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The Hawaii Bowl is a college football bowl game played annually at Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex in Honolulu, Hawaii, the game was previously played at Aloha Stadium in Halawa, Hawaii—a suburb of Honolulu—since 2002.

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The Hawaii Bowl was scheduled for Friday but in a statement posted to Twitter, the bowl officially announced that the game would not be rescheduled.   

“The health and safety of our student-athletes is the most important part of this decision,” Hawaii athletics director David Matlin said in the school’s statement announcing they were bowing out of the game. “The recent surge in COVID-19 cases has forced us to not participate in the game. We are disappointed for our players, coaches, and fans. 

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Memphis has been in Honolulu since Sunday and held its final practice Thursday morning. They were scheduled to leave Friday evening following the game.

“We are very disappointed to hear that Hawai’i will be unable to participate in the EasyPost Hawai’i Bowl on Friday,” Tigers coach Ryan Silverfield said in a statement.

“We hope that Hawai’i players and staff get healthy soon. I’m upset for our seniors and the rest of the team that battled this season to earn this opportunity. We’ve had terrific time here in Hawai’i as a program and we are sad our trip ended this way.”

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The Hawaii Bowl said that “while we are disappointed that the bowl will not be played despite considerable efforts from our many stakeholders, sponsors, supporters, and volunteers who worked tirelessly to make this game a reality, we thank the University of Memphis program and its fans for making the long trip, and we hope they were able to enjoy the unique experience that this event offers in the Aloha State.” 

Memphis has been in Honolulu since Sunday and held its final practice Thursday morning. They were scheduled to leave Friday evening following the game.

“We are very disappointed to hear that Hawai’i will be unable to participate in the EasyPost Hawai’i Bowl on Friday,” Tigers coach Ryan Silverfield said in a statement. 

Stadium Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex
Location Honolulu, Hawaii
Previous locations Aloha StadiumHonolulu, Hawaii
Operated 2002–present
Conference tie-ins
  • MWC (2012–present; Hawaii if bowl-eligible and not in CFP bowl)
  • AAC (2019–present)
Previous conference tie-ins
Payout US$1.2 million (2019)[1]
Preceded by Aloha Bowl
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