Rainbow Warriors Team Charter

For their trip to the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament, the Hawai‘i Rainbow Warriors basketball team chartered an Allegiant Air A319 for their trip from LAS to PDX today. N307NV (msn 2427), an A319-112, flew the 'Bows to play in the West Regional as the 13th seed, as AAY4106. They will play the 4th seed Arkansas Razorbacks on Thursday for the first round.

GO BOWS!!!

Photos from the team's Instagram post.

Hawai‘i Rainbow Warriors Team Charter

The Hawai‘i Rainbow Warriors football team chartered a Hawaiian Airlines A321-271N for their road trip to LAS to face the UNLV Rebels on Friday. N202HA "Maile" (msn 7917) departed HNL this morning as ASA9684. This A321N will re-enter service on its next leg.

22 November 2025 UPDATE

The Rainbow Warriors returned home aboard N202HA following their 38-10 beat down from the Rebels.

Hawai‘i Rainbow Warriors Team Charter

The Hawai‘i Rainbow Warriors football team is flying commercially aboard a Hawaiian Airlines A321-271N for their Saturday game against the San José State Spartans. N204HA "‘Ōhi‘a Lehua" (msn 7959) is flying the team from HNL to SJC as ASA892. This is the first Rainbow Warriors team flight under the Alaska Airlines flight code.

02 November 2025 UPDATE

The Rainbow Warriors returned home aboard N205HA "Kalo" (msn 8092) today, following their 45-38 loss to the Spartans.

Hawai‘i Rainbow Warriors Team Charter

The Hawai‘i Rainbow Warriors are chartering a Hawaiian Airlines A321-271N for their road trip to play the Colorado State Rams on Saturday. N218HA "Kou" (msn 8764) is flying the Rainbow Warriors to DEN as HAL714. This A321 will ferry to LAS from DEN as HAL9715 to re-enter service.

18 October 2025 UPDATE

N213HA "Lama" (msn 8237) ferried to DEN from LAS as HAL8716, and will bring home the victorious Rainbow Warriors after their 31-19 win over the Rams. N213HA flew from DEN to OAK as HAL717, then as HAL719 from OAK to HNL.

Hawai‘i Rainbow Warriors Team Charter

The Hawai‘i Rainbow Warriors are chartering a Hawaiian Airlines A321-271N for their road trip to play against the Air Force Academy Falcons on Saturday. N213HA "Lama" (msn 8237, f/n 213) is flying the team to COS as HAL708, and will re-position to PDX as HAL9709.

27 September 2025 UPDATE 

N212HA "Wiliwili" (msn 8219) repositioned from PDX to COS as HAL8710. This A321-271N is flying the victorious Rainbow Warriors back home as HAL711, with a stop at OAK. The OAK-HNL leg will be flown as HAL713.

Hawai‘i Rainbow Warriors Team Charter

The Hawai‘i Rainbow Warriors are making their first road-trip for the 2025 season. The team is chartering a Hawaiian Airlines A321-271N to fly to TUS for Saturday's game against the Arizona Wildcats. N230HA "Wauke" (msn 9547) is taking the team to TUS today as HAL702.

Photos from the send off at HNL on the Hawai‘i Athletics Instagram post.

Further information in this Hawaiian Airlines press release.

31 August 2025 UPDATE 

N209HA "‘Iliahi" (msn 8186) brought back the Rainbow Warriors following yesterday's 40-6 mauling by the Wildcats, as HAL705 (TUS-LAX) then HAL707 (LAX-HNL).

Hawai‘i Army National Guard Flyover

A CH-47F Chinook from the Company B, 2nd Battalion, 211 Aviation Regiment and a HH-60M from Company G, 1st Battalion, 189th Aviation Regiment from the Hawai‘i Army National Guard, performed a flyover prior to the start of tonight's University of Hawai‘i Rainbow Warriors football game. Only 16-20855 (the HH-60M), is listed as the flight IMUA855, which made the flyover at the end of the Star-Spangled Banner, in honor of the Rainbow Warriors' Senior Night agains the New Mexico Lobos.

Hawai‘i Rainbow Warriors Team Charter

The Hawai‘i Rainbow Warriors football team is chartering a Hawaiian Airlines A321-271N for their road game against the Utah State Aggies on Saturday. N209HA "Ili‘ahi" (msn 8186, f/n 209) is flying the Rainbow Warriors to SLC as HAL764, and will reposition to OAK as HAL9765 after dropping off the team. Another A321N will pick up the team on Saturday following the game.

17 November 2024 UPDATE

The Rainbow Warriors are returning home aboard N204HA "ʻŌhia Lehua" (msn 7959, f/n 204) as HAL767 following their 55-10 blowout loss to the Aggies.

Pregame Flyover

A KC-135R from the Hawai‘i Air National Guard's 203rd Air Refueling Squadron, 63-8030 (c/n 18647, l/n T0686), performed a flyover over the Clarence TC Ching Field at the end of the Star-Spangled Banner, before the UNLV-Hawai‘i football game this afternoon. 63-8030 flew from east to west with its tail boom down and the probe extended. The flyover was part of the Military Appreciation Night event to celebrate Veteran's Day.

Hawai‘i Rainbow Warriors Team Charter

The Hawai‘i Rainbow Warriors football team is chartering a Hawaiian Airlines A321-271N for their road trip to FAT for their game against the Fresno State Bulldogs. N214HA "Kukui" (msn 8157, f/n 214) is flying the team as HAL760. The Rainbow Warriors will return following the game.

03 November 2024 UPDATE

The victorious Rainbow Warriors returned home early this morning aboard N230HA "Wauke" (msn 9547, f/n 230), as HAL763.

