{"id":231449,"date":"2026-03-30T15:09:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T01:09:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=231449"},"modified":"2026-03-30T15:14:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T01:14:40","slug":"athletics-statistician-tokuhama-recognized","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2026\/03\/30\/athletics-statistician-tokuhama-recognized\/","title":{"rendered":"Longtime UH<\/abbr> Athletics statistician Tokuhama recognized for nearly 50 years of service"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>

\"2025<\/p>\n

University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa football and basketball statistician Nelson Tokuhama has been named the recipient of the 2025 Charlie Ushijima Award for dedicated and unselfish service to UH<\/abbr> Athletics.<\/p>\n

Tokuhama received the award during intermission of the March 28 men’s volleyball match at Bankoh Arena at Stan Sheriff Center. Tokuhama is the 29th recipient of the award, which was established in 1992.<\/p>\n

For nearly 50 years, Tokuhama has served in numerous positions within the statistics crew and has rarely missed a home game. A 1975 University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> alumnus with a degree in architecture, Tokuhama joined the crew under longtime sports information director Ed Inouye. He began working with the men’s basketball crew during the 1976–77 season, and later joined the football stats crew in 1978.<\/p>\n

Tokuhama served as chief statistician for many of those years. He has seen the evolution of the profession firsthand, transitioning from the manual era of jotting down numbers with a calculator to modern, computer-generated statistics programs.<\/p>\n

“For almost half a century, Nelson has been a cornerstone of our statistics crew, rarely missing a home game,” said Director of Media Relations Derek Inouchi. “His commitment and loyalty to the university are unmatched. His professionalism has earned the UH<\/abbr> stats crew immense respect among our peers across the country.”<\/p>\n

The award is presented annually by ʻAhahui<\/span> Koa \u0100nuenue, the fundraising organization for UH<\/abbr> Athletics, to an outstanding volunteer. Originally titled the Rainbow Service Award, it was later renamed after its first recipient, the late Charlie Ushijima.<\/p>\n

Read more at Hawaiiathletics.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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