Four years after arriving in the islands as an international prospect from Canada, Nick Cenacle closed his University of Hawaiʻi football career in unforgettable fashion, on the receiving end of a

Neither dark clouds nor flash-flood alerts could dampen the University of Hawaii football team’s collective enthusiasm on Friday. “We’re just getting dialed in, ” said coach Timmy Chang, whose Rainbow Warriors checked into a Waikiki hotel in advance of Wednesday’s Sheraton Hawaii Bowl at the Ching Complex.

The Rainbow Warriors and the California Golden Bears face off in a matchup at the 2025 Sheraton Hawaii Bowl on Christmas Eve at the Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex.

Kansei Matsuzawa, Hawaii’s kicker who was dubbed the "Tokyo Toe" by teammates, used grit to become an AP All-American with NFL hopes. Today he will take the field for the Rainbow Warriors for the last time in the Hawaii Bowl against California.

The 2025 college football season wraps up with more than 40 bowl games over the rest of December and into January. That can make it hard to keep track of just when and where all the games are taking place. On Wednesday, the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (8-4) and California Golden Bears (7-5) meet up in Honolulu, Hawaii to battle in the Hawaii Bowl.