UH hopes for better fan experience at Warriors football home opener

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TOMORROW'S WARRIOR FOOTBALL SEASON OPENER. THEY'VE MADE SOME CHANGES TO MAKE THE FAN EXPERIENCE BETTER. STEPHEN FLORINO HAS THE DETAILS. FINAL PREPARATIONS ARE UNDERWAY... FOR WHAT SOME CALL THE BIGGEST DAY OF THE YEAR. ERIC MATTHEWS, UH ATHLETICS DIR. OF MARKETING & FAN EXPERIENCE I'M FEELING GREAT. THERE'S A DAY I LOOK FORWARD TO EVERY YEAR IT'S THE START OF FOOTBALL SEASON. HOW CAN YOU NOT BE EXCITED KIANA TERAN, UH FRESHMAN FIRST GAME. GOTTA START THE YEAR STRONG. EVERYONE NEEDS TO BE HYPE IN THE STANDS. IT'S GONNA BE A GOOD TIME HAWAII KICKS OFF ITS 2024 CAMPAIGN AT CHING FIELD TOMORROW... HOSTING DELAWARE STATE. BRAELYNN JENKINS, UH FRESHMAN I'M HOPING THAT WE HAVE A GOOD TURNOUT AND A LOT OF STUDENTS COME. I THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE SHOW OUR SCHOOL SPIRIT FROM THE STUDENT BODY SCHOOL OFFICIALS HOPE FAMILIES WILL COME TOO. THE "KICKOFF AT LES" PRE-PARTY AT LES MURAKAMI STADIUM STARTS AT 4 O- CLOCK TOMORROW AFTERNOON... IT'LL FEATURE FOOD BOOTHS... A KEIKI FUN ZONE... MERCH... BEER GARDEN... AND LIVE MUSIC. ERIC MATTHEWS, UH ATHLETICS DIR. OF MARKETING & FAN EXPERIENCE IT'S THE PLACE TO BE. WE SAW IT LAST YEAR. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SEASON, GOT A LITTLE SLOW, BUT WHEN PEOPLE STARTED REALLY FIGURING IT OUT, AND COMING OUT THERE, THAT PLACE WAS BUMPING PARKING OPENS AT 2 TOMORROW. YOU NEED TO BUY YOUR PARKING PASS TONIGHT TO PARK ON LOWER CAMPUS. ONLY UPPER CAMPUS PARKING IS AVAILABLE TO BUY ON GAME DAY. ERIC MATTHEWS, UH ATHLETICS DIR. OF MARKETING & FAN EXPERIENCE DON'T COME HERE THINKING, OH THERE'S GONNA BE TRAFFIC, THERE'S GONNA BE LINES, WE'RE WORKING ON GETTING A LOT OF THAT CUT DOWN AND WE MADE A LOT OF PROGRESS WITH IT STEPHEN FLORINO ONE BIG CHANGE FROM LAST YEAR - BEER SALES. PREVIOUSLY, VENDORS WOULD HAVE TO POUR THE BEER INTO CUPS WHICH CAUSED LONG WAIT TIMES. NOW VENDORS WILL HAND OUT CANS, AND THERE'LL ALSO BE HAWKERS IN THE STANDS. THE GUYS BIG TRAYS IN FRONT OF YOU. SO YOU'LL GET TO HAVE YOUR BEER DELIVERED TO YOU WITHOUT HAVING TO LEAVE YOUR SEAT KIANA TERAN, UH FRESHMAN I FEEL LIKE IT'S GONNA BE REALLY LOUD. IT'S GONNA BE REALLY FUN. I FEEL LIKE EVERYONE'S GONNA BE SUPER EXCITED. FIRST GAME OF THE SEASON, I FEEL LIKE EVERYONE GONNA BE EXCITED TO BE HERE BRAELYNN JENKINS, UH FRESHMAN I MEAN WIN OR LOSE, I'LL BE HERE TO SUPPORT ERIC MATTHEWS, UH ATHLETICS DIR. OF MARKETING & FAN EXPERIENCE IT'S ONE OF THE CHEAPEST TICKETS IN ALL OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL. WE WANT YOU HERE. SO MY PREDICTION FOR THE GAME? YOU? YOU? HAVING FUN. KICK OFF SET FOR 6 O-CLOCK TOMORROW NIGHT. STEPHEN FLORINO KHON 2 NEWS WORKING FOR HAWAII BRIGETTE: COMING UP... DETAILS ON THE STATE'S UPCOMING GUN BUYBACK EVENT. DASH: PLUS... THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS URGING FOLKS TO GET THE UPDATED COVID VACC

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