The University of Hawai'i Athletics Department is offering fans an opportunity to get a cutout of yourself, a friend, a family member or even your pet placed in an open seat in the SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center. Each cut out will cost $75 and will be in place for all 2020-21 Men's/Women's Basketball and 2021 Men's Volleyball home games. Proceeds from the cutouts will support University of Hawai'i student-athletes.
ORDERING DEADLINES
Order by the below to dates to have your cutout placed in the SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center in time for the corresponding game. After being placed, cutouts will remain in the seating for the duration of the 2020-21 Men's/Women's Basketball and 2021 Men's Volleyball home games.

• Weekly - Order and upload photo by Monday of each week starting on December 7, 2020 at 5 p.m. HT to be placed in the SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center by Friday of the corresponding week.

Cutout Rules

WHAT TO WEAR:

• Show you/your pet's pride in your favorite UH apparel
• Make sure your gear does not blend in with your background
• If you wear glasses and/or a hat, make sure to avoid glares, flashbacks, and shadows.

 
WHERE TO TAKE YOUR PHOTO:

• Avoid backlighting by finding a light source and directly facing it. Do not put your back to it
• Make sure your personal and/or private information is not pictured
• Solid-colored backgrounds work best.

HOW TO TAKE YOUR PHOTO:

• One (1) person per photo
• Do not take a selfie. Have someone else take your photo or set a timer on your camera
• For the best results, stand 3-4 feet from the camera
• Position the camera at eye-level, frame yourself from the waist-up, and include some space around your head and shoulders
• Take the photo in a vertical (portrait) format, and submit the photo in the largest possible file size (must be over 1MB)
• Do not raise your arms above your shoulders or outside of your body width and they will be cropped out
• You may hold a sports-related sign or prop (basketball, volleyball, foam finger, etc.), but please make sure to keep it inside your body width.

THE FOLLOWING IMAGES WILL NOT BE APPROVED:

• Selfies
• Group photos of 2 or more people or pets
• Blurry images
• Photos that do not adhere to the cutout guidelines
• Commercial advertisement including slogans, websites, and phone numbers
• Social media handles and hashtags
• Offensive or negative reference to any student-athletes
• Names, images, or likeness of any players
• No statements or endorsement of political issues or candidates
• Obscene, threatening, violent or infringing references.

UH Athletics reserves the right to reject any photo that it determines, in its sole discretion, violates these guidelines or is otherwise offensive, lewd, derogatory, infringing, discriminatory or otherwise inappropriate.  Submissions may also be rejected for poor quality. Fans will be notified if their photo is rejected and if a refund will be issued. Please note UH Athletics will not be obligated to provide the purchaser a refund if a submitted photo is rejected for any of these reasons.