>>Lara: I WANT TO GIVE YOU A CHANCE TO RESPOND.

BECAUSE TO YOUR POINT, AS FAR AS, ALSO TO YOU ROB TOO, AS FAR AS PEOPLE BEING ABLE TO GO TO THE GAMES, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 9,000 SEATS AT THIS POINT, MAYBE 15,000 AT ITSELF NEXT PHASE.

THAT'S STILL BENEATH A THOUSAND OR SO BENEATH WHAT THE SEASON TICKET‑HOLDERS ARE.

ABOUT 16,000 OR SO.

SO WHEN WE START TO ACTUALLY LOOK AT THE ACTUAL CAPACITY, AND EVEN JUST TAKING THE SEASON TICKETHOLDERS LET ALONE STUDENT SECTION, WHAT ARE WE ACTUALLY LOOK AT HERE?

WHAT ARE YOUR CONCERNS?

NUMBERS DON'T SEEM TO QUITE ADD UP HERE AS FAR AS GETTING ENOUGH PEOPLE THERE WHO MAY WANT TO GO.

>> THERE'S NO QUESTION NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET EVERYTHING THAT WOULD WANT TO GO.

GOING FOR 50,000 TO 9 OR 15,000 OR 16,000.

IT'S 16,000 TICKET COMMITMENTS.

THAT INCLUDES STUDENT NUMBER ALSO.

BAND AND SOME OTHER COMMITMENTS THAT ARE THERE.

COMMITMENTS TO OPPOSING TEAM TOO FOR OUR MOUNTAIN WEST PARTNERS.

16,000 TICKET COMMITMENTS.

SO THERE'S NO QUESTION THAT ESPECIALLY THIS YEAR, HOW YOU GET 16,000 TO 9,000?

YOU CAN'T DO IT.

BE TRANSPARENT ABOUT WHAT YOUR PROCESS IS.

THE PROCESS WAS BESIDES COMMITMENT WE HAVE CONTRACTUALLY WITH OUR CONFERENCE, STUDENTS, WHICH IS A PRIORITY FOR US, WHAT WE IS HAVE DONE, MEMBERSHIP AND YEARS BEEN IN SERVICE.

TO MAKE A LOT OF IT'S TIMES.

ALSO WHAT WE'VE DONE IS INSTEAD OF SOMEONE GETTING 8 TICKETS MAYBE MAX IS FOUR, SOME PEOPLE TWO.

MORE PEOPLE CAN AT LEAST GET SOME TICKETS.

VERY END, WHAT OUR PLAN IS THE HOLD SOME TICKETS BACK TO SEASON TICKET‑HOLDERS OR PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN COMMITTED IN THE PAST THAT DIDN'T GET.

MAYBE ONLY GET ONE OR TWO GAMES.

AT LEAST THEY GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO BUY.

OUR GOAL IS AT LEAST TAKE CARE OF EVERYBODY WITH AT LEAST A GAME OR TWO NOT OPTIMUM.

WE HAD A PIVOT PRETTY QUICKLY.

>> 9,300 IS WHERE WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW IN CAPACITY.

REALLY GOOD QUESTIONS AND KIND OF FEEL PEOPLE'S PAIN.

TRYING TO MAKE THE BEST OF IT TRYING TO AS INCLUSIVE AS POSSIBLE.

>>Lara: ADD TO THAT TOO.

AS FAR AS WHAT HEARING, INFORMATION YOU'RE GETTING HOW THINGS WILL BEING BROKEN DOWN AND WHERE THAT LEAVES US AS FAR AS THE NUMBER OF TICKETS THAT WILL ACTUALLY BE AVAILABLE.

>> LIKE DAVE TALKED ABOUT, IMPOSSIBLE TO TAKE THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT WERE PEOPLE CONSISTENTLY BOUGHT SEASON TICKETS AT ALOHA STADIUM, AND THEN FIT THEM INTO CLARENCE T.C.

CHING FIELD.

AND I THINK THE WAY THAT'S UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII CHOSE TO DO IT IS YOU HAD TO CREATE SOME KIND OF ORDER.

YOU HAD TO MAKE IT SO THAT YOU ARE AS FAIR AND BALANCED AS POSSIBLE AND REWARDING PEOPLE WHO DON'T DONATED TO THE PROGRAM.

NEXT LEVEL IS REWARDING PEOPLE WHO CONTINUOUSLY BOUGHT SEASON TICKETS OVER THE YEARS.

BUT AGAIN, THAT'S NOT GOING TO WORK OUT FOR EVERYBODY.

MY FATHER SEASON TICKET‑HOLDER SINCE LATE 70s.

AND HE WASN'T A PART OF THE FIRST PHONE CALLS TO GET TICKETS.

WASN'T SURE IF HE WOULD GET TICKETS.

>> NOT THE CALL HE CAN GET SEASON TICKETS.

>> TRYING TO DECIDE IF HE'S GOING TO OR NOT BECAUSE THERE ARE LESS TICKETS AVAILABLE, THEY COST MORE NOW.

>>Lara: JUST TO MAKE SURE I'M CLEAR.

FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THOSE TICKETS HONORED, THEY WOULD HAVE GOT IN A CALL BY NOW?

IS THAT CORRECT?

>> I'M NOT SURE ABOUT IT.

>>Lara: SHAKING HIS HEAD.

>> IN THE PROCESS OF CALLING PEOPLE.

WHAT HAPPENS IS AT THE BEGINNING MORE SEATS TO CHOOSE FROM.

TAKES A LITTLE LONGER.

SO PEOPLE ARE STILL BEING CALLED.

PROBABLY ANTICIPATE NEXT TWO WEEKS MOST PEOPLE CALLED.

LIKE I SAID, BEFORE, WE'RE PLANNING ON HOLDING BACK SOME TICKETS BACK.

BY THE SEASON.

TO OFFER THEM INDIVIDUAL GAME BASIS OR MAYBE ONE OR TWO GAMES.

AT LEAST PEOPLE CAN GET SOMETHING IF THEY WANT.

FEEL THAT'S BEST WAY TO GO.

TO KEEP PEOPLE ENGAGED AND SUPPORT OUR FANS.

>>Lara: WANT TO GET IN VIEWER QUESTIONS I HAVE HERE.

WHEN YOU'RE HEARING HOW THIS IS BEING BROKEN DOWN, WHAT IS THE FEEL WEST COAST THE STUDENTS?

WHAT IS THE FEELING WITHTHE STUDENTS, FEELING WITH THE COMMUNITY AS FAR AS IF YOU FEEL THIS IS FAIR, IF YOU FEEL, SOME FRUSTRATION HERE?

MAYBE I'LL START WITH YOU.

>> WELL, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU LIVE IN A COMMUNITY OF OVER 20,000 PEOPLE, YOU GET A RANGE.

I THINK MOST PEOPLE WHO HAVE COMMUNICATED TO ME OR TO THE BOARD UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS IS MAKE THE BEST OF A TRICKY SITUATION.

IF GOES BACK TO LEADERSHIP.

