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59-484: The stadium was bounded by King Street (north, third base); Isenberg Street (east, left field); Citron Street and Date Street (south, right field); and Makahiki Way (west, first base). It was catty-corner to, and replaced, Mo'ili'ili Field as the venue of choice for the University of Hawaii 's athletic teams. Mo'ili'ili Field stood on the northeast corner of King and Isenberg, and was also bounded by South Beretania Street to

118-400: A home run out of the park while playing for a military team in 1944; and Jesse Owens , who outran a horse in an 80-yard dash at the stadium in 1946. Irving Berlin performed at the stadium in 1945, Elvis Presley performed in 1957, and Billy Graham inspired a capacity crowd a year later. The 1971 Hawaii Rainbows football team hosted the undefeated and top-ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers at

177-509: A member of the Association of Pacific Rim Universities . Mānoa is classified among " R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity ". It is a land-grant university that also participates in the sea-grant , space-grant , and sun-grant research consortia; it is one of only four such universities in the country to participate in all four consortia ( Oregon State University , Cornell University and Pennsylvania State University are

236-496: A portion of class instruction. Students interact with their instructors and peers from different locations to further develop their education. With extramural grants and contracts of $ 436 million in 2012, research at UH Mānoa relates to Hawaii's physical landscape, its people and their heritage. The geography facilitates advances in marine biology, oceanography, underwater robotic technology, astronomy, geology and geophysics, agriculture, aquaculture and tropical medicine. Its heritage,

295-706: A president of Cornell University , was introduced into the Territorial Legislature March 1, 1907 as Act 24, and signed into law March 25, 1907 by Governor George Carter , which officially established the College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts of the Territory of Hawaiʻi under a five-member Board of Regents on the corner of Beretania and Victoria streets (now the location of the Honolulu Museum of Art School). The Board of Regents first selected J.E. Roadhouse of

354-580: A professor of botany and horticulture at the university. In September 1912 it moved to its present location in Mānoa Valley on 90 acres of land that had been cobbled together from leased and private lands and was renamed the College of Hawaii. William Kwai Fong Yap, an cashier at Bank of Hawaii , and a group of citizens petitioned the Hawaii Territorial Legislature six years later for university status which led to another renaming finally to

413-600: A senior thesis project. The National Science Foundation ranked UH Mānoa 45th among 395 public universities for Research and Development (R&D) expenditures in fiscal year 2014. According to U.S. News & World Report ' s rankings for 2021, UH Mānoa was tied at 170th overall and 159th for "Best Value" among national universities; tied at 83rd among public universities; and tied at 145th for its undergraduate engineering program among schools that confer doctorates. The university offers over 50 distance learning courses, using technology to replace either all or

472-585: Is anticipated by both sides and continues to the present, with Fresno State having joined the Mountain West Conference in 2012, reuniting it with Hawaiʻi and other former WAC members in Nevada and Boise State. It is Hawaii's most-played rivalry series. The two teams have met 56 times, with Fresno State leading the all-time series 30–25–1 through the 2024 season. Battle for the Kuter Trophy This

531-657: Is designated as cancer center by the National Cancer Institute and represents Hawaiʻi and the Pacific. It was founded in 1971 and was named the Cancer Research Center of Hawaiʻi before 2011. As of 2024 , Naoto Ueno serves as the center's director. UH is the fourth most diverse university in the U.S. According to the 2010 report of the Institutional Research Office, a plurality of students at

590-655: Is one of the oldest rivalries involving Hawaii, along with the Fresno State rivalry. This rivalry is attributed to the late General Laurence S. Kuter, who was stationed on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam as commander of the Pacific Air Forces. This led to the creation of the Kuter Trophy, a symbol of sportsmanship and school pride, but also the eternal friendship between the Air Force and Hawaii. The Falcons are in possession of

649-671: The Cal Hotel in particular aggressively marketing itself to Hawaiian tourists. UNLV is one of Hawaii's two protected Mountain West Conference rivalries when the conference shifts to one division in 2023, meaning they will play every year. The 'Bows lead the all-time series between the two schools 19-13 as of 2022. AP All-Americans AP Little All-Americans Other All-Americans Scripps/FWAA Freshman All-Americans CoSIDA Academic All-Americans Mosi Tatupu Award Sammy Baugh Trophy Sporting News College Football Coach of

