LA JOLLA, Calif. – A new era is here! UC San Diego has begun its transition to NCAA Division I and the Big West Conference. As part of the move to Division I, UCSDtritons.com introduces our fans to the Big West and the other 10 members - our new conference foes.

Today as our new rivals series concludes, we highlight the University of Hawai'i. Get to know all about the Rainbow Warriors and Rainbow Wahine below.

School: University of Hawai'i at Manoa
Nickname(s): Rainbow Warriors (men), Rainbow Wahine (women)
Location: Honolulu, Hawai'i
Founded: 1907
Undergrad Enrollment: 12,631
Joined Big West: 1984-85 (women), 2012-13 (all sports)
Mascot: N/A
Website: University | Athletics
Social: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter
Tickets: Tickets | (808) 944-2697

Last NCAA Title: 2002, men's volleyball (later vacated)
 
Did You Know?

• Per US News & World Report, Hawai'i is the fourth-most ethnically diverse university in the U.S.
• 25 languages are taught on campus, more than any university in the U.S.
• UH competes in two co-ed sports: cheerleading and sailing
• Hawai'i football competes in the Mountain West

 
Notable Alumni:
Athletics

• Robyn Ah Mow, head women's volleyball coach, former Olympian
• Anthony Carter, former NBA standout, 1999-2012
• Kolten Wong, St. Louis Cardinals
• Steven Wright, Boston Red Sox pitcher, 2013-19

Other

• Neil Abercrombie, former governor of Hawai'i
• Daniel K. Inouye, 49-year US Senator
• Barack Obama Sr. and Ann Dunham, President Barack Obama's parents

 
Triton Connections:

• Head beach volleyball coach Jeff Hall was an assistant men's and women's coach at UC San Diego from 2004-2007
• The two men's volleyball programs are long-time foes, having both competed in the MPSF prior to the Big West which began sponsoring men's volleyball in 2018. Hawai'i and UC San Diego have played each other 60 times in that sport.

 
Distance from UC San Diego: 2,608 miles from SAN to HNL

Meet Our New Rivals Series
Big West
Cal Poly 
Cal State Bakersfield
Cal State Fullerton
CSUN
Long Beach State
UC Davis
UC Irvine 
UC Riverside 
UC Santa Barbara
Hawai'i