U.H.

HAS NOT ASKED FOR THIS SITUATION.

THEY'RE PIVOTING AND ADJUSTING WHICH I APPRECIATE.

THERE'S ALL OF THESE ISSUES RELATING TO THE CHANGE TO T.C.

CHING THAT WE'RE GOING TO WORK THROUGH.

NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION.

PARTICULARLY AS WE GET INTO THAT RHYTHM OF THE SEASON.

>>Lara: HOW THAT ACTUALLY FEELS.

>> GOT A FEW WEEKS TO SEE HOW THE PARK AND TRAFFIC ADJUST.

THERE'S ALSO THAT ELEMENT OF A LOT OF THE RESIDENTS ARE FANS AND SUPPORTS OF THE U.H.

ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT.

SO THERE'S THESE LONGTERM QUESTIONS.

IF THE ALOHA STADIUM REDEVELOPMENT IS FOUR YEARS, THAT'S JUST THE PROJECTION, HOW LONG IS U.H.

GOING TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH THESE LOSSES TO CAPACITY?

WHAT IS THE EFFECTS TO THE FUNDING STREAM?

ARE THERE POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES FOR THE DIVISION 1 STATUS OF THE RAINBOW WARRIORS BECAUSE OF THE LOSS OF SEATING, EFFECTS TO THE TV CONTRACTS BECAUSE OF LOSS OF SEATING.

I'M JUST A RESIDENT TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW THAT WORKS.

AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE ARE DEALING WITH VERY UNIQUE SITUATION A LONGSTANDING SITUATION WHERE THIS ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT HAS SOME OF THE MOST UNIQUE LOGISTICAL CHALLENGES IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL.

SO I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWERS TO THAT.

I AM CURIOUS IF DAVE, ROB, TANNER, KNOW.

BUT I THINK WE AS CITIZENS, TAXPAYORS NEED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS THE STATE GOING TO DO ABOUT THIS BECAUSE THIS MIGHT BE MORE THAN FOUR YEARS.

>>Lara: I WANT TO WEIGH IN FIRST.

GET TO YOU ABOUT THAT.

I WANTED TO ASK THE STADIUM SITUATION RIGHT NOW.

JUST FROM THE STUDENT VIEWPOINT AS FAR AS HOW MANY TICKETS THEY ACTUALLY WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR STUDENTS, AND HOW PEOPLE ARE FEEL BEING IT, WHAT IS THE SENSE RIGHT NOW?

>> THIS IS A THING ABOUT THE STUDENT BODY AND U.H.

FOOTBALL.

WE ARE KIND OF A LONG WAY SINCE LIKE THE JUNE JONES DAYS, SUGAR BOWL DAYS.

WE HAD A COUPLE OF SOLID YEARS WITH ROLOVICH AND SAW CERTAIN GAMES REALLY GOOD TURN OUT.

I THINK THE ONE GAME I REMEMBER, MOST RECENT ONE, WAS PROBABLY LIKE THE HOMECOMING GAME.

IN 2019.

I THINK IT WAS AGAINST CENTRAL ARKANSAS.

I BELIEVE.

I'M REALLY SPIT BALLING ON THE TEAM RIGHT NOW.

I FEEL LIKE RIGHT NOW, STUDENT INTERESTS IN THE FOOTBALL PROGRAM IS NEAR KIND OF LOW.

I REMEMBER GOING TO GAMES FOR WHEN I WAS WORKING AT KA LEO IN THE PRESS BOX.

AND YOU WERE SITTING ACROSS THE STADIUM FROM THE STUDENT SECTION.

I COULD COUNT ON MY TWO HANDS HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE IN THE STUDENT SECTION.

THESE WERE LIKE FRESNO STATE, SAN DIEGO STATE, 2019, WON THE WEST DIVISION.

THERE WAS LIKE PROBABLY LIKE 30 PEOPLE.

MAYBE 50.

I WOULD LIKE TO BE MORE SEATS FOR STUDENTS WANT TO SEE U.H.

FOOTBALL, COME FOR LIVING IN HAWAII.

WE HAVE A REPUTATION.

TEAM EVERYONE STAYS UP UNTIL MIDNIGHT TO WATCH.

COME HERE, 4:00 P.M., WOW, I CAN WATCH THIS IN THE AFTERNOON.

WATCH THE SUNSETS.

WATCH SOME GREAT FOOTBALL.

IN REALITY, HARD TO GAUGE HOW MANY STUDENTS ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO COME.

AND HOW MANY OF THOSE SEATS ARE GOING TO STAY EMPTY.

A LOT OF SEASON TICKETHOLDERS AREN'T REALLY GOING TO BE AVAILABLE TO GET THOSE SEATS.

I'M SURE, THAT IS WHY I'M THE STUDENT HERE.

SITTING IN THE CHAIR.

I COULD NEVER MAKE THAT DECISION.

BECAUSE I WOULD WANT TO SAY, MAYBE THE STUDENTS HAVE TO PROVE THAT THEY WANT TO COME TO THESE GAMES.

KIND OF VERY STANDOFF ISSUE THING.

TRYING TO SAY, YOU GUYS DON'T LIKE FOOTBALL.

SHOULD BE COMING MORE.

IN REALITY, A LOT OF PEOPLE ENJOY FOOTBALL.

HAVING IT ON CAMPUS IS REALLY GOING TO BECOME KIND OF NEW EPICENTER FOR A NEW INCOMING FRESHMEN, SUPERINTERESTED IN FOOTBALL, AND JUST KIND OF WE'RE EITHER, I KNOW PERSONALLY, I HAD NO IDEA HOW THE SHUTTLE SERVICE WORKED FOR ALOHA STADIUM.

I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH THAT MY PARENTS LET ME USE THEIR CAR SOMETIMES SO DRIVING OUT TO ALOHA STADIUM WASN'T AN ISSUE FOR ME.

BUT I'M DONE CLASSES TOMORROW DO YOU WANT TO WATCH THE FOOTBALL GAME?

WALK DOWN.

PICK UP A SNACK AT KING'S GOT GAME.

THAT'S GOING TO BE REALLY AMAZING.

REALLY HARD TO GAUGE THE INTEREST BECAUSE I JUST TRULY DON'T KNOW THE HEIGHT OF IT MIGHT WANT TO CIRCLE BACK WITH YOU ABOUT GENERATING STUDENT INTEREST.

SOME OF VIEWER QUESTIONS HAD TO DO STADIUM CAPACITY.

WHAT IT WAS AT ALOHA STADIUM.

AND WHERE THE DISCREPANCY IS THERE AND ALSO KNOWING THAT THERE IS GOING TO BE THAT DISCREPANCY FOR A WHILE AND AMOUNT OF SEATS AVAILABLE.

WHAT ARE WE LOOK AT AS FAR AS REDEVELOPMENT OF ALOHA STADIUM.

PROJECTION IS 2024.

A LOT OF BIG CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS TYPICALLY, GET DELAYED.

SOMETIMES SIGNIFICANTLY.