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708-541: The Poi Bowl (1936–1939, 1945), Pineapple Bowl (1940–1941, 1947–1952), and Hula Bowl (1960–1975). It also hosted high school football , world championship boxing matches, and was used for stock car racing . Track was also run at the stadium; it was the site of Hawaii's first night track meet in 1949. Famous athletes who competed in Honolulu Stadium include Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth in 1934; Joe DiMaggio , who hit

767-673: The Shrine Bowl , which included Hawaiʻi, San Jose State , and Willamette University of Salem, Oregon . Only one game was actually played, with Hawaiʻi defeating Willamette 20–6. Battle for the Golden Screwdriver With the BYU rivalry losing steam after the Cougars left the WAC in 1999, the rivalry with Fresno State has increased greatly in recent years, with both teams being the oldest members of

826-552: The attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, classes were suspended for two months while the Corps of Engineers occupied much of the campus, including the Teacher's College, for various purposes. The university's ROTC program was put into active duty, which made the campus resemble a military school. When classes resumed on February 11, 1942, about half of the student and faculty body left to enter

885-399: The College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts of the Territory of Hawaiʻi and formerly the College of Applied Sciences, the College of Tropical Agriculture & Human Resources (CTAHR) is the founding college of the university. Programs of the college focuses on tropical agriculture , food science and human nutrition, textiles and clothing, and Human Resources. The college was established as

944-619: The College of Arts, Languages, and Letters, the Shidler College of Business , the College of Education, and the College of Engineering, the university also maintains professional schools in law and medicine. Together, the colleges and schools of the university offer bachelor's degrees in 93 fields of study, master's degrees in 84 fields, doctoral degrees in 51 fields, first professional degrees in five fields, post-baccalaureate degrees in three fields, 28 undergraduate certification programs, and 29 graduate certification programs. Originally called

1003-868: The College of Social Sciences and the College of Education at $ 16 million. Across the UH system, the majority of research funding comes from the Department of Health and Human Services , the Department of Defense , the Department of Education , the National Science Foundation , the Department of Commerce , and the National Aeronautics Space Administration (NASA). Local funding comes from Hawaii government agencies, non-profit organizations, health organizations and business and other interests. The $ 150-million medical complex in Kakaʻako opened in

1062-653: The Honolulu Training School in 1895 to prepare and train teachers and then Territorial Normal and Training School after Hawaiʻi became a territory in 1905. As the school outgrew its location on the Punchbowl side of Honolulu, a new campus was to be constructed on the corner of University Avenue and Metcalf Street. The first two buildings constructed by the Territorial Department of Public instruction became known as Wist Hall and Wist Annex 1. The normal school

1121-593: The MW as a football-only affiliate member. The teams have met 26 times, with Wyoming leading the series 16–11. Wyoming and Hawaii play for the Paniolo Trophy. 'Paniolo' is a Hawaiian word meaning “ cowboy ”, and the trophy featured a bronze cowboy on horseback, twirling a lariat . The trophy was donated to the two schools by the Wyoming Paniolo Society, a group of Hawaii residents with Wyoming roots. Because

1180-574: The School of Pacific and Asian Studies. The college's core focus is the study of arts, humanities, and languages with a particular focus on Hawaiʻi, the Pacific, and Asia Studies. The College of Business Administration was established in 1949 with programs in accounting, finance, real estate, industrial relations, and marketing. The college was renamed the Shidler College of Business on September 6, 2006, after real-estate executive Jay Shidler, an alumnus of

1239-633: The UH System. In 1965 the Hawaiʻi State Legislature created the University of Hawaiʻi System , which incorporated the technical and community colleges into the university. The President’s role was expanded to include oversight of the new university system. In 1974, the role of chancellor was established to handle campus-specific leadership, allowing the UH President to focus on system-wide governance. Presidents Chancellors In 1984,

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1298-616: The United States, ranking 86th in parent institution investment among 113 North American members of the Association of Research Libraries. The UH Mānoa offers an Honors Program to provide additional resources for students preparing to apply to professional school programs. Students complete core curriculum courses for their degrees in the Honors Program, maintain at least a cumulative 3.2 grade-point average in all courses, and complete

1357-631: The University of California to head the new college in October 1907 but unfortunately had died before leaving Berkely. With classes scheduled to start in February 1908, the regents persuaded Willis T. Pope, vice principal of the Territorial Normal School, to head the college for its first semester. In Spring 1908, the regents appointed John W. Gilmore, professor of agriculture at Cornell University , as

