HONOLULU — Expressing concern for the future of its Division I football program, the University of Hawaii Board of Regents on Thursday approved a $30 million proposal to expand seating at the Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex to 17,000.
The 10 present members of the board voted 9-1 in favor of the plan, which involves relocating the track at the Ching Complex to adjacent Cooke Field to make way for additional stands as well as the 75-foot-wide video scoreboard from defunct Aloha Stadium.
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The University of Hawaii Board of Regents voted 9-1 on Thursday to approve $30 million in expansion of the Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex on the UH Manoa Lower Campus, plus the relocation of the Ching Complex track to nearby Cooke Field
Members of the board were concerned that UH might lose its FBS status due to an NCAA stipulation that teams must average 15,000 in actual or paid attendance once every two years
Seating will be constructed around the corners of the field and the 75-foot-wide video board at Aloha Stadium will be imported behind the Diamond Head end zone
Rainbow Wahine soccer is to eventually play its home games at Cooke Field instead of Waipio Peninsula Soccer Stadium as part of a future phase of work
