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VNR: NCAA championship trophy tour celebrates volleyball title across ﾌﾇﾐﾄVlogｹﾙｷｽ campuses
Video News Release
University of Hawaiʻi
Honolulu CC
Windward CC
Kapiﾊｻolani CC
ﾌﾇﾐﾄVlogｹﾙｷｽ West Oﾊｻahu
Leeward CC
Link to video and sound (details below):
***SUGGESTED VOSOT SCRIPT BELOW***
WHAT: The University of Hawaiﾊｻi at Mﾄ］oa’s “Our Team, Hawaiﾊｻi’s Team” trophy tour brought the NCAA Men’s Volleyball National Championship trophy to ﾌﾇﾐﾄVlogｹﾙｷｽ campuses and community locations across Oﾊｻahu following the Rainbow Warriors’ national title victory earlier this month.
WHEN: May 20–28, 2026, ending Thursday, May 28 at Windward Community College, Kapiﾊｻolani Community College and Honolulu Community College
WHO: More than 150 people attended in total at Windward CC, Kapiﾊｻolani CC and Honolulu CC
WHERE: ﾌﾇﾐﾄVlogｹﾙｷｽ Mﾄ］oa (May 20 and 22), Leeward CC (May 27), ﾌﾇﾐﾄVlogｹﾙｷｽ West Oﾊｻahu (May 27), Windward CC, Kapiﾊｻolani CC, Honolulu CC and other locations across Oﾊｻahu.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
- The Rainbow Warriors won the NCAA Men’s National Collegiate Volleyball Championship on May 11 after defeating UC Irvine in four sets.
- The title marked the program’s third NCAA championship and first since back-to-back national titles in 2021 and 2022.
- The trophy tour included stops at Bachman Hall, Hawaiﾊｻi Hall, the ﾌﾇﾐﾄVlogｹﾙｷｽ Mﾄ］oa Bookstore, Honolulu Hale, the Hawaiﾊｻi State Capitol, Hawaiian Airlines, Skyline, corporate partners and local businesses.
- The tour was organized by ﾌﾇﾐﾄVlogｹﾙｷｽ Mﾄ］oa Athletics to thank fans and supporters throughout Hawaiﾊｻi for supporting the team during its championship season.
- Additional events across the state, including other ﾌﾇﾐﾄVlogｹﾙｷｽ campuses, are being planned.
Link to video and sound (details below):
VIDEO:
BROLL: (1:32)
0:00-1:32 - Shots from Windward CC and Kapiﾊｻolani CC visits
SOUNDBITES:
Eric Mathews, ﾌﾇﾐﾄVlogｹﾙｷｽ Mﾄ］oa Athletics Director of Marketing & Fan Experience and “Captain Fun”
(0:16)
“Our team, Hawaiﾊｻi's team, isn't a slogan. It's what we've really bought into and like we want people to know that this championship is for them too. This isn't just something at Mﾄ］oa. This isn't just something for the team. This is the entire community. This is for the entire state. It's for the entire ﾌﾇﾐﾄVlogｹﾙｷｽ System that we have.”
Shanelle Bartlett, Kapiﾊｻolani CC student and ﾌﾇﾐﾄVlogｹﾙｷｽ fan
(0:19)
“It was so cool. It really shows…the trophy is a symbol of how much effort these boys have put in to bring a championship back to our community and to the Hawaiian Islands and I feel like people underestimate us because of where we’re from. But this is a symbol showing how we are really powerful even from a small community like this.”
Dalwyn Wong, former ﾌﾇﾐﾄVlogｹﾙｷｽ men’s volleyball player from the 70s
(0:19)
“This is great. It’s really good to see. The program has come a long way. I saw the last championship trophy and the games a few years ago. To see it again this year, oh man, a pretty good feeling. I’m proud of the program and proud of all the players and coaches.”
Mathews
(0:09)
“The fact that we're here and we're seeing a lot of different people and their reaction to it, it really has shown how much this national championship has meant to the community, to all of our community colleges, to everybody that's involved.”
VOSOT SCRIPT
INTRO:
The first leg of the Rainbow Warrior volleyball 2026 NCAA championship trophy tour across Oﾊｻahu wrapped up on Thursday.
VO:
Following the national title win earlier this month, the “Our Team, Hawaiﾊｻi’s Team” tour stopped at Windward, Kapiﾊｻolani and Honolulu Community Colleges.
More than 150 students, faculty and fans came by to take photos with the championship trophy.
SOT:
Eric Mathews, ﾌﾇﾐﾄVlogｹﾙｷｽ Mﾄ］oa Athletics Director of Marketing & Fan Experience and “Captain Fun”
“Our team, Hawaiﾊｻi's team, isn't a slogan. It's what we've really bought into and like we want people to know that this championship is for them too. This isn't just something at Mﾄ］oa. This isn't just something for the team. This is the entire community. This is for the entire state. It's for the entire ﾌﾇﾐﾄVlogｹﾙｷｽ System that we have.”
Shanelle Bartlett, Kapiﾊｻolani CC student and ﾌﾇﾐﾄVlogｹﾙｷｽ fan
“It was so cool. It really shows…the trophy is a symbol of how much effort these boys have put in to bring a championship back to our community and to the Hawaiian Islands and I feel like people underestimate us because of where we’re from. But this is a symbol showing how we are really powerful even from a small community like this.”
Dalwyn Wong, former ﾌﾇﾐﾄVlogｹﾙｷｽ men’s volleyball player from the 70s
“This is great. It’s really good to see. The program has come a long way. I saw the last championship trophy and the games a few years ago. To see it again this year, oh man, a pretty good feeling. I’m proud of the program and proud of all the players and coaches.”
VO:
The tour also included visits to Leeward Community College, ﾌﾇﾐﾄVlogｹﾙｷｽ West Oﾊｻahu, ﾌﾇﾐﾄVlogｹﾙｷｽ Mﾄ］oa, Honolulu Hale, the Hawaiﾊｻi State Capitol and other corporate and retail partners.
Additional stops across the state are being planned.