Tickets for the 2014 Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic will go on sale Monday, Sept. 22 at 9 a.m. HST. The eight-team tournament will be held December 22, 23 & 25 at the Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu. Joining host Hawai'i in the 2014 field are Colorado, DePaul, George Washington, Loyola Marymount, Ohio, Nebraska and Wichita State. Five of the eight squads qualified for the postseason in 2013-14.
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Fans can purchase individual game tickets or all-session packages online at
www.eTicketHawaii.com and print them on their home computer.  Phone orders can be placed by calling (808) 523-3699 from Sept. 22 to Oct. 31 (Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.) Starting from Nov. 3 (Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.), the Stan Sheriff Center Box Office, Aloha Stadium Box Office and phone sales line (808) 944-2697 will be active.Â
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Owned and operated by ESPN Events, a subsidiary of ESPN, and hosted by the University of Hawai'i, all 12 games of this year's eight-team tournament will be televised across ESPN networks. It will amount to more than 25 hours of invaluable national exposure for both UH and the state's tourism industry.
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Ticket Packages (Includes all 6 sessions, 12 games) | Price |
Package (Lower Level) | $100.00 |
Package (Upper Level A-G, AA, BB, HH-SS, Q) | $70.00 |
Package (Upper Level K-P, CC-GG) | $60.00 |
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Reserved Sessions Dec. 22 Evening, Dec. 23 Evening and Both sessions on December 25 | Price |
Individual (Lower Level) | $26.00 |
Individual (Upper Level A-G, AA, BB, HH-SS, Q) | $18.00 |
Individual (Upper Level K-P, CC-GG) Adult | $14.00 |
Individual (Upper Level K-P, CC-GG) Sr. Citizen (65+) | $12.00 |
Individual (Upper Level K-P, CC-GG) Student (4-18) & College Student with Valid I.D. | $10.00 |
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GA sessions during first two games on Dec 22 and first two games Dec 23 | Price |
General Admission | $10.00 |
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The tournament tips off Monday, Dec. 22, with Ohio (Mid-American) pitted against George Washington (Atlantic 10) at 9:30 a.m. HT, immediately followed by DePaul (Big East) versus Colorado (Pac-12) at 11:30 a.m. The evening session will feature Loyola Marymount (West Coast) versus Wichita State (Missouri Valley) at 6:00 p.m., before the tournament wraps up with a battle between Nebraska (Big Ten) and tournament host Hawai'i (Big West) at 8 p.m.
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Additional information for the family-friendly tournament and resort destination of Honolulu, Hawai'i, including travel packages, can be found on the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic Web site at
www.hawaiianairlinesdiamondheadclassic.com.
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Date | Time (HT) | Game | Network |
Mon, Dec 22 | 9:30 a.m. | Ohio vs. George Washington | ESPNU |
| 11:30 a.m. | DePaul vs. Colorado | ESPNU |
| 6:00 p.m. | Loyola Marymount vs. Wichita St. | ESPNU |
| 8:00 p.m. | Nebraska vs. Hawai`i | ESPNU |
Tue, Dec 23 | 9:30 a.m. | Game 5 | ESPNU |
| 11:30 a.m. | Game 6 | ESPNU |
| 4 p.m. | Game 7 | ESPN2 |
| 6:30 p.m. | Game 8 | ESPNU |
Thu, Dec 25 | 8:30 am | Game 9 | ESPN3 |
| 11:00 am | Game 10 | ESPNU |
| 1:30 p.m. | Game 11 | ESPN2 |
| 3:30 p.m. | Game 12 (Championship Game) | ESPN2 |
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About Hawaiian AirlinesHawaiian® has led all U.S. carriers in on-time performance for each of the past 10 years (2004-2013) as reported by the U.S. Department of Transportation. Consumer surveys by Condé Nast Traveler, Travel + Leisure and Zagat have all ranked Hawaiian the highest of all domestic airlines serving Hawai'i.
Now in its 85th year of continuous service, Hawaiian is Hawai'i's biggest and longest-serving airline, as well as the largest provider of passenger air service from its primary visitor markets on the U.S. Mainland. Hawaiian offers non-stop service to Hawai'i from more U.S. gateway cities (11) than any other airline, along with service from Japan, South Korea, China, Australia, New Zealand, American Samoa and Tahiti. Hawaiian also provides approximately 160 jet flights daily between the Hawaiian Islands, with a total of more than 200 daily flights system-wide.
Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. is a subsidiary of Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: HA). Additional information is available at HawaiianAirlines.com. Follow updates on Twitter about Hawaiian (@HawaiianAir) and its special fare offers (@HawaiianFares), and become a fan on its Facebook page.
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ESPN Events ESPN Events, a subsidiary of ESPN, owns and operates a large portfolio of collegiate sporting events worldwide. The roster includes two Labor Day weekend college football games; 11 college bowl games and eight college basketball events, which accounts for approximately 200 hours of programming, reaches almost 64 million viewers and attracts over a half a million attendees each year. With satellite offices in Boca Raton, Boise, Birmingham, Dallas-Fort Worth, Albuquerque, St. Petersburg and Las Vegas, ESPN Events builds relationships with conferences, schools and local communities, as well as providing unique experiences for teams and fans.
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ESPN Events also manages the Big 12 Corporate Partner Program.
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Collegiate FootballAdvoCare V100 Texas Bowl (Houston);
AdvoCare Texas Kickoff (Houston);
Birmingham Bowl (Alabama);
Bitcoin St. Petersburg Bowl (Florida);
Boca Raton Bowl (Florida);
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (Boise);
Gildan New Mexico Bowl (Albuquerque);
Hawai'i Bowl (Honolulu);
Heart of Dallas Bowl (Dallas-Fort Worth);
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl (Dallas-Fort Worth);
MEAC/SWAC Challenge presented by Disney (Orlando, Fla.);
Raycom Media Camellia Bowl (Montgomery, Ala.);
Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl (Nevada) and
The Home Depot College Football Awards (Orlando, Fla.)
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Collegiate Basketball Armed Forces Classic (U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen, PR);
Gildan Charleston Classic (South Carolina);
Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic (Honolulu);
Wooden Legacy (Orange County, Calif.);
Jimmy V Men's & Women's Basketball Classics Presented by Corona Extra (New York City & South Bend, Ind.);
Orlando Classic (Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, Fla.);
Puerto Rico Tip-Off (San Juan, PR) and
State Farm Champions Classic (Indianapolis)
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