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HONOLULU – A generous gift from The Clarence T.C. Ching Foundation will help transform the University of Hawai'i at Manoa's only on-campus, all-purpose track and field, football, soccer and recreational facility into its more fully realized potential as a dynamic center for student activity.
 
The groundbreaking ceremony was held Tuesday on the grounds of the new Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex. Dignitaries including Governor Neil Abercrombie and UH Manoa Chancellor Tom Apple were on hand for the official blessing and 'o'o ceremony.
 
Construction of the Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex will begin in July 2012, and will rise as a new three-story building on the mauka side of the existing Clarence T.C. Ching Field. The facility will support a wide variety of activities and events, and will provide grandstand seating for approximately 2,500 fans.
 
The interior of the building will include offices, locker rooms and a meeting room for women's soccer, cross country, track and field, and sand volleyball. The complex will also include a sand volleyball venue with 800 seats and two competition courts. In addition, lofted space for future facilities, such as concessions, a ticket office and broadcast booths, will be provided.
 
The Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex will be a LEED Certified Building. It is scheduled for completion in Winter 2013. The entire complex will seat approximately 4,100.
 
Clarence T.C. Ching, born on Kaua'i in 1912, was a real estate developer, banker, affordable housing pioneer and philanthropist. The 1932 Saint Louis School alumnus became well known for developing the areas around Honolulu Airport, Salt Lake, Moanalua, Fort Shafter and Tripler Medical Center. He built Kukui Gardens, one of the largest affordable rental projects in the state, and actively served on a number of boards, school and community organizations.
 
The culmination of Clarence Ching's dedication to Hawai'i and charitable generosity occurred in 1967, with the founding of The Clarence T.C. Ching Foundation.