About UH-Mānoa Athletics
The University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa is the only NCAA Division I institution in the state of Hawai‘i. The UH athletics department consists of 21 men’s, women’s, and coed teams and compete primarily in the Big West Conference and is a football-only member in the Mountain West. (UH will become a full-time member of the Mountain West beginning in 2025-26) UH’s men’s teams are referred to as the Rainbow Warriors and consist of baseball, basketball, football, golf, swimming and diving, tennis, and volleyball while the women’s teams are referred to as the Rainbow Wahine and consist of basketball, beach volleyball, cross country, golf, sailing, softball, soccer, swimming and diving, tennis, track and field, volleyball and water polo. Coed teams are sailing and cheerleading. UH became a member of the NCAA in 1946 and joined its first major intercollegiate conference in 1979. UH boasts eight team national championships and 11 individual national champions.
Vision, Mission and Role of the UHM Athletics Department
Our vision is to bring pride to Hawai‘i through championship-caliber competition.
Our mission is to prepare our student-athletes to become successful in life.
Our core values are integrity, commitment, respect, ‘ohana, and passion.
The role of the UHM Department of Intercollegiate Athletics is to serve the student-athlete through an academic degree program and through intercollegiate sports to develop their capabilities to the fullest. Furthermore, our role is to promote sportsmanship, equal opportunity, and diversity among participants in our athletics programs. In addition, the Department strives to contribute toward the economic development of Hawai‘i through our intercollegiate sports programs that bring excitement to our fans as well as competitors’ fans, and to the supporters and stakeholders of the State of Hawai‘i. Also, the sports programs stimulate TV, radio, media advertising, and other industries to promote events throughout our islands, on the U.S. mainland, and abroad, displaying our Aloha Spirit and our paradise.
The UHMAD is an integral part of the total educational process of the University and is committed to each SA's growth and development in all areas of college life.
Our strategic plan, The Time is NOW, strives to position UH Athletics as a NCAA Top 50 program. A basic goal of the UHMAD is to provide a comprehensive and competitive program of intercollegiate athletics for the students and the community at large. Committed to a strong, broad-based athletics program for men and women, the UHMAD provides the support necessary to enable each SA to achieve his or her fullest potential in alignment with the academic objectives of the University.
The UHMAD wishes to contribute to your continued growth and development by providing opportunities which advance the physical, mental, social and emotional objectives of education. It is hoped that your relationship with the UHMAD program will contribute to the philosophies of life and personal relationships you develop. It is our desire that the intercollegiate athletics programs help you become a leader not only while at the University but in life.
In adhering to an equal opportunity concept, the UHMAD strives to provide the resources required for a full collegiate experience for all its SAs.
It is the UHMAD objective to adhere, both in principle and in fact, to the rules and regulations of the University, the NCAA and the affiliated conferences.
