Quietly, almost out of view of the public eye, the State of Hawaii legislature came through this week for the athletic departments at the University of Hawaii and Hawaii-Hilo with a $3 million appropriation for travel and other expenditures.
It is money the public may never notice because it isn’t going to new facilities, more teams or more coaches, but it is money the two schools’ athletic departments desperately need.
“This is a major, major development for us,” said UHH director of athletics Pat Guillen, “it’s hard to put in words how this will not only make a big impact in our most serious expense, but also, how it will take pressure off our whole staff, coaches and everyone else.