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}}The Hula Bowl is a post-season college football all-star game held annually, usually in January. From inception through the 2021 playing, it was held in Hawaii; since the 2022 edition, it has been played in Orlando, Florida.The game was first staged in 1947, between mainland collegiate players and local Hawaiian players; it has been played exclusively with collegiate players since 1960. The bowl was paused following its 2008 edition, then was revived in January 2020.The game was originally held at Honolulu Stadium in Honolulu, then moved to Aloha Stadium in Halawa starting with the January 1976 edition.NEWS,www.newspapers.com/clip/68436310/hu-la-won-all-but-the-west/, Hu-la won? All but the West, Ferd, Borsch, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 1, January 11, 1976, January 24, 2021, newspapers.com, The game remained at Aloha Stadium through the 2021 edition, except for eight editions played at War Memorial Stadium on the island of Maui. The University of Central Florida (UCF) agreed to host the January 2022 playing of the game, due to Aloha Stadium being closed for repairs and upgrades.

History

File:Case-Ernie-1941.jpg|thumb|left|upright=.8|UCLA quarterback Ernie CaseErnie CaseIn late 1946,{{citation |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39462731/postseason_grid_games_are_pending/ |title=Postseason Grid Games Are Pending |newspaper=Honolulu Star-Bulletin |page=6 |date=December 23, 1946 |access-date=November 22, 2019 |via=newspapers.com}} the first Hula Bowl was organized by Paul Stupin and Mackay Yanagisawa.WEB,the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2009/Jul/03/sp/hawaii907030377.html, 60 years catering to tastes of Hawaii fans, Ferd, Lewis, Honolulu Advertiser, July 3, 2009, January 8, 2017, When the inaugural game was played on January 5, 1947, the teams were composed of mainland college players (the “Southern California Rose Bowl Stars”, led by UCLA quarterback Ernie Case) pitted against a local team of graduates of Leilehua (the “Leialums“),{{citation |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39463371/southern_california_rose_bowl_stars/ |title=Southern California Rose Bowl Stars Arrive |newspaper=Honolulu Star-Bulletin |page=1 |date=January 3, 1947 |access-date=November 22, 2019 |via=newspapers.com}} a local high school in Wahiawa, Hawaii—the mainland team won, 34–7.{{citation |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39463647/leialums_completely_outclassed_by_rose/ |title=Leialums Completely Outclassed by Rose Bowl Football Stars |newspaper=Honolulu Star-Bulletin |page=12 |date=January 6, 1947 |access-date=November 22, 2019 |via=newspapers.com}} The teams played a two-game series every January until 1951, when the format was changed to allow National Football League (NFL) players to join the Hawaiian all-stars, in an effort to create a more competitive environment. From 1960 onward, the game featured only collegiate players, and game results are listed in NCAA records.WEB,fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2019/Bowls.pdf, BOWL/ALL STAR GAME RECORDS, 2019, NCAA, November 22, 2019, Players were historically rostered by college location; North vs. South or East vs. West. Since 2000, team names of Aina and Kai, the Hawaiian words for land and ocean, have been used multiple times.The game was originally played in Honolulu Stadium in Honolulu through the January 1975 playing, then moved to Aloha Stadium in neighboring Halawa. In 1997, the then-mayor of Maui County, Linda Lingle, obtained authorization to spend $1.2 million to improve War Memorial Stadium in the town of Kahului on the island of Maui,NEWS, Kubota, Gary T.,archives.starbulletin.com/98/09/04/news/story3.html, Hula Bowl revenues far short of goal, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, September 4, 1998, March 4, 2019, which then hosted the game for the 1998 through 2005 playings. However, due to poor attendance and reduced revenue,NEWS,www.newspapers.com/clip/39467198/hula_bowls_hopes_rest_on_return_to/, Hula Bowl’s hopes rest on return to Honolulu, Ferd, Lewis, The Honolulu Advertiser, 21, June 4, 2005, November 22, 2019, newspapers.com, the Hula Bowl returned to Oahu for its 2006 game and stayed at Aloha Stadium through the 2008 playing.The game has predominantly been played in January as one of the final games of the college football postseason, allowing players who competed in bowl games with their collegiate teams to participate. The game has been held in early February twice, in 2002 and 2003.For many years, the Hula Bowl was distinguished from a similar event, the Senior Bowl, by playing by collegiate rules rather than professional rules, and by remaining amateur (the Senior Bowl paid players through its 1988 edition).NEWS,www.newspapers.com/clip/63499870/senior-bowl-to-stop-paying-players/, Senior Bowl to stop paying players, The Santa Fe New Mexican, 16, January 20, 1989, November 17, 2020, newspapers.com, This was very important for those wishing to remain eligible to compete in other collegiate sports (such as college baseball) or otherwise retain amateur status. At one point the longest-running sporting event in Hawaii, it was considered a premier venue to launch professional careers in the NFL.{{according to whom|date=November 2019}}

Changing direction

File:US_Navy_050122-N-3019M-002_Navy_Midshipman_Kyle_Eckel_stands_at_attention_during_the_playing_of_the_National_anthem_at_the_2005_Hula_Bowl_All-Star_game_in_Kahului,_Maui,_Hawaii.jpg|right|thumb|Kyle Eckel of Navy at the 2005 game]]On July 1, 2006, it was announced that the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) would end its ten-year relationship with the Hula Bowl due to “philosophical differences” over the future plans for the game,WEB,www.afca.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=60616&SPID=6609&DB_OEM_ID=9300&ATCLID=603675,www.afca.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=60616&SPID=6609&DB_OEM_ID=9300&ATCLID=603675," title="web.archive.org/web/20110524070401www.afca.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=60616&SPID=6609&DB_OEM_ID=9300&ATCLID=603675,">web.archive.org/web/20110524070401www.afca.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=60616&SPID=6609&DB_OEM_ID=9300&ATCLID=603675, dead, AFCA Ends Relationship with Hula Bowl, May 24, 2011, Nov 3, 2019, including proposed changes for the 2007 game — such as reintroducing the “Hawaiian Islands versus Mainland” matchup used from 1947 to 1959. University of Hawaii and former NFL head coach June Jones expressed a willingness to coach a potential Hawaiian Islands team, which would have a mix of Hawaiian and Polynesian players and, bowl organizers hoped, would draw more fans to the game. The Hula Bowl had also discussed the idea of allowing junior status players to participate in the game and bringing over college football players from Japan, something the game had done in the recent past.NEWS, Brandon, Masuoka,the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2006/Jul/29/sp/FP607290333.html, Hula Bowl tries to reinvent itself, The Honolulu Advertiser, July 29, 2006, Game officials also discussed awarding a national “Hula Bowl Player of the Week” to college players during the regular season; the winning players would have been invited to play in the Hula Bowl and been able to direct a $1,000 donation to a charity in their state.

Dormancy

After the January 2008 playing, the bowl remained dormant. Organizers searched “for opportunities to reintroduce and reimagine the historic bowl game”,WEB,www.hulabowlhawaii.com, HISTORIC HULA BOWL SET TO CALL NORTH CAROLINA HOME IN 2018, November 4, 2016, January 8, 2017, www.hulabowlhawaii.com, and in November 2016, announced their intent to restart the game in North Carolina in January 2018.NEWS,www.nsjonline.com/article/2016/11/raleigh-will-host-hula-bowl-at-carter-finley-stadium, Historic Hula Bowl coming to Raleigh in 2018, R. Cory, Smith, North State Journal, nsjonline.com, November 4, 2016, However, in March 2017, additional news reports indicated that a revival of the game was unlikely, as a key supporter of the proposal, North Carolina governor Pat McCrory, left office at the start of that year.NEWS,www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article137199238.html, Despite pre-election promise from McCrory, there’s no Hula Bowl coming to Raleigh, Dan, Kane, The News & Observer, Raleigh, North Carolina, March 8, 2017, June 18, 2017,

Revival

On October 29, 2019, it was announced that the Hula Bowl would be revived;NEWS,www.bizjournals.com/pacific/news/2019/10/31/hula-bowl-to-reboot-after-12-years-as-part-of-cbs.html, HULA BOWL to reboot after 12 years as part of CBS Network partnership, Olivia, Peterkin, bizjournals.com, limited, October 31, 2019, October 31, 2019, the 2020 edition was played at Aloha Stadium on January 26, 2020. It featured “NCAA college football players from all divisions, along with international players”.WEB,www.hulabowl.com/our-history.html, Our History, hulabowl.com, 2019, November 22, 2019, November 13, 2019,web.archive.org/web/20191113151135/https://www.hulabowl.com/our-history.html, dead, Aloha Stadium also hosted the 2021 edition, played on January 31, 2021,NEWS,www.khon2.com/sports/team-kai-wins-hula-bowl-in-likely-final-game-at-aloha-stadium/, Team Kai wins Hula Bowl in likely final game at Aloha Stadium, Christian, Shimabuku, KHON-TV, January 31, 2021, February 1, 2021, held without spectators after the facility was “deemed unsafe to hold crowds” in December 2020.NEWS,www.khon2.com/top-stories/aloha-stadium-to-shut-down-operations-indefinitely/, Aloha Stadium to shut down operations indefinitely, Christian, Shimabuku, KHON-TV, December 17, 2020, January 23, 2021, In August 2021, with Aloha Stadium closed for repairs and upgrades, the University of Central Florida (UCF) agreed to host the 2022 playing—scheduled for January 15—at their home stadium, FBC Mortgage Stadium, in Orlando, Florida.NEWS,www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/ucf-knights/os-sp-ucf-to-host-hula-bowl-20210809-w6nyd2u23jcybjrlm3uixrlfvy-story.html, UCF to host Hula Bowl in 2022, Matt, Murschel, Orlando Sentinel, August 9, 2021, August 9, 2021,

Game results

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East win	bgcolor=fuchsia|West win

North win	bgcolor=lightgrey|South win

Aina win	bgcolor=lightgreen|Kai win

Tie

{{col-break}}The Hula Bowl has used four different pairs of team designations. Before 2000, teams were rostered as either North vs. South or East vs. West, with the exception of the 1994 game, which was College Stars vs. Hawaii PonoÊ»i (“Hawaii’s own“). Since 2000, the matchup has been Aina vs. Kai, except for 2005 and 2006, which reverted to East vs. West. Past NCAA records have substituted North or West in place of Kai (“ocean“), and South or East in place of Aina (“land“).{{col-end}}{{Col-begin}}{{Col-break}}{| class=“wikitable“! Date || colspan=“2” | Winner || colspan=“2” | Loser || Attendance

	East	34	West	8	23,000

	East	14	West	7	17,017

	East 7, West 7				20,598

	North	20	South	13	20,000

	North	20	South	13	18,177

	South	16	North	14	22,100

	North	27	South	26	25,000

	North	28	South	27	23,500

	North	50	South	6	21,000

	North	13	South	7	23,000

	South	35	North	13	25,000

	North	42	South	32	23,500

	North	24	South	7	23,000

	South	17	North	3	23,000

	East	24	West	14	23,000

	East	34	West	25	22,000

	East	16	West	0	45,458

	West	20	East	17	45,579

	West	42	East	22	48,197

	East	29	West	24	49,132

	East	17	West	10	47,096

	West	24	East	17	39,010

	West	26	East	23	43,002

	East	30	West	14	39,456

	West	21	East	16	34,216

	East	34	West	14	30,767

	West	23	East	10	29,564

Venues

Honolulu Stadium (1960–1975) Aloha Stadium (1976–1997, 2006–2008, 2020–2021) War Memorial Stadium (Maui; 1998–2005) FBC Mortgage Stadium (Orlando; 2022–present)