1416-657: The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa are Caucasian , making up a quarter of the student body. The next largest groups were Japanese Americans (13%), native or part native Hawaiians (13%), Filipino Americans (8%), Chinese Americans (7%) and mixed race (12%). Pacific Islanders and other ethnic groups make up the balance (22%). All UH Mānoa residence halls are coeducational. These include the Hale Aloha Complex, Johnson Hall, Hale Laulima, and Hale Kahawai. Suite-style residence halls include Frear Hall and Gateway House. First-year undergraduates who choose to live on campus live in

1475-456: The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa has always been led by a president, chancellor, or provost, including interim or acting roles. From 1908 to 1965, the President of the University of Hawaiʻi, before the creation of the University of Hawaii System (UH System), served chief executive of the University. Technical and community colleges and Hilo College operated separately from what would later become

1534-572: The University of Hawaiʻi on April 30, 1919, with the addition of the College of Arts and Sciences and College of Applied Science. In the years following, the university expanded to include more than 300 acres. In 1931 the Territorial Normal School was absorbed into the university, becoming Teacher's College, now the College of Education. The university continued its growth throughout the 1930s and 1940s increasing from 232 to 402 acres. The number of buildings grew from 4 to 17. Following

1593-516: The WAC contending regularly for the conference championship. Coaches from both schools have accused each side of various episodes of poor sportsmanship over the years, and both schools have some of the nation's rowdiest home fans. The rivalry has featured some lopsided results, including a 70–14 Fresno victory over Hawaiʻi in 2004 and a 68–37 Warriors victory in 2006 over Fresno . In 2007 , allegations that Fresno State fans were physically and verbally abused by hometown Hawaiʻi fans circulated

1652-526: The Warriors. The Rainbow Warriors were the third team from a nonautomatic qualifier conference to play in a BCS bowl game, playing the Georgia Bulldogs in the 2008 Sugar Bowl and lost 41–10. † Co-champions Bowl games played from 1934 to 1952 were not NCAA-sanctioned. In December 1941, just prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor , Hawaiʻi was scheduled to play in a three-team round robin tournament called

1711-485: The Year The NCAA permits Hawaiʻi to play one more than the normal 12 games during the regular season to recoup its unusually high travel costs to and from the mainland . The team's opponents who play at Hawaiʻi each season are also allowed one more game than their normal limit. This rule was modified before the 2016 season; Hawaii is now open to play before Labor Day Weekend (during FCS Kickoff Week). The exemption

1770-572: The annual game between UNLV and Hawai'i , ' Ninth Island Showdown' or, ' The Battle for the Golden Pineapple' gained a rivalry trophy when the California Hotel and Casino donated the "Golden Pineapple" to the winner of the game. Las Vegas, Nevada has long been a popular destination for Hawaiians for both pleasure and relocation, so much so that it has been dubbed "the Ninth Island", with

1829-464: The college's first president. The Cornell connection would strongly influence the shaping of the new college, even today. It officially became an institution of higher learning on September 14, 1908, when it enrolled 5 freshmen registered for a bachelor of science degree. Willis T. Pope went on to become the Superintendent of Public Instruction in the Territory of Hawai’i from 1910 until 1913 and later

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1888-422: The college, who donated $ 25 million to the college. The School of Nursing was established in 1951, even though courses in nursing had been offered since 1932 with a partnership with Queen's Hospital School of Nursing. The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Library, which provides access to 3.4 million volumes, 50,000 journals, and thousands of digitized documents, is one of the largest academic research libraries in

1947-490: The internet and television media added to this rivalry. It was being reported that several Fresno State fans attempted to warn Boise State fans from attending Hawaiʻi football games due to potential violence against them, however no incidents were reported by Boise State fans and many photographs from Hawaiʻi-based publications covered incidents where Hawaiʻi and Boise State fans were seen mingling together before and after their 2007 game. The rivalry still continues to be one that

2006-536: The north and east. It still exists, in the form of "Mo'ili'ili Neighborhood Park", which has two ballfields within it. In the baseball configuration, home plate was in the northwest corner; the third base line ran along King, and left field seating was bounded on the east by Isenberg. Field dimensions mentioned in local newspapers varied somewhat, but the consensus appears to be: left field 325 ft (99 m), right field 305 ft (93 m), and center field 430 ft (130 m). The football field ran parallel to

2065-756: The others). UH and its subsidiary, the Applied Research Laboratory, is one of only 14 University Affiliated Research Centers (UARC) of the United States Department of Defense and is one of five UARCs in the country for the United States Navy . Notable UH alumni include Patsy T. Mink , Robert Ballard , Richard Parsons , and the parents of Barack Obama – Barack Obama Sr. and Stanley Ann Dunham . Forty-four percent of Hawaii's state senators and 51 percent of its state representatives are UH graduates. The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

