Hawaii Bowl

The Hawaiʻi Bowl is a college football bowl game that has been played in the Honolulu, Hawaii, area since 2002. The game was originally held at Aloha Stadium in Halawa, Hawaii, a suburb of Honolulu, before moving to the Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex in 2022. The bowl is one of the post-season contests run by ESPN Events. Typically played on or near Christmas Eve, the bowl normally features a team from the Mountain West Conference, playing a team from either the American Athletic Conference or Conference USA. Since the 2021 edition of the bowl, it is sponsored by EasyPost. Previous sponsors include ConAgra Foods (2002) and Sheraton Hotels and Resorts Hawaii (2003–2013), and SoFi (2018–2019).

This article is about the team-competitive bowl game. For the college football all-star game, see Hula Bowl. For the Hawaiian dish, see Poke (Hawaiian dish).
Hawaii Bowl
EasyPost Hawai'i Bowl
StadiumClarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex
LocationHonolulu, Hawaii
Previous locationsAloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Operated2002–present
Conference tie-ins
  • MWC (2012–present; Hawaii if bowl-eligible and not in CFP bowl)
  • AAC (2019–present)
Previous conference tie-ins
  • WAC (2002–2011)
  • C-USA/Pac-10 (2005–2008)
  • C-USA (2009–2018)
PayoutUS$1.2 million (2019)
Preceded byAloha Bowl
Sponsors
  • ConAgra Foods (2002)
  • Sheraton Hotels and Resorts Hawaii (2003–2013)
  • SoFi (2018–2019)
  • EasyPost (2021–present)
Former names
  • ConAgra Foods Hawai'i Bowl (2002)
  • Sheraton Hawai'i Bowl (2003–2013)
  • Hawai'i Bowl (2014–2017)
  • SoFi Hawai'i Bowl (2018–2019)
2022 matchup
Middle Tennessee vs. San Diego State
(Middle Tennessee 25–23)
2023 matchup
Coastal Carolina vs. San Jose State
(Coastal Carolina 24–14)

For practical and logistical reasons, the Mountain West Conference's tie-in is automatically allocated to the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors if the team is bowl-eligible, and was not selected to play in a New Year's Six (or previously, BCS) bowl game. This means that the Rainbow Warriors do not have to travel to the mainland for a bowl game unless it is of significant importance. As a result of this practice, the Rainbow Warriors have made the most appearances in the game, at nine.

The 2020 edition of the bowl was cancelled in October due to the COVID-19 pandemic and related travel restrictions. The 2021 edition was canceled the day before kickoff, after the Rainbow Warriors withdrew "citing COVID-19 issues within the program in addition to injuries and transfers."

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