In 1974, the University of Hawai'i sports teams were named 'Rainbow Warriors" (and women the "Rainbow Wahine")
as a nod to both the natives and the islands' tropical climate. But
when former coach June Jones took over the football team in 2000, he
mandated his team only be referred to as "Warriors." The University then
allowed the other teams to choose which name: basketball, swimming, and
tennis kept "Rainbow Warriors", baseball took "Rainbows", and golf and
volleyball took "Warriors." Originally, the school had decided they
would rename all teams "Warriors" so the teams would be the same across
the board, but after public push to return to it's roots, they have
decided to reset everyone to "Rainbow Warriors."
Read more at NBC's College Football Talk.
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