2124-724: The people and its close ties to the Asian and Pacific region create a favorable environment for study and research in the arts, genetics, intercultural relations, linguistics, religion and philosophy. According to the National Science Foundation , UH Mānoa spent $ 276 million on research and development in 2018, ranking it 84th in the nation. Extramural funding increased from $ 368 million in FY 2008 to nearly $ 436 million in FY 2012. Research grants increased from $ 278 million in FY 2008 to $ 317 million in FY 2012. Nonresearch awards totaled $ 119 million in FY 2012. Overall, extramural funding increased by 18%. For

2183-563: The period of July 1, 2012 to June 20, 2013, the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) received the largest amount of extramural funding among the Mānoa units at $ 92 million. SOEST was followed by the medical school at $ 57 million, the College of Natural Sciences and the University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center at $ 24 million, the Institute for Astronomy at $ 22 million, CTARH at $ 18 million, and

2242-465: The president of the University of Hawaiʻi System, who provides leadership for all 10 campuses, including as the chief executive of UH Mānoa. Day-to-day academic and operational management of UH Mānoa is the responsibility of the Provost. When UH began as the College of Hawaiʻi, Willis T. Pope served as acting dean from 1907 to 1908, despite declining the title of "Acting President." Since that initial period,

2301-588: The rivalry game each year takes possession of the Dick Tomey Legacy Trophy. San Jose State currently holds the trophy after winning the last 4 meetings, the most recent in Oahu, Hawaii in 2023. The two schools first met in 1936. The Rainbow Warriors and Spartans have played each other 46 times as of the 2023 season. As of 2023, the Spartans lead the series 23–22–1. Ninth Island Showdown Beginning in 2017,

2360-473: The role of the chancellor was dissolved and the president resumed direct oversight of UH Mānoa. In 2001, the position of chancellor was re-established by UH System president Evan Dobelle over conflict of interest concerns. Presidents The Provost role was established to handle the academic and operational affairs of UH Mānoa, while the President served as the chief executive of the University and retained overall UH System leadership. This reorganization

2419-494: The spring of 2005. The facility houses a biomedical research and education center that attracts significant federal funding and private sector investment in biotechnology and cancer research and development. Research (broadly conceived) is expected of every faculty member at UH Mānoa. Also, according to the Carnegie Foundation, UH Mānoa is an RU/VH (very high research activity) level research university. In 2013, UH Mānoa

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2478-657: The stadium in early December. The defending national champions were fresh off their " Game of the Century " win on Thanksgiving at No. 2 Oklahoma , and defeated the Rainbows, 45–3. Nebraska went on to defeat Alabama in the 1972 Orange Bowl on New Year's Day for a 13–0 season. In the stadium's final event, the Islanders won their first PCL championship over the Salt Lake Gulls , in six games concluding on September 8, 1975. The stadium

2537-540: The stadium was leased to the University of Hawaii . By the 1960s, Honolulu Stadium had long since reached the end of its useful life. It was made mostly of wood and was frequently attacked by termites , resulting in it being nicknamed "the Termite Palace". In January 1975, the State of Hawaii purchased the stadium for $ 8.5 million—at that time, the University held a majority of the shares of Honolulu Stadium, Ltd. The stadium

2596-659: The system. Most of the campus occupies the eastern half of the mouth of Mānoa Valley , with the John A. Burns School of Medicine located adjacent to the Kakaʻako Waterfront Park . UH offers over 200 degree programs across 17 colleges and schools. It is accredited by the WASC Senior College and University Commission and governed by the Hawaii State Legislature and a semi-autonomous board of regents. It also

2655-408: The third base line, but away from the infield; the west end zone was near the first base line and the gridiron ran east-southeast, through right field and center field. The sideline seating for football was in right field and along the third base line. The stadium was owned throughout most of its history by Honolulu Stadium, Ltd., a private entity that was incorporated for $ 150,000 in 1926. As of 1943,

2714-615: The trophy following a 56–26 win in Honolulu in 2019. The two teams have met 22 times, with Air Force leading the series 14–7–1. Battle for the Paniolo Trophy The rivalry began in 1978, when Hawaii joined the Western Athletic Conference , and was played annually until 1997, shortly before Wyoming departed from the WAC and joined the newly formed Mountain West Conference . The rivalry was renewed in 2013 when Hawaii joined

