VNR: Championship trophy tour kicks off at 鶹ýMānoa; visits to other Oʻahu 鶹ýcampuses being planned

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Posted: May 20, 2026


Video and sound (details below): 

WHAT:

The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Athletics Department brought the NCAA Men’s Volleyball National Championship trophy across the 鶹ýMānoa campus as a thank-you to students, faculty and staff for their support throughout the championship season.

The 鶹ýMānoa men’s volleyball team captured its third NCAA National Championship on May 11, defeating UC Irvine to bring another title home to Hawaiʻi.

WHEN:

Wednesday, May 20, 2026

WHERE:

Bachman Hall and Hawaiʻi Hall at the 鶹ýMānoa campus

ADDITIONAL DETAILS:

  • Visits to 鶹ýWest Oʻahu and all Oʻahu community college campuses are currently being planned.
  • The Athletics Department is also planning to make stops with the trophy on Hawaiʻi Island, Kauaʻi and Maui later this year.
  • The tour is called the Our Team, Hawai‘i’s Team Trophy Tour.
  • The championship trophy tour will give the 鶹ýcommunity an opportunity to celebrate the Rainbow Warriors’ historic season while thanking students, faculty and staff for their support throughout the team’s championship run.

VIDEO: 

BROLL: 1:06

Video of employees and students taking photos with the trophy at 鶹ýMānoa

SOUNDBITES:

Charlie Wade, 鶹ýMānoa men’s volleyball head coach

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“It really is gratifying to see how much joy and pride people take into, not only men's volleyball but all the accomplishments in the athletic department. So getting a chance to share this beautiful piece of art that symbolizes something really significant accomplishment, it's pretty cool.”

 

Colleen Licudine, 鶹ýMānoa employee and Rainbow Warrior volleyball fan

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“It was really cool. Yeah, totally a lot of, a lot of 鶹ýpride, you know, my dad went to school here too, and so like basically my whole life I've been watching games from back when even Dave Shoji was coach and seeing, the men's team rise up and be really successful in their program too, it's been really, really nice.”