WHAT CAN YOU TELL US WHERE IT'S AT, IF IT'S ON TRACK, DO YOU SEE THE POTENTIAL WHAT'S HAPPENING AT U.H.

TO BE EXTENDED?

GIVE US AN UPDATE IF YOU CAN.

>> I WAS ON A MEETING WITH STADIUM AUTHORITY MEMBERS LAST 2 WEEKS TO GET UPDATE.

RIGHT NOW, SAYING 2024.

WHICH WILL BE THREE COMPLETE YEAR DEPENDING, THREE OR FOUR YEARS WE'LL BE AT CLARENCE T.C.

CHING FIELD.

WE NEED TO BE PREPARED TO PIVOT TO GO LONGER.

TOUGH TO DO DO A PLAN WHEN YOU DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IT'S GOING TO.

WE NEED TO BE AGILE.

THREE OR FOUR YEARS.

NEED TO BE AGILE TO HAVE CONTINGENTCY PLANS IF IT BECOMES LONGER.

THAT'S REALLY ALL YOU CAN DO IS CONTROL WHAT YOU CONTROL AND PREPARE FOR CONTINGENCIES.

>>Lara: POSSIBLE COMPLEMENTARY ALTERNATIVES.

WE HAVE PEOPLE ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT SHOWING THESE GAME ELSEWHERE.

AT THE SAME TIME, SIMULTANEOUSLY, WHETHER IT'S BIG SCREEN ON THE STAN SHERIFF CENTER IN PEARL CITY, TALKING ABOUT THAT, AND IF THERE COULD BE ELSEWHERE WHERE PEOPLE COULD WATCH THE GAME FOR LESS MONEY.

HERE'S ANOTHER ONE.

>> MARK FROM FACEBOOK ASKING ABOUT PUTTING FANS IN THE STAND AT STAN SHERIFF CENTER FOR CLOSE CIRCUIT.

MAYBE OVERFLOW IN A SENSE.

IF THE TICKETS ARE SOLD OUT, WOULD THE TELEVISED GAMES BE FREE OF CHARGE?

A LOT OF PEOPLE ASKING ABOUT, IF THIS IS A SITUATION, WE STILL WANT TO GO, TICKETS ARE SOLD OUT, DO WE HAVE SOME OTHER ALTERNATIVES HERE THAT MIGHT BE KIND OF A SECOND BEST?

>> LET ME START OFF WITH THAT.

FIRST OF ALL, STAN SHERIFF CENTER IS A GREAT IDEA.

SHOW BIG SCREEN THERE.

NOT YEAR ONE.

FIRST YEAR, PERMITTED UP TO 10,000 PEOPLE.

PRAGMATIC.

LEARN BEFORE WE GO.

THAT'S NOT POSSIBLE.

FOR THIS YEAR ON CAMPUS.

AS FAR AS WE DO HAVE TELEVISION CONTRACT WITH SPECTRUM.

PAY PER VIEW.

EXCEPT FOR THE GAMES ARE NATIONAL TELEVISION.

WE'LL HAVE ABOUT FOUR GAMES ON.

REALLY CAN'T GO OUTSIDE OF THAT CONTRACT.

OPTIONS, NATIONAL TELEVISION GAME, PEOPLE CAN WATCH IT ON ANY TELEVISION.

IF NOT, PAY PER VIEW VEHICLE.

>>Lara: COUPLE OF SPECIFIC QUESTIONS.

THIS IS FROM AMY WINDWARD SIDE.

ALCOHOL BEING SOLD AT CONCESSIONS WHO IS OPERATING CONCESSION.

QUESTIONS ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT HANDICAP ACCESS.

I WOULD ASSUME THERE IS.

>> YEAH.

ABSOLUTELY.

ADA ACCESSIBLE.

HANDICAP ACCESS.

SPECIFICS ABOUT THAT.

ALCOHOL, CONCESSIONAIRE.

SAME ONES ARENA AND BEER AND WINE WILL BE VALUABLE.

>>Lara: TALK ABOUT ALTERNATIVES.

SPORTS COMMUNITY A LOT OF DISCUSSION AMONGST YOUR PEERS LET ALONE FANS YOU TALK TO.

THIS IS THE SCENARIO, IF HAD IS THE SITUATION, MAY GO ON FOR THE NEXT 2 OR 3 YEARS, WHAT HAS BEEN THE DISCUSSION AMONGST YOU AND YOUR COLLEAGUES AS FAR AS WHAT ELSE COULD BE DONE, WHAT ELSE NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT, WHAT MAY BE ALTERNATIVES.

>> STAN SHERIFF CENTER OPTION HEARD FROM DAY ONE.

WHEN YOU HEAR UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII FOOTBALL GAME PLAYED ON CAMPUS, YOU AUTOMATICALLY KNOW YOU'RE NOT GOING TO FIT 50,000 PEOPLE THERE.

HOW ARE YOU GOING ACCOMMODATE AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE?

LES MURAKAMI STADIUM ANOTHER ONE.

SONY OPEN, BIG JUMBO TRON, INFLATABLE TV SCREENS THAT CAN HAVE A BIG PICTURE.

>> YOU CAN PUT THAT IN CENTER FIELD.

HAVE PEOPLE IN LES MURAKAMI STADIUM.

BUT AS DAVID TALKED ABOUT, THAT IS THOSE ARE THINGS DOWN THE ROAD.

BUT ALL OF THESE CONVERSATIONS THAT COME UP, IS REALLY JUST SHOWING THAT THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT TO CREATE TRADITIONS AND CREATE NEW ATMOSPHERE OF GOING TO U.H.

FOOTBALL GAMES.

BECAUSE AS WE TALKED ABOUT A COUPLE OF TIMES, WITH LOSING ALOHA STADIUM, THIS IS A CHANCE TO ALMOST BEGIN NEW START TO U.H.

FOOTBALL BECAUSE ALOHA STADIUM, FOR U.H., THEY WERE A TENANT THERE.

DIDN'T CONTROL THE GAME DAY ATMOSPHERE.

THEY DIDN'T CONTROL THE P.A.

SYSTEM.

DIDN'T CONTROL THE MUSIC.

DIDN'T CONTROL A LOT OF THINGS.

NOW, THEY CAN CONTROL EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS ON CAMPUS, AT THESE GAMES.

SO A LOT OF PEOPLE WOULD COMPARE U.H.

FOOTBALL TO NFL GAME FOR MANY YEARS.

BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE THAT COLLEGE FOOTBALL FEEL IN THIS BIG GIANT STADIUM WITHOUT SOME OF THE DAILY TRADITIONS THAT YOU GET IF YOU'RE PLAYING ON CAMPUS.

WITH STUDENTS AND SO THIS AN OPPORTUNITY.

IT YOU'RE GOING TO BE THERE FOUR YEARS, THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT CAN YOU DO THAT NEVER BEEN DONE FOR UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII FOOTBALL GAMES.

COMPLETELY CHANGE THE FACE OF WHAT A GAME DAY EXPERIENCE IS LIKE GOING TO A RAINBOW WARRIOR GAME.