2773-797: The two teams could not find the original trophy, a new trophy was modeled after a statue that stands in Waimea on the Big Island at the Parker Ranch Center. Wyoming won that game in Laramie 59–56 in overtime. Before that, the last time the two schools met was in 1997 in the old Western Athletic Conference with Wyoming winning 35–6 in Honolulu. Hawaii holds the Paniolo Trophy as they won the most recent meeting, 38–14 in Laramie, their first since 1991. Dick Tomey Legacy Game The two schools were each led by legendary coach Dick Tomey, who died in 2019. The winner of

2832-576: The university at the recommendations of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare 's report on higher education in Hawaii and UH President Thomas H. Hamilton. By the end of the 1960s, the University of Hawaiʻi was very different from what it had since its beginning. It had become larger and with the addition of the community colleges, a broad range of activities extending from vocational education to community college education, which were all advanced through research and postdoctoral training. The university

2891-479: The war or military service. Students, who returned to campus, found classes cancelled due to lack of faculty and were required to carry gas masks to classes and bomb shelters were kept at a ready. Once the war was over, student enrollment grew faster than the university had faculty and space for. In 1947, the university opened an extension center in Hilo on Hawaiʻi Island in the old Hilo Boarding School. In 1951, Hilo Center

2950-494: Was designated the University of Hawaii Hilo Branch before its reorganization by an act of the Hawaiʻi State Legislature in 1970. By the 1950s, enrollment increased to more than 5,000 students, and the university had expanded to include a Graduate Division, College of Education, College of Engineering, College of Business Administration, College of Tropical Agriculture, and College of Arts and Sciences. When Hawaiʻi

3009-500: Was elected to membership in the Association of Pacific Rim Universities, the leading consortium of research universities for the region. APRU represents 45 premier research universities—with a collective 2 million students and 120,000 faculty members—from 16 economies. The University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center is part of the Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Its facility in Kakaʻako was completed in 2013. It

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3068-431: Was eventually merged into the University of Hawaiʻi in 1931 as the Teacher's College. In 1959, the name was changed to the College of Education. The College of Arts, Languages, and Letters (CALL) is the newest and largest college at the university. It was created following the dissolution of the College of Arts and Science and the merger of the Colleges of Arts and Humanities, Languages, Linguistics, and Literature (LLL) and

3127-399: Was founded in 1907 as a land-grant college of agriculture and mechanical arts establishing "the College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts of the Territory of Hawaiʻi and to Provide for the Government and Support Thereof". The bill Maui Senator William J. Huelani Coelho through the initiatives of Native Hawaiian legislators, a newspaper editor, petition of an Asian American bank cashier, and

3186-422: Was granted statehood in 1959, the university became a constitutional agency rather than a legislative agency with the Board of Regents having oversight over the university. Enrollment continued to grow to 19,000 at the university through the 1960s and the campus became nationally recognized in research and graduate education. In 1965, the state legislature created a system of community colleges and placed it within

3245-413: Was made to create a governance structure similar to other major research universities, such as the University of Washington and Indiana University. UH Mānoa, the flagship campus of the University of Hawaiʻi System, is a four-year research university consisting of 17 schools and colleges. In addition to undergraduate and graduate degrees in the School of Architecture, School of Earth Science and Technology,

3304-404: Was modified to avoid a 13-game schedule with no bye weeks. Announced schedules as of August 11, 2024. University of Hawai%CA%BBi at M%C4%81noa The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa is a public land-grant research university in Mānoa , Honolulu , on the island of Oahu, Hawaii . It is the flagship campus of the University of Hawaiʻi system and houses the main offices of

3363-431: Was renamed the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa to distinguish it from other campuses in the University of Hawaiʻi System in 1972. The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa operates within the University of Hawaiʻi System, which is governed by an 11-member board of regents who are nominated by the Regents Candidate Advisory Council, appointed by the governor, and confirmed by the State of Hawaiʻi legislature. The board also appoints

3422-415: Was replaced by Aloha Stadium in Halawa , which opened the following week. Moiliili Field The Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team represents the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in NCAA Division I FBS college football . It was part of the Western Athletic Conference until July 2012, when the team joined the Mountain West Conference . From 2000 until 2013, the team was known simply as

3481-413: Was the longtime home of the University of Hawaii's college football team (then known as the Hawaii Rainbows ) from 1926 to 1974, and the minor league baseball Hawaii Islanders of the Pacific Coast League (PCL) from 1961 to 1975. In its final years, the stadium also was home to The Hawaiians of the World Football League (WFL) in 1974 and 1975. The stadium was the venue for several bowl games :

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