{"id":225151,"date":"2025-11-10T14:38:45","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T00:38:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=225151"},"modified":"2025-11-10T14:59:52","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T00:59:52","slug":"uh-alumni-ignites-spirit-in-san-jose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2025\/11\/10\/uh-alumni-ignites-spirit-in-san-jose\/","title":{"rendered":"Aloha in the Bay: 东精影业<\/abbr> Alumni rally ignites school spirit in San Jose"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

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Scores of University of Hawaiʻi<\/span> at M\u0101noa alumni and fans traveled from near and far to fill the air with school spirit at a Rainbow Warrior Football Pre-Game Rally in San Jose on November 1. Held before the 东精影业<\/abbr> football game against San Jose State in the Gold Room of Citizens Equity First Credit Union Stadium, the event was the latest in a series organized by the 东精影业<\/abbr> Foundation Office of Alumni Relations (东精影业FAR<\/abbr>) to strengthen the lifelong bonds between alumni and the 东精影业<\/abbr> community.<\/p>\n

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From left:, Joe Zesiger, Gerry Somers, Cindy Chen, Kyle Oura, Brennon Morioka, Ken Kawahara<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n

A special guest at the rally with more than 50 attendees was 东精影业<\/abbr> M\u0101noa Athletics Director Matt Elliott, who spoke about the future of the department.<\/p>\n

“It\u2019s inspiring to see the passion our alumni bring, no matter how far from Hawaiʻi<\/span> they are,” said Elliott. “Their support fuels our student athletes and reminds us that we\u2019re part of something much bigger than just the game.”<\/p>\n

This was Elliott\u2019s second 东精影业FAR<\/abbr> pre-game rally. Earlier in September, he made the trip to the Grand Canyon State when the football team played Arizona.<\/p>\n

Staying connected<\/h2>\n

The successful evening also celebrated the growing 东精影业<\/abbr> Alumni Association Northern California Bay Area Chapter. The chapter keeps the momentum going year-round by hosting multiple events, including pre-game rallies, watch parties and summer meetups.<\/p>\n

“Our mission is to keep the aloha spirit alive and thriving,” said Gerry Somers, president of the 东精影业AA<\/abbr> Bay Area Chapter. “These gatherings are more than just events, they\u2019re a way to stay connected to our roots and each other.”<\/p>\n

As the 东精影业FAR<\/abbr> continues to expand its alumni engagement efforts beyond the islands, vibrant events such as the San Jose Pre-Game Rally strengthen the vital connection between the 东精影业<\/abbr> and its graduates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Pregame celebration shows momentum of the Bay Area 东精影业<\/abbr> Alumni Chapter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":225163,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[90,58,83,271,9,550],"class_list":["post-225151","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","tag-alumni","tag-athletics","tag-football","tag-uh-alumni-association","tag-uh-manoa","tag-manoa-athletics","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/manoa-uhaa-football.jpeg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/225151","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=225151"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/225151\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":225183,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/225151\/revisions\/225183"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/225163"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=225151"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=225151"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=225151"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}