2003-04 Visiting Team Handbook

Athletic Training Information

The UH-Hilo athletic training staff would like to welcome you and your players to the Big Island of Hawaii and Hilo. We sincerely hope that your visit is pleasant.

Our training room is located in building 320A in the UHH Athletic Complex. It is staffed full time by trainers Tim Eakins and Mike Garcia.

Contact Information

Phone number................................ (808) 974-7536
Fax number .................................... (808) 974-7711
Mailing address .............................. 200 W. Kawili St., Hilo, HI 96720
email............................................... eakins@hawaii.edu / michaelg@hawaii.edu
Web site ......................................... http://vulcans.uhh.hawaii.edu

Modalities available in our training room are electrical stimulation, ultra sound, hot packs and ice. Unfortunately, all UHH can offer on site is ice. In addition, water, cups, and towels will be present on your bench/dugout for all UHH contests.

Training room hours: Monday through Friday 7:30 am – 6:00 pm
* Please contact the trainers prior to your arrival for any special arrangements.

Our home basketball games are typically held in the Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium. Our home baseball games in Hilo are held a Wong Stadium. Both facilities are located in the Ho‘olulu County Park on Manono Street. The Kona baseball games are played at Simmons Field at the Old Kona Airport. All of these venues are off campus.

The UH-Hilo softball field and the tennis courts are located on campus and are a part of the UHH Athletic Complex. Field and courts are within walking distance of the athletic training room.

Team Physicians and Hospitals

Once again, we hope that your visit to the Big Island is pleasant and healthy.

Aloha,
Tim Eakins
Mike Garcia

Medical Facilities

2003-04 Season Ticket Information

Volleyball Season (General Admission) Cost

Adult $ 20
Senior Citizens (55-and-over) $ 10
Students (12-and-over) $ 10

Volleyball season tickets are on sale from Tuesday, August 5 through Thursday, August 28.

Basketball Season Cost (Reserved)

Adult $ 75
Senior Citizens (55-and-over) $ 50
Students (12-and-over) $ 50

Basketball season ticket sales are from Thursday, October 9 through Friday, November 7.

General Admission

Adult $ 50
Senior Citizens (55-and-over) $ 30
Students (12-and-over) $ 10

Baseball Season (General Admission) Cost

Adult $ 30
Senior Citizens (55-and-over) $ 15
Students (12-and-over) $ 15

A Baseball season ticket sales' schedule has not been established.

All-Sports Pass Cost

Adult $ 75
UHH/HCC Faculty/Staff $ 45
Senior Citizens (55-and-over) $ 30
Students (12-and-over) $ 10

All-Sports Passes will not be available until Friday, August 15. The pass is good for general admission to baseball, volleyball and basketball home games including tournaments.

Ticket office hours are 2 p.m. - 6 p.m., Tuesday, Thursday and Friday in UHH Athletic Complex Bluilding 320C, Room 103.

For more information, contact ticket manager Kallen Miytaki at 974-7702 or kmiyatak@hawaii.edu.

Athletics Complex

Main/Upper Campus Map

Hilo Area Map

Transportation

Air

Ground

Area Hotels / Restaurants

Area Hotels

Restaurants

Route Map / Hotels to UH Hilo & Sports Venues

Points of Interest

• ‘Akaka Falls - North of Hilo, plunges over 420 feet in a sheer drop over a volcanic cliff.
• Black Sand Beaches - Made up of pulverized lava, located on the southeastern shoreline.
• Captain Cook Monument - At Kealakekua Bay, is a tribute to the British navigator who opened the Hawaiian Islands to the western world. Captain Cook was killed on the shoreline here in 1779.
• Moku‘aikaua Church - The first Christian church at Kailua-Kona, was erected by American missionaries who first landed in Hawai‘i in1820.
• Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park - The number on visitor attraction in all Hawai‘i, has an array of unique volcanic formations, forests of giant tree ferns, steaming craters and a volcanological museum which screens free movies daily.
• Honoka‘a - Once the home of the sugar industry on the Hämäkua Coast, Honoka‘a is now more than a century old-an architectural, historical and cultural treasure.
• Hulihe‘e Palace - In the village of Kailua-Kona, was once the summer home of Hawaiian royalty and now houses a rare collection of Hawaiiana.
• Kamehameha Statue - In Kohala, was lost at sea during shipment to Hawai‘i and later recovered after a replica had been made and erected in Honolulu. In Hilo, dramatic and accessible on Hilo’s Bayfront Highway, a perfect photo opportunity.
• Lapakahi State Historical Park - North of Kawaihae, was once an ancient Hawaiian fishing village.
• Laupähoehoe - Which literally translated means “leaf of lava,” is one of the Hämäkua Coast's many scenic and historical spots.
• Lava Flows - Are marked by Warrior signs that designate flows which have surged down Mauna Loa and Kïlauea since prehistoric times.
• Lili‘uokalani Park/Banyan Drive - The largest Yedostyle gardens outside of Japan.
• Lyman Mission House and Museum - In the city of Hilo, contains a collection of historic Hawaiian relics.
• Orchids and Anthuriums - Grow in profusion in Hilo and Puna for export to far ports of the world.
• Painted Churches - at Hönaunau, St. Benedict's is one of the oldest Catholic churches on the island, constructed in 1875. The church has brilliantly hued murals depicting biblical scenes on the interior walls. Murals in the Star of the Sea Catholic Church at Kalapana were painted by a priest a half century ago.
• Parker Ranch - located in the Waimea-Kamuela district and established in 1847, is one of the oldest and largest ranches in the country.
• Pololü Valley - in Kohala, was once the locale of a number of ancient Hawaiian heiau (temples).
• Pu‘uhonua o Hönaunau (Place of Refuge) - A National Historical Park, is said to have been built at the Hönaunau location in the 12th century to provide political and religious asylum.
• Pu‘ukoholä Heiau - Near Kawaihae, was built by Kamehameha the Great and is now a National Historical Site.
• Rainbow Falls - One of the Big Island's loveliest waterfalls, is located in Hilo.
• Waipi‘o Valley - North of the town of Honoka‘a, was once the home of kings of old Hawai‘i.
• White Sand Beaches - At Häpuna State Beach Park, ‘Anaeho‘omalu Beach, and Magic Sands Beach, Kailua, all on the western side of the island.

Big Island Map

Here on the Big Island of Hawai‘i, and throughout the State, many words, including street and place names are in the Hawaiian language. Although the Hawaiian language uses a similar alphabet to English, not all the vowels and diphthongs are pronounced the same. This can be a bit disconcerting to someone who has never been here, especially since some Hawaiian words are very long, but if you follow the pronunciation guidelines in this section, you should have little or no problem pronouncing Hawaiian words.

There are only 13 letters in the Hawaiian alphabet, 5 vowels and 8 consonants:

Each vowel has only one sound:
A – “ah” as in pot
E – “ay” as in hay
I – “ee” as in week
O – “oh” as in no
U – “oo” as new

Consonants sound as they do in English with 2 exceptions:
H
K
L
M
N
P
W – almost always pronounced v
‘ – called an ‘okina, it denotes a glottal stop like the break in airflow in the English oh-oh

The only other thing you may need to know is that each letter is pronounced separately, even when there are several vowels in row. Eventually you will be able to run all the sounds together to sound more fluid, but at first just go slowly, but at first just go slowly and pronounce each one.

Hope this helps, and good luck with your Hawaiian words!