AND SO THERE'S A LOT OF CONCERNS.

THERE'S A LOT OF QUESTIONS.

BUT AT THE SAME TIME, THERE'S A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY MAKE THIS SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR PEOPLE AND CREATE TRADITIONS TO WHERE EVEN IF ALOHA STADIUM GETS REDONE, IN THE FUTURE, EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE AT U.H., OVER THE NEXT HOWEVER MANY YEARS IT IS, YOU CAN CARRY OVER TO YOUR NEW STADIUM AND MAKE IT MORE OF A COLLEGE FOOTBALL EXPERIENCE.

>>Lara: I KNOW YOU'RE NOT A POLITICIAN.

YOU'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN DISCUSSIONS AND TASKED WITH DISCUSSION WITH ALOHA STADIUM MANY YEARS WITH SPORTS REPORTING.

ARE YOU SURPRISED THAT IT GOT TO THIS POINT?

ARE YOU, I MEAN, WHAT THE YOUR PERSPECTIVE ON WHERE WE ARE NOW.

MAY BE A GREAT THING FOR U.H.

IT GOT TO THIS POINT?

>> ABSOLUTELY.

STUNNED WHEN IT HAPPENED THAT IT HAPPENED THE WAY THAT IT DID.

I THINK ANYONE THAT HAS EVER GONE ALOHA STADIUM, OR HAS BEEN COVERING A TEAM OR WHATEVER IT IS YOU KNOW THAT THERE IS A EXPIRATION DATE ON ALOHA STADIUM.

VENUE BUILT IN 1975.

THAT DIDN'T REALLY HAVE ANY MAJOR RENOVATIONS OVER THE YEARS.

AND SO THERE AREN'T TOO MANY STADIUMS OUT THERE THAT ARE AROUND AS LONG AS ALOHA STADIUM IS WITHOUT PUMPING MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS INTO IT.

I'M NOT SURPRISED THAT IT HAPPENED.

BUT SURPRISE HOW IT HAPPENED.

CIRCUMSTANCES, PANDEMIC SEASON WITH NO FANS IN ATTENDANCE.

HEARTBREAKING FOR THAT TO BE THE GOOD‑BYE TO ALOHA STADIUM BECAUSE EVEN IF THE UNIVERSITY HAD KNOWN THAT THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE TO EVEN PLAY A GAME, EVEN IF THERE WERE NO FANS IN ATTENDANCE, TO BE ABLE TO CELEBRATE ALOHA STADIUM.

>> BUT FOR U.H.

TO EVEN PLAY A GAME KNOWING THAT WAS THE LAST ONE AT ALOHA STADIUM, THAT WAS REGULAR SEASON GAME AGAINST UNLV, WHERE I WORKED SPECTRUM BROADCAST.

WE HAD NO IDEA WE WOULD NEVER BE BACK AT ALOHA STADIUM.

CHEVAN CORDEIRO TOUCHDOWN RUN WOULD BE THE LAST BY RAINBOW WARRIOR EVER.

IF THEY KNEW AND IF EVERYBODY KNEW, YOU COULD HAVE GIVEN ALOHA STADIUM ITSELF PROPER GOOD‑BYE IN THAT WAY.

SO THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS THAT WENT WRONG AND SO MANY HEARTBREAKING THINGS.

BUT TO ME, SYMBOL KELLY, THAT WAS THE SADDEST ONE.

NO ONE GOT TO SAY GOOD‑BYE TO ALOHA STADIUM, SO ICONIC PART OF OUR STATE SPORTS LANDSCAPE.

TRULY HEARTBREAKING.

>>Lara: I WANT TO TAP YOU.

PART OF SPORTS COMMUNITY FOR A REALLY LONG TIME.

I WOULD IMAGINE THAT HIT YOU TOO.

WHEN YOU HEAR ROB TALKING ABOUT IT IN THAT WAY.

YEAH, I MEAN, YOU KNOW, BEEN THERE SINCE 1993.

I WORKED AT U.H.

BEFORE FROM '93 TO '99, THEN I WORKED FOR THE BOWL, ESPN, RUNNING HAWAII BOWL.

AND SO I'VE BEEN AT A LOT OF MAJOR EVENTS.

IT IS SAD.

FACILITIES SERVED US WELL.

AGED.

TIME TO MOVE ON.

BUT I THINK ROB BRINGS UP GOOD POINT, NOT KNOWING THAT THAT CHEVRON LAST TOUCHDOWN RUN LAST ONE IN THE STADIUM.

WE CONTROL WHAT WE CAN CONTROL.

OTHER THING HE TALKED ABOUT IS OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE OUR OWN AMBIENCE, OWN ENVIRONMENT AND OWN TRADITIONS AT CLARENCE T.C.

CHING FIELD.

LOOK AT THE GLASS HALF FULL, NOT HALF EMPTY.

THAT'S THE ONLY WAY TO GO.

I'M EXCITED ABOUT THOSE OPPORTUNITY.

>> I'LL CIRCLE BACK TO THAT A LITTLE BIT.

GET EVERYBODY'S INPUT ON THAT.

A LITTLE MORE ON THAT BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S GREAT POINT.

ESPECIALLY DURING COVID.

A LOT OF EXAMPLES PEOPLE THINKING OUTSIDE OF THE BOX IN SOME I WAS BEING FORCED TO BUT ULTIMATELY HAVING A GREAT RESULT.

BACK TO SOME OF THESE VIEWER QUESTIONS.

NO SURPRISE.

QUESTIONS COMING UP ABOUT TAILGATING WHETHER OR NOT NEW LOCATION AT U.H., IF THERE'S GOING TO BE TAILGATING.

I DON'T KNOW IF COVID IS GOING TO PLAY INTO THAT.

IF THAT IS PART OF THE PLAN.

OTHERWISE.

IS THERE GOING TO BE EXPERIENCE TAILGATING EXPERIENCE AT U.H.?

THERE THIS IS KALANI ASKING IN MANOA.

>> WE'VE BEEN LOOKING, BESIDES COVID, HAVE TO PIVOT TO, WHATEVER GUIDELINES ARE AT THE TIME, WE'RE NOT LOOKING TO HAVING TAILGATING IN THE PARKING LOTS FOR THIS YEAR.

BUT WE ARE LOOKING AT DOING SOME TYPE OF ORGANIZED GATHERINGS BASICALLY, PERMITTING MIGHT BE SOME OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUTTING TENTS UP.

DOING THINGS ON OUR FIELDS.

WHETHER THAT WILL HAPPEN THIS YEAR, I WOULD SAY NOT AS LIKELY THIS YEAR.

ON OUR PLANS.

RIGHT NOW, WE WANT YOU TO KNOW, YOU WANT TO BE RESPECTFUL OF THE PANDEMIC AND NOT GO TOO FAST.

ONE THING I KNOW IS WE'RE GOING TO LEARN A LOT IN THE FIRST WEEK.

CONTINUE TO MONITOR.