Hawai‘i Rainbow Warriors Team Charter

The Hawai‘i Rainbow Warriors football team is chartering a Hawaiian Airlines A321-271N for their road game to play the Sam Houston State Bearkats on Saturday. N204HA "ʻŌhiʻa Lehua" (msn 7959, f/n 204) is taking the team as HAL750, with its first stop at OAK. The team charter will continue onto IAH as HAL752. N204HA is scheduled to stay at IAH to bring the Rainbow Warriors home following the game.

14 September 2024 UPDATE

N204HA is departed IAH for OAK as HAL753, then to HNL as HAL755.

Hawaiian Raptors Pregame Flyover

Four F-22A Raptors from the 199th FS /19th FS flew a four-ship flyover at the end of the "Star-Spangled Banner" before this evening's game  between the Air Force Academy Falcons and the Hawai‘i Rainbow Warriors.

Photos from the Hawaiian Raptors Instagram post, and the Hawai‘i Air National Guard's Instagram post.

Hawaiʻi Rainbow Warriors Team Charter

Hawaiian Airlines is flying the University of Hawai‘i Rainbow Warriors football team to BNA for their Week 0 game agains the Vanderbilt University Commodores on Saturday. N360HA "Tutukamohonua" (msn 1732) is flying the team charter as HAL750. This A330-243 left HNL this afternoon for its non-stop to BNA, and will arrive in the early morning hours (Central Daylight Time). 

FlyNashville.com's Instagram page posted photos of N360HA departing for AUS as HAL9751, which will then return to HNL as HAL81. Another A330 will be dispatched to bring back the Rainbow Warriors following Saturday's game.

26 August 2023 UPDATE

The Rainbow Warriors are returning home aboard N375HA "Humu" (msn 1606) as HAL751, following the team's 35-28 loss to the Commodores. This A330-243 positioned from LAS to BNA as HAL8790.

Rainbow Warriors Team Charter

The Unviersity of Hawai‘i Rainbow Warriors chartered a Hawaiian Airlines A321-271N, N216HA “Māmane” (msn 8471, f/n 216), for their road game against the New Mexico State Aggies. The A321neo is flying to ELP as HAL762, and the team will take a bus to Las Cruces, NM.

25 Sep 22 UPDATE

The Rainbow Warriors are returning home aboard N378HA "Kaukamālama" (msn 1615), flying as HAL763.

University of Hawai‘i Team Charter

The University of Hawai‘i Rainbow Warriors has chartered a Hawaiian Airlines A330-243, N399HA "Kūmau" (msn 1496, f/n 399), for its road trip to play the University of Michigan Wolverines in Ann Arbor on Saturday. Flying as HAL760, this A330 is making a non-stop flight to DTW, and the team will bus it to Ann Arbor. The team should make its return flight to HNL following the game.

The Rainbow Warriors also have road trips to Las Cruces, NM (24 Sep, vs New Mexico St); San Diego, CA (08 Oct, vs San Diego St); Fort Collins, CO (22 Oct, vs Colorado St); Fresno, CA (05 Nov, vs Fresno St); and San José, CA (26 Nov, vs San José St). It's not known if these road trips will be flown on Hawaiian as team charters.

10 Sep 2022 UPDATE

The Rainbow Warriors returned from DTW on N386HA "Heiheionakeiki" (msn 1302) as HAL761, following their 56-10 loss.

Hawai‘i Rainbow Warriors Team Charter

The University of Hawai‘i Rainbow Warriors chartered a Hawaiian Airlines A321-271N, N227HA "Olopua" (msn 9223, f/n 227) for their road trip to play against the University of Nevada Wolf Pack. The flight left this afternoon for RNO as HAL762. The team will return following their game as HAL763, and N227HA will stay at RNO..

17 Oct 21 UPDATE

HAL763 will make a brief fuel stop at OAK.

Hawaiian Airlines Takes The Rainbow Warriors Bowling

Hawaiian Airlines is flying the University of Hawai‘i Rainbow Warriors football team to DAL (via LAX) for their New Mexico Bowl matchup against the University of Houston Cougars on Christmas Eve. The game was moved to Frisco, TX due to the China Corona Virus pandemic situation in Albuquerque, NM. N215HA "Uhiuhi" (msn 8266) is making the flight as HAL776, and will return following the game as HAL777.

12.23.20 UPDATE

N215HA ferried from DAL to BIF [Biggs Army Airfield, Fort Bliss, TX] as HAL8932, and made a military charter flight to LEX as HAL1932, then returned to DAL as HAL9932.

Hawaiian Airlines Partnership With The University of Hawai‘i Athletics

Hawaiian Airlines announced that will be the official airline partner of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa's Athletics Department. The airline, a Diamond Level UH Corporate Partner, will provide travel to all 21 UH Mānoa's athletic teams between Hawai‘i and North America.

Further information is in this Hawaiian Airlines press release.

Rainbow Warriors To Columbus

The University of Hawai‘i Rainbow Warriors football team has chartered a Sun Country Airlines 737-800 to travel from LAX to CMH, for their Saturday game against the Ohio State University Buckeyes. N816SY (c/n 30637, l/n 800), a 737-8Q8, made the trip as SCX8661. The football team's Facebook page has a photo of the team deplaning at CMH.

From HNL, the team flew on a Hawaiian Airlines commercial flight to LAX last night, on HAL4, aboard N370HA "Kuamo‘o" (msn 1511).


09.12.15 Update
The Rainbow Warriors' Sun Country return flight is listed as SCX8662, aboard N816SY. It will leave this evening. The return flight from LAX is scheduled to HNL Sunday afternoon on HAL1, aboard N370HA "Kuamo‘o" (msn 1511).