Home of the Rainbow Wahine
Since 2000, the University of Hawai‘i women’s soccer team has played on the familiar turf of the Waipi‘o Peninsula Soccer Stadium (WPSS), one of the top college soccer venues in the nation. Located in West O‘ahu, the stadium boasts a seating capacity of 4,500 and is a far cry from the early days of the soccer program, which required shuttling between Kapiolani Park and Ala Wai Field, both public fields. Hawai‘i has proven to be a tough team to beat at the stadium where it enjoys one of the best home-field advantages in NCAA soccer. Backed by an enthusiastic home, Hawai‘i has consistently been a league-leader—both in the Western Athletic Conference and Big West Conference—in season attendance. Year in and year out, the Rainbow Wahine draw some of the top crowds in the nation.
The Complex
The Waipi‘o Soccer Complex is the first and only soccer facility of its kind in the state of Hawai‘i with 23 regulation fields, including the 4,500-seat Waipi‘o Peninsula Soccer Stadium with lights for evening events. Located in West O‘ahu, just 20 minutes from downtown Honolulu, the complex covers 288 acres and is designed to serve nearly 30,000 soccer players on O‘ahu and the numerous others who travel to the island for both national and international tournaments. Aside accommodating thousands of spectators, WPSS also boasts two main locker rooms, two training rooms, concession booths and administrative offices.
The Mecca of Hawai‘i Soccer
Since opening in 2000, the complex has played host to numerous events, from the Hawai‘i High School Athletic Association state soccer championships to international soccer matches featuring teams from as far as Korea and Germany. In 2004, the stadium served as the site of the Western Athletic Conference Championship, marking the first time UH has hosted the event. Thousands of players and fans have also made the facility their home for the U.S. Youth Soccer Far West Regionals with champions being crowned in 16 different age groups. AYSO also hosted its nationals at the site in 2008.
Practice Facility
Aside from the stadium, UH has the luxury of practicing on a top-notch soccer field on its Manoa campus. George Toma, the National Football League field guru who was hired to re-surface the Warrior football practice field, also renovated Rainbow Wahine soccer’s practice field on UH’s lower campus.
DRIVING DIRECTIONS
Address:
93-061 Waipio Point Access Rd, Waipahu, HI 96797
From East
- Take H-1 West/Lunalilo Freeway West
- Keep left to take H201 W/HI-78 West/Moanalua Freeway West via EXIT 19B towards Fort Shafter/‘Aiea
- Merge onto H-1 West towards Pearl City
- Take EXIT 8B towards Waipahu
- Merge onto Farrington Highway
- Turn left onto Waipio Point Access Road
- Turn right to stay on Waipio Point Access Road
From West
- Take H-1 East
- Merge onto H1-99 East/Kamehameha Highway via EXIT 8A towards Waipahu/Pearl City/Leeward Community College
- Take the H1-7101 West ramp towards Waipahu
- Merge onto Farrington Highway/HI-93
- Turn left onto Waipio Point Access Road
- Turn right to stay on Waipio Point Access Road