GET BETTER THE SECOND WEEK THAN THE FIRST WEEK.

WORK ON OPERATIONAL PLAN WITH A LOT OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT A LOT OF PEOPLE'S INPUT.

WE'LL LEARN AS WE GO.

HAVE TO PIVOT AND JUST WHEN I SAY TO OUR STAFF, 1% BETTER A DAY, ONE THING BETTER EACH DAY, HAVE TO DO A LOT MORE OF THAT EACH DAY.

I'M GLAD WE HAVE 2 WEEKS BETWEEN EACH GAME.

>>Lara: REASSESS A LITTLE BIT.

YOU LED RIGHT INTO WHAT WAS INEVITABLE.

HAVE TO TALK MORE ABOUT COVID.

WHAT'S HAPPENING RECENT WEEKS EVERYBODY YOU HAD MENTIONED YOU HAD BEEN AT PRACTICE THIS MORNING.

WHAT DID THAT LOOK LIKE?

NOW NUMBERS ARE JUMPING UP.

MOVING AHEAD WITH OPENING THINGS UP.

NOT ONLY FOR SPORTS BUT ALSO FOR SCHOOLS.

AND WHATNOT.

WHAT DID THAT LOOK LIKE SORT OF WHAT DID YOU NOTICE THAT WAS DIFFERENT OR WHAT CAN YOU SHARE WITH PEOPLE THAT'S GOING TO BE DIFFERENT?

>> WELL, FOR ME MY EXPERIENCE, WE'RE PART OF MEDIA INVITED THERE FOR A CERTAIN PARTS OF THE PRACTICE.

ENTIRE PRACTICE ISN'T OPEN TO THE MEDIA.

WE'RE THERE FOR THE FIRST 30 MINUTES IN THE LAST 30 MINUTES.

AND SO WE FOLLOW COVID PROTOCOLS PER THE UNIVERSITY.

WE DON'T GET TO ROAM WHEREVER WE WANT.

STAYING IN DESIGNATED AREAS.

OBVIOUSLY, I'VE BEEN COVERING THIS TEAM FOR ALMOST 20 YEARS.

THAT ALONE IS DIFFERENT THAN IT'S EVER BEEN.

BUT IN REGARDS TO THE TEAM AND YOU KNOW IT WAS VERY DIFFERENT TO JUST SEE THEM ON THE FIELD.

AND I WILL SAY THIS.

I HEARD IT BROUGHT UP EARLIER ABOUT THE CONCERN FOR NOISE.

IT'S GOING TO BE LOUD.

BECAUSE THE SOUND CARRIES.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS.

IT COULD BE THAT'S ALL METAL BLEACHERS AND NO ONE IS SITTING IN IT.

WHO KNOWS?

SOUND CARRIED.

I HEARD COACHES' VOICES ECHOING THROUGHOUT THAT STADIUM.

AT THE TIME, I GOT EXCITED BECAUSE I WAS LIKE, THIS IS GOING TO BE AWESOME.

THIS GOING TO BE NICE AND LOUD.

AND GOING TO BE, I KNOW THAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE GOING TO HEAR THAT AND SAY, LIKE, NO, TOO LOUD.

I LIVE IN THE AREA.

I LIVE IN MOILIILI.

SO I GUESS MY FAMILY WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE NOISE.

BUT I'M SURE THEY'RE LOOK FORWARD TO IT.

BUT YEAH, I MEAN, THAT'S THE BIGGEST THING.

WE FINALLY GOT TO SEE THE TEAM ON FIELD.

THAT TEAM, TWO TONE GREEN POPS.

GORGEOUS.

IF YOU WATCH THE COVERAGE OF COVERING THIS TEAM AT PRACTICE, YOU'LL SEE IT AND IT'S EXCITING.

I GOT TO SAY.

I'VE BEEN GOING TO UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII FOOTBALL GAMES MY WHOLE LIFE.

AS A CHILD, MY FATHER AND I, SECTION RED MM SEATS 1 AND 2, ROW 2.

SAME SEATS EVERY YEAR.

EVERY SINCE I WAS A LITTLE KID.

SO IT WILL BE EXCITING TO SEE THE TEAM PLAY ON CAMPUS.

AND I THINK THE SHOT OF DIAMOND HEAD FROM ONE OF THE ENDS, LOOK AT THAT IS GOING TO BE A SHOT THAT IS GOING TO GO VIRAL EVERY SINGLE WEEK ON INSTAGRAM, TWITTER, BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO BE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SCENIC SHOT IN ALL OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL.

>>Lara: NOW, TANNER AND DILLON, I WANT TO GET TO YOU.

QUICKLY ON THE COVID TOPIC HERE, I WANT TO GET YOUR COMMENTS OVERALL WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING AND THE GAMES.

BECAUSE WE'RE IN THIS COVID SITUATION, BECAUSE WE HAVE TO TAKE SOME PRECAUTIONS WHAT IS THE EXPERIENCE FOR FANS?

ARE THEY GOING TO NEED TO BE VACCINATED?

SOME KIND OF PROOF?

CONTINGENT PLANS?

WHAT CAN THEY EXPECT?

>> CONTINUING TO UPDATE.

RIGHT NOW, FANS WILL NEED TO BE VACCINATED TO BE ABLE TO ATTEND.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE LUMISIGHT APP.

UPLOAD YOUR VACCINE, YOUR VACCINE CARD TO.

GET VERIFIED.

FOR PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE A SMARTPHONE, HAVE A MECHANISM AT A GATE FOR SHOWING YOUR VACCINE CARD.

I THINK MASKS WILL BE CONTINGENT WHEN WE GET THERE.

RIGHT NOW, MASKS OUTSIDE.

ALONG WITH THE VACCINE.

WHERE WE ARE TODAY.

THING WE HOPE FOR IS THINGS DO GET BETTER THROUGHOUT THE SEASON.

WE CAN OPEN UP A A LITTLE BIT.

WHAT WE ANTICIPATE FROM DAY ONE.

>>Lara: WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU BECOME AWARE OF COVID EXPOSURE?

AT A GAME?

>> GOOD THING ABOUT OUR SYSTEM.

YOU HAVE SOME TOOLS FOR CONTACT TRACING.

OBVIOUSLY HAVE TO LOOK AT THE TICKET LOCATIONS AND THEN CONTACT TRACING CAN PLAY INTO THIS.

GOOD THING IS OUTSIDE IS ALWAYS BETTER THAN INSIDE AS FAR AS TRANSMISSION.

>>Lara: TRUE.

>> DEFINITELY A POSITIVE.

VACCINE, THAT IS ALSO, IF IT'S NOT GUARANTEED AT ALL, KNOW IT DOES TRANSMIT PEOPLE VACCINATED, A LOT LESS PERCENTAGE.

I HEARD TODAY, SIX OUT OF 10,000 COMPARED TO 300 OUT OF 10,000 UNVACCINATED.

>>Lara: WHEN YOU SAY YOU'RE CHECKING FOLKS NEED TO BE VACCINATED, WHAT DO THEY NEED?

