| Hawaii Bowl | |
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| EasyPost Hawai'i Bowl | |
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| Stadium | Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex |
| Location | Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Previous locations | Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Operated | 2002–present |
| Conference tie-ins | |
| Previous conference tie-ins | |
| Payout | US$1.2 million (2019)[1] |
| Preceded by | Aloha Bowl |
| Sponsors | |
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| Former names | |
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| 2022 matchup | |
| Middle Tennessee vs. San Diego State (Middle Tennessee 25–23) | |
| 2023 matchup | |
| Coastal Carolina vs. San Jose State (Coastal Carolina 24–14) | |
The Hawaiʻi Bowl is a college football bowl game that has been played in the Honolulu, Hawaii, area since 2002. The game was originally held at Aloha Stadium in Halawa, Hawaii, a suburb of Honolulu, before moving to the Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex in 2022. The bowl is one of the post-season contests run by ESPN Events. Typically played on or near Christmas Eve, the bowl normally features a team from the Mountain West Conference, playing a team from either the American Athletic Conference or Conference USA. Since the 2021 edition of the bowl, it is sponsored by EasyPost.[2] Previous sponsors include ConAgra Foods (2002) and Sheraton Hotels and Resorts Hawaii (2003–2013), and SoFi (2018–2019).
For practical and logistical reasons, the Mountain West Conference's tie-in is automatically allocated to the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors if the team is bowl-eligible, and was not selected to play in a New Year's Six (or previously, BCS) bowl game. This means that the Rainbow Warriors do not have to travel to the mainland for a bowl game unless it is of significant importance. As a result of this practice, the Rainbow Warriors have made the most appearances in the game, at nine.[3]
The 2020 edition of the bowl was cancelled in October due to the COVID-19 pandemic and related travel restrictions.[4] The 2021 edition was canceled the day before kickoff, after the Rainbow Warriors withdrew "citing COVID-19 issues within the program in addition to injuries and transfers."[5]
- ^ "2019 Bowl Schedule". collegefootballpoll.com. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
- ^ "EasyPost Named New Title Sponsor for Hawai'i Bowl". Retrieved August 11, 2021.
- ^ Kirshner, Alex (2016-12-24). "Why Hawaii is in the Hawaii Bowl so much". SBNation.com. Retrieved 2018-12-23.
- ^ "Hawaii, Bahamas bowls nixed due to pandemic". ESPN.com. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ "Hawai'i Bowl canceled after Hawai'i withdraws". 24 December 2021.
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