Maui Sports
$6 Million in Upgrades Needed to Host UH Football at Mānoa Campus
It will cost about $6 million to retrofit existing facilities at the University of Hawaiʻi Mānoa in order to host Rainbow Warrior football games over the next three seasons, the University announced.
Florence and Moore Declared 2020 Vans Triple Crown Digital Champions
John John Florence and Carissa Moore claimed the 2020 Vans Triple Crown championship titles on O‘ahu’s North Shore to close out the 2020 winter season. Vans hosted the surfing event with a couple of firsts including entirely hosting the event online and expanding the event to both men and women.
Waiehu Municipal Golf Course Wastewater Improvements Project announced
The Waiehu Municipal Golf Course Wastewater Improvements Project will begin construction today (Monday, Jan. 25), and continue through Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021.
Joint Statement: War Memorial and Maehara Stadiums Closed Due to Ongoing Health Crisis
“We wish to clarify that the Maui County Department of Parks and Recreation did not deny a permit application from Maui Interscholastic League for the use of War Memorial and Maehara Stadiums.”
Pāʻia Park Outdoor Basketball Court to Temporarily Close for Improvements
The Department of Parks and Recreation will temporarily close the basketball court at Pāʻia Park for repair and renovation work beginning Feb 1, 2021. The basketball court will reopen after the project’s expected completion in early March.
Revised Tee Time Reservation Phone Line for Waiehu Golf Course
The Waiehu Municipal Golf Course has revised the telephone numbers that should be called to reserve a tee time.
Maui Interscholastic League Decides to Cancel MIL Fall and Winter Seasons Sports
The Maui Interscholastic League has reached a decision to cancel the MIL Fall and Winter season sports which includes air riflery, basketball, bowling, cheerleading, cross country, football, canoe paddling, soccer, girls volleyball, swimming/diving, wrestling, JV Softball, and JV Baseball.
HHSAA Cancels March State Championships for 10 Sports
The Hawaiʻi High School Athletic Association is forgoing its March 2021 state championships under their modified calendar, affecting air riflery, basketball, bowling, cheerleading, cross country, outrigger canoe paddling, soccer, swimming and diving and wrestling, which are all slated to begin Jan, 4, 2021.
Field Finalized for the 2021 Sentry Tournament of Champions at Kapalua, Maui
The field includes three FedExCup champions, 28 of the top 30 from the 2019-20 FedExCup standings as well as eight of the top 10 in the Official World Golf Ranking.
Sentry Tournament of Champions Field Set at Record 42 PGA Tour Players
The Sentry Tournament of Champions field is set with a record 42 PGA Tour players competing at The Plantation Course at Kapalua, Jan. 6-10.
2021 Maui Marathon Going Virtual due to Pandemic; Registration Now Open
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the in-person 2021 Maui Marathon scheduled for April has been cancelled and the running event now is going virtual.
Tyler Wright Wins Maui Pro; John John Florence Wins Pipe Masters
In a historic day for surfing, Tyler Wright of Australia won the Maui Pro presented by ROXY, the first women’s World Surf League Championship Tour competition to ever take place at the legendary Banzai Pipeline on Oʻahu’s North Shore. Meantime, Haleʻiwa native John John Florence of Hawaiʻi won the Billabong Pipe Masters.
Finals Day Called ON at Maui Pro and Billabong Pipe Masters
For the first time in Championship Tour history, women will compete at the world-famous Banzai Pipeline to complete the final rounds of the Maui Pro presented by ROXY. The Maui event was moved to Oʻahu after a fatal shark bite incident at Honolua Bay on Tuesday, Dec. 8 involving a recreational surfer.
Three Secure Quarterfinal Spots in Pipe Masters, Maui Pro Schedule to be Determined
The next call at the Banzai Pipeline will be today, Friday, Dec. 18 at 7 a.m. HST. In addition to continuing the Billabong Pipe Masters presented by Hydro Flask, the call will also determine the schedule for the final day of competition for the Maui Pro presented by ROXY.
Mayor Supports Possible Use of War Memorial Stadium for UH Football Games
“I am open to entertaining the notion of War Memorial Stadium hosting UH football games. It would be a great opportunity for our local college football fans to cheer the Rainbow Warrior football team here at home on Maui.
Temporary Moratorium on New Events at Aloha Stadium
The Aloha Stadium Authority today announced its decision to reduce operations and place a moratorium on new events at the Stadium. These changes are being adopted in response to COVID-19 safety restrictions that the Authority says “have severely limited revenue generation opportunities.”
Billabong Pipe Masters Called ON, Maui Pro to Will Resume at Banzai Pipeline
The World Surf League is ending the suspension of the Billabong Pipe Masters in Memory of Andy Irons presented by Hydro Flask, the first stop on the 2021 Men’s Championship Tour. In addition, the remaining heats in the Maui Pro presented by ROXY will be hosted at the legendary Banzai Pipeline on Oʻahu’s North Shore within the Pipe waiting period, which continues through Sunday, Dec. 20.
Ancer, Finau, Griffin and Scheffler Commit To Play 2021 Sentry Tournament of Champions on Maui
Abraham Ancer, Tony Finau, Lanto Griffin and Scottie Scheffler have committed to play in the 2021 Sentry Tournament of Champions at The Plantation Course at Kapalua, Jan. 6-10.
Maui Pro: Remainder of Competition Will Not Take Place at Honolua
The remaining heats for the Maui Pro professional women’s surfing event presented by ROXY will not take place at Honolua Bay on Maui, organizers announced. The competition was suspended on Tuesday following after an apparent shark bite incident in which a recreational surfer was bitten. The victim died on Wednesday evening.
Pipe Invitational Called ON for Opening Day of Billabong Pipe Masters
The Billabong Pipe Masters in Memory of Andy Irons presented by Hydro Flask has been called ON for a big day of surfing action in Hawaiʻi. Opening Day for the Pipe Masters will start at 8 a.m. HST