NEED TO HAVE THEIR LICENSE?

NEED TO HAVE THEIR VACCINATION CARD?

WHAT WILL THEY NEED TO HAVE?

>> VACCINATION CARD.

UPLOAD IT WITH THE APP CALLED LUMISIGHT.

QUESTIONNAIRE.

SYMPTOMS.

HAVE YOU HAD ANY CONTACT.

UPLOAD YOUR VACCINE CARD.

FLASH THAT TO GET INTO.

>>Lara: LET'S TURN TO YOU.

ALSO TO YOU.

ABOUT SITUATION WE'RE IN NOW.

THE MEASURES THAT IN PLACE.

AND HOW THE COMMUNITY IS FEELING ABOUT IT.

ARE MOODS CHANGING A LITTLE BIT?

WHAT IS JUST THE OVERALL DISCUSSION AS IT STANDS?

>> YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS IS REALLY INTERESTING ABOUT MANOA IS THAT HISTORICALLY, IT'S A POLITICAL BELL WEATHER.

I DON'T JUST MEAN WITH ELECTIONS.

BUT VERY HISTORICALLY MIDDLE CLASS COMMUNITY AND WHAT YOU SEE IS PEOPLE VERY PRACTICAL AS A GROUP, AND THERE'S A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF CAUTION.

ONE OF THINGS THAT WAS REALLY NOTABLE ABOUT HAWAII IS THAT'S ONE OF THE WORST STATES TO OPINION POLL.

POLLSTERS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY KNOW IT'S VERRY DIFFICULT TO GAUGE PUBLIC OPINION HERE.

PEOPLE CAN BE RELUCTANT TO SAY WHAT THEY THINK.

MANOA ESPECIALLY BACK OF THE VALLEY SUPPORTED JOE BIDEN IN THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION FAR HAY HIGHER RATE THAN ANYWHERE IN THE STATE.

DEMOCRATIC LEANING BEFORE.

IT SHIFTED.

>> ANECDOTAL EXPERIENCE KNOWING SEVERAL PEOPLE IN THE VALLEY, THOUSAND OF PEOPLE LOOSELY, THAT WAS COVID.

FEAR ABOUT COVID.

BUT PEOPLE ALSO WANT TO BE ABLE TO BUILD COMMUNITY.

SO THAT'S WHERE THIS REALLY INTERESTING BALANCE WITH U.H., WITH U.H.

FOOTBALL, WITH OTHER THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON IN THE COMMUNITY.

IS KIND OF POPPING UP.

BECAUSE WE NEED TO HAVE WAYS TO BE CONNECTED.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS ACTUALLY COME UP IN THE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT T.C.

CHING IS PEOPLE NOSTALGIA FOR EITHER ATTENDING GAMES OR WATCHING BACK ON KFVE, AND WATCHING FAMILIES AND IN THEIR TEE‑SHIRTS, TI LEAVES AND PEOPLE WERE DOING SOMETHING AS A FAMILY, MANOA IS AN AGING COMMUNITY.

OLDER COMMUNITY.

SOME PEOPLE, IT'S GOING TO BE DIFFICULT FOR THEM TO ATTEND A GAME IN PERSON BUT THEY'RE STILL GOING TO APPRECIATE BEING ABLE TO WATCH.

THAT'S WHY WHEN I'M ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT CONTRACTS, FOR TV, IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT U.H.

IT'S ACTUALLY ALSO ABOUT COMMUNITY.

BECAUSE WE HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE AGING IN HOME OR THEY'RE IN A CARE HOME SETTING BECAUSE THIS IS AN OLDER COMMUNITY BY AND LARGE.

AND FOR THE STUDENTS, THAT OPPORTUNITY IS THERE.

BECAUSE I WAS A U.H.

STUDENT AND YEAH, STUDENTS HISTORICALLY DIDN'T WANT TO DO THE SHUTTLE TO ALOHA STADIUM.

THERE'S THAT OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD COMMUNITY ON CAMPUS.

THE TAILGATING AND FEAR OF COVID SPREADING AT THE EVENTS IS A REAL CONCERN.

I WORK IN DISASTER MANAGEMENT.

I AM VERY HAWKISH ON COVID.

NOT NECESSARILY SUPEROPTIMISTIC ABOUT SHORT TERM.

AT THE END OF THIS, WE'LL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A STRONGER U.H.

PROGRAM THAT IS MORE EMBEDDED IN THE COMMUNITY THAT PEOPLE IN MANOA ARE PARTICULARLY VESTED IN, NOT JUST AS ALUMNI OR TAXPAYOR, BUT AS NEIGHBORS.

>>Lara: YOU FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION AS FOR AS MEASURES THAT ARE GOING TO BE PUT INTO PLACE WHEN THEY GET THESE CLOSER SETTINGS, THEY WILL BE PROTECTED ENOUGH, REASONABLE SENSE WITH COMPARED TO WHAT'S HAPPENING THE COMMUNITY?

>> WELL, YOU KNOW, I THINK ONE OF THE BIGGEST QUESTIONS IS VACCINATIONS, VACCINATION MANDATES.

REALLY HOT TOPIC FROM STATE COUNTY HOSPITALS ALL OVER.

HEARING COACH GRAHAM DID ATTEND MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE MEETING, I BELIEVE LAS VEGAS, REPORTED IN THE STAR ADVERTISER, TEAMS ARE GOING TO PARTICIPATE IN MANDATORY TESTING OR TESTING.

ONE PC TEST OR ANTIGEN TEST.

THAT'S A DELICATE DANCE TO DO.

I APPRECIATE THE SERIOUS OF DOING THAT RAINBOW WARRIORS SHIFTED BACK TO CONTACT TRACING AND TRAINING.

IT WAS NO CONTACT FOR A LONGING TIME.

THE RISK IS THERE.

I MEAN, RISK IS THERE FOR ALL OF US.

LARGE SEGMENT OF THE POPULATION HESITANT ABOUT VACCINES HOW THAT PARTICULARLY AFFECTS TEAMS I WOULD ACTUALLY ASK IT DOWN TO THE LEVEL OF SPECIFIC QUESTION LIKE, NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY LOST A GAME BECAUSE OF A VACCINE, PARDON, COVID OUTBREAK.

SO WHAT WOULD MEAN IF THE RAINBOW WARRIORS HAD A PLAYER TESTED POSITIVE?

>>Lara: I WANT TO GET TO YOU IN A MINUTE.

I FEEL LIKE I WANT TO GIVE YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND.

>> DILLON RAISED GOOD POINTS.

THAT'S WHY ABOUT, I THINK IT WAS JULY 28, MANDATING VACCINE FOR OUR STUDENT ATHLETES.

SO HAVE TO HAVE A VACCINE NOW.

MEDICAL AND RELIGIOUS EXEMPTION.

FOR THOSE PEOPLE THAT, PROTOCOLS WILL BE DIFFERENT.

HAVE TO WEARING MASKS.

MAYBE NOT COMPETING.

WEARING MASKS.

TESTING AT HIGHER LEVEL STILL LOOKING AT THE DEGREE.

YOU MIGHT UP TESTING LEVELS ON THAT MITIGATE RISK.

AND THEN THERE'S WHOLE WHEN YOU'RE TRAVELING, COMING BACK AND SAFE TRAVELS ALL OF THAT OBVIOUSLY.

USING EXTRA TESTING FOR TRAVELING.

WHY WE MANDATING IT.

WITH THE MEDICAL AND THE RELIGIOUS EXEMPTIONS.

TO MITIGATE AS MUCH RISK AS POSSIBLE.

AND OBVIOUSLY, THAT IS NOT EASY FOR EVERYBODY.

I UNDERSTAND PEOPLE AS OPINIONS ON WHETHER THEY WANT TO BE VACCINATED OR NOT.

BEST THING TO DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

>>Lara: TANNER, STUDENT COMMUNITY, I MEAN, EVERYBODY IS GOING BACK TO CLASS.

OR A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE GOING BACK TO CLASS, HAVING THESE EVENTS OPEN UP NOW WHERE PEOPLE CAN GO TO THE EVENTS.

WHAT IS, WHAT IS EVERYBODY TALKING ABOUT AS FAR AS STUDENT COMMUNITY?

DO YOU FEEL ENOUGH PROTECTIONS IN PLACE?

TO THEY FEEL SAFE?

DO THEY WANT MORE INFORMATION?

GIVE US FEEL FOR STUDENT VOICE RIGHT NOW?

>> FUN THING ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII IS WE ARE NOT A SMALL SCHOOL.

WE DO HAVE A RATHER POPULATION.

WITH THAT, I THINK WE DO GET A LOT OF VARIATION WHETHER OR NOT PEOPLE ARE SUPERDOWN WITH GETTING VACCINATED ME AND MY FRIENDS I'M CLOSE TO, ALL DOUBLE VAX'D.

READY FOR IT.

WELL DOCUMENTED, A LOT OF YOUNGER PEOPLE OUT THERE RIGHT NOW THAT EITHER DON'T WANT TO GET VACCINATED, DON'T KNOW HOW TO GET VACCINATED, OR THEY JUST WOULD FEEL LIKE, LET'S JUST WAIT THIS OUT.

SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

AND I THINK CONCERN.

WHAT'S GOOD IS THAT U.H.

IS DOES HAVE THAT VACCINATION REQUIREMENT UNLESS RELIGIOUS EXEMPTIONS.

BUT I DO KNOW CLOSE WORK MATE OF MINE, WHOSE CHILD DOESN'T, THEY DON'T WANT THEIR ‑‑ THEY'RE VACCINATED BUT THEY HAVE A CHILD DOESN'T WANT TO GET VACCINATED.

IT'S REALLY HARD BECAUSE IT BECOMES LIKE EDUCATION THING.

>> ALSO BECOMES LIKE AN ISSUE WOULD LIKE ROLLOUT, MAYBE IF IN THE BEGINNING, HEY, LET'S JUST GIVE EVERYONE THE VACCINE.

BUT THEN BECOMES ALL OF THESE ISSUES OF HINDSIGHT AND ALL OF THAT STUFF.

GET A LOT OF GREAT THINGS COULD HAVE BEEN DONE BEFORE.

BUT THAT'S THE GREAT THING ABOUT HINDSIGHT.

WITH STUDENTS RIGHT NOW, I FEEL LIKE IT'S JUST A MATTER OF WE'RE FINALLY COMING BACK TO CAMPUS.

I DO KNOW THERE ARE IN PERSON‑MORE IN PERSON CLASSES THAN THERE WERE IN SPRING THAN THERE WERE IN FALL.

AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE MORE IN PERSON CLASSES AS SEMESTER GOES ON, HOPEFULLY BACK TO NORMAL.

I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE WANT TO GET BACK INTO THE CLASSROOM.

WHETHER IT BE TO TALK WITH ANOTHER PERSON, THAT ISN'T JUST LIKE PRIVATE MESSAGING ON ZOOM, DURING A LECTURE, THIS GUY BLOWS, ALL OF THAT STUFF.

BUT IT'S JUST A WHOLE ‑‑ I WANT TO BE WITH PEOPLE AGAIN.

I REMEMBER WHEN THE LOCKDOWNS ENDED, WE WERE KIND OF LIKE, YEAH, YOU COULD PROBABLY GO OUT JUST MAKE SURE TO WEAR A MASK, I WAS, I'M SURE EVERYONE AGREES YOU WERE HAPPY TO SEE ANOTHER PERSON OUTSIDE OF YOUR HOME.

IT'S JUST A MATTER OF, WE WANT TO CONNECT WITH OTHER PEOPLE.

ESPECIALLY WITH COMMUNITY.

WHETHER IT BE MANOA, WHETHER IT BE LIKE JUST HAWAII, WHETHER IT BE THE MAINLAND, WE JUST ALL WANT TO CULTIVATE THESE RELATIONSHIPS.

AND THAT IS WHAT SO AMAZING ABOUT COMMUNITY.

THAT WE CAN HAVE SOMETHING WE CAN BUILD AROUND.

SO IN MANOA, WE HAVE A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY AND HAVING LARGE UNIVERSITY.

AND CULTIVATES EITHER THE YOUNG, YOUNG POPULATION, WE HAVE THE OLDER AGING POPULATION, MANOA, THAT LEAKS OUT INTO KIND OF LIKE THE WORKFORCE IN HONOLULU.

WAIKIKI, AND LIKE JUST EMANATES OUT.

SO I THINK STUDENTS RIGHT NOW, IT'S A REAL MIXED BAG.

YOU HAVE TO BE VACCINATED.

I KNOW TO BE IN A DORM ROOM, YOU HAD TO HAVE VACCINATIONS BEFORE.

YOU KNOW WHEN I WENT TO COLORADO, I NEEDED TO MAKE SURE I HAVE THIS SHOT.

THIS SHOT.

THIS SHOT.

I DIDN'T HAVE THIS SHOT YET.

I HAVE TO GET THE SHOT RIGHT NOW.

SO I PERSONALLY DON'T UNDERSTAND THE ISSUE IF IT'S JUST ONE MORE SHOT.

AND I UNDERSTAND SOME PEOPLE AS CONCERNS IS THAT I'VE HEARD LIKE BUT IT'S NOT FDA APPROVED.

>>Lara: WE COULD DEFINITELY GO DOWN THIS RABBIT HOLE.

>>Grace: WHOLE RABBIT HOLE.

>>Lara: GOT ABOUT FIVE MINUTES LEFT.

>>Grace: I'M SO SORRY ABOUT THAT.

>>Lara: NEXT HOUR.

TALK ABOUT IT AGAIN.

I PROMISE YOU.

>>Grace: IN THE END ‑‑ >>Lara: LET ME GET TO A COUPLE ASK QUESTIONS HERE.

VERY IMPORTANT AND REALISTIC OPINION.

QUICKLY ABOUT THE DIVISION 1 NCAA STATUS.

MY UNDERSTANDING IS FOR MAINTAIN THAT STATUS, NEEDS TO BE 15,000 IN ATTENDANCE.

PAID ATTENDANCE.

CORRECT?

HOW IS THAT GOING TO PLAY OUT?

IF IS THAT GOING TO BE A POTENTIAL CONCERN AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THIS COULD AFFECT THE NCAA STANDING BECAUSE OF THE CAPACITY THAT IS ONLY CAPABLE AT THIS POINT?

>> YEAH, WELL, FORTUNATE THING IS THERE'S WAIVER TO THAT RULE FOR 2020 AND 2021 BECAUSE OF COVID.

START UNTIL '22.

TWO YEAR CYCLE.

YOU HAVE TO AVERAGE.

A THOUSAND OVER TWO YEARS.

TRYING TO GET TO 15,000 THIS YEAR TWO OR 2022 TO MEET THAT REQUIREMENT BY '23.

>>Lara: ALL RIGHT.

WE WANT TO, FEW MINUTES WE HAVE LEFT.

>>Grace: WANT TO GET BACK TO BRINGING EVERYBODY BACK.

IN SOME SHAPE OR FORM.

AND WORKING WITH WHAT YOU HAVE RIGHT NOW.

YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THINKING DIFFERENT WAYS WHETHER IT BE NOW OR NEXT YEAR.

OR THE NEXT FEW YEARS.

WHETHER IT'S POTENTIALLY IF STILL IS AT U.H., THINKING OUT SIDE THE BOX.

THINKING ABOUT WHAT OTHER WAYS COULD YOU POSSIBLY EXPAND.

WHAT IS HAPPENING AT U.H.

RIGHT NOW.

HOW YOU KNOW, THESE FACILITIES CAN BE USED.

WHAT IS THE TALK?

WHAT IS THE TALK IN THE LOCKER ROOM AS FAR AS WHERE THIS COULD POSSIBLY GO?

WHAT HAS THIS GENERATED AS FAR AS DIFFERENT IDEAS AS WE MOVE TO THE FUTURE?

I'LL TURN TO YOU.

>> YEAH, I'LL START.

THE OPPORTUNITY ON CAMPUS FOOTBALL IS EXCITING.

THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE WITH THE UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY, FANS I MEAN, AND THE TEAM, THERE'S A LOT OF TRADITIONS THAT A LOT OF SCHOOLS DO.

MARCH THROUGH THE CAMPUS ON GAME DAY OR FANS MARCHES THROUGH.

ENGAGE PEOPLE ON IT.

>> WE KIND OF HAVEN'T HAD THAT BECAUSE WE'RE PLAYING AT ALOHA STADIUM.

SO WE'RE REALLY LIMITED BY OUR IMAGINATION.

COACH GRAHAM GREAT IDEAS ABOUT INVOLVING STUDENTS.

MIGHT BE TOUGH WITH COVID RIGHT NOW, BUT INVOLVING THEM LEADING THE TEAM OUT A LOT OF STUDENTS.

>> THERE'S A LOT COOL THINGS WE CAN DO.

ROB DEMELLO IS A GOOD GUY TO TALK ABOUT THIS.

A LOT OF CREATIVE IDEAS.

>> TOO MUCH!

>> SOME OF THEM, I MEAN, CHECKBOOK FORM.

BUT REALLY ARE OPPORTUNITIES TO TRADITIONS.

THAT IS SOMETHING THAT ROB AND I HAVE TALKED A LOT ABOUT.

HOW CAN YOU ENGAGE COMMUNITY?

IT IS SPECIAL.

YOU GOT ICONIC DIAMOND HEAD BEHIND YOU.

LES MURAKAMI STADIUM.

GOT THE SOFTBALL STADIUM NEXT.

STAN SHERIFF CENTER.

A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES.

WE'RE REALLY LIMITED BY YOUR IMAGINATIONS.

WHEN YOU CONTROL THE SOUNDS, SIGHTS AND SMELLS OF YOUR VENUE, THERE'S A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES.

THAT'S EXCITING.

>>Lara: WE GOT MAYBE ABOUT 20 SECONDS EACH.

ROUND ROBIN HERE.

SAME TOPIC.

>> MOVE FORWARD IN CURRENT REALITY.

WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE HAPPEN?

WHAT IS ON YOUR MIND HOW WE COULD POSSIBLY MOVE FORWARD?

>> ULTIMATELY, HAVING PLACES WHERE RESIDENTS CAN GATHER, NOT LIMITED TO JUST THAT SMALL FACILITY AS A CURRENTLY EXISTS, YOU KNOW HOW LIKE IN WAIKIKI, THERE IS RESIDENTS GO WATCH THE MOVIES ON THE BIG SCREEN AT THE BEACH.

OBVIOUSLY PROBABLY NOT BEST LOCATION.

BECAUSE IT'S RELATIVELY SMALL.

PLACES FOR NEIGHBOR ISLANDS NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO TEND HERE.

MANOA MARKETPLACE DOESN'T HAVE A LOT OF SPORTS BARS AT THE MOMENT.

BUT ‑‑ >>Lara: I HAVE A FEELING EVERYBODY IS GOING TO HAVE IDEAS.

HOLD THAT THOUGHT.

FEW IDEAS FROM YOU?

>> QUICKLY.

RETURN OF THE HAKA.

I MISS THAT A LOT.

RETURN OF THE HAKA IDEA.

OUT THERE.

IT'S COOL.

I LOVE IT.

WORD COMMUNITY.

UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII OUTREACH TO THE COMMUNITY THEY PLAY IN.

FOOTBALL GAMES WILL BE PLAYED THERE, I THINK THERE'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY PUCK'S ALLEY, OLD STADIUM PARK.

PEPE RALLIES.

>> PEOPLE LIVE THIS THAT COMMUNITY FEEL THAT IS THEIR TEAM AND THEY'RE A PART OF SOMETHING SPECIAL.

MAHALO TO YOU FOR JOINING US TONIGHT – AND WE THANK OUR GUESTS ‑ UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII ATHLETICS DIRECTOR DAVID MATLIN, KHON2 SPORTS DIRECTOR ROB DEMELLO, UH MANOA STUDENT TANNER HAWORTH, AND DYLAN ARMSTRONG, CHAIR OF THE MANOA NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD.

NEXT WEEK ON INSIGHTS, FROM SHOOTINGS AND BURGLARIES, TO PURSE SNATCHINGS AND CATALYTIC CONVERTERS BEING RIPPED OFF CARS.

CRIME ON OAHU DECLINED LAST YEAR DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE PANDEMIC, BUT IS IT BACK ON THE RISE?

WE’LL ASK HPD, THE NEWLY ELECTED HONOLULU PROSECUTOR AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

PLEASE JOIN US THEN.

I’M LARA YAMADA FOR INSIGHTS ON PBS HAWAI`I, A HUI HOU ¶¶ ¶¶