"Hawaii Pono'i" at the 2008 Sugar Bowl

Sugar Bