UH unveils new uniforms

The University of Hawai‘i Athletics Department unveiled the designs for its new home and away uniforms for the 2008 football season. Head coach Greg McMackin presented the uniforms at a press conference, yesterday.

This was the first public viewing of the uniforms, which were designed by Under Armour, “Outfitter of UH Football.”

Hawai‘i and Under Armour signed an eight-year apparel, footwear, and marketing partnership that will provide UH with more than $4.1 million in cash and trade.

Under Armour will supply the team with $2,424,000 in product for the student-athletes, coaches, and staff during the term of the agreement.

Under Armour will also pay Hawai‘i $1,680,000 in cash, including $1,140,000 in rights fees and a minimum of $540,000 in marketing support as a member of the UH Corporate Partner Program.

“Under Armour did a great job with the design of the new uniforms,” McMackin told the media. “We wanted to add more green in the uniform and that went well with people around the community. So we’ll have green sleeves for our home jerseys and green pants for our away ones. We’ll also stick with the green helmets for both home and away games.”

Some of the highlights of the 2008 uniform designs include:

• Use of the UH green in both the home and away uniforms was a priority.

• The fabric on the jersey shoulders and sleeves has a tapa design.

• Instead of “Warriors” above the numbers, the “Hawai‘i” brand is being used in order to provide greater university recognition.

Also, the “Hawai‘i” text size is larger for greater visibility.

• The “H” brand is featured on the pants and above the player’s name on the back of the jersey.

• The distinctive UH tapa numbers are used on both uniforms.

• Only UH’s green helmet will be worn for both home and away games.

• The silver road uniform, including the jerseys, pants, and helmet, will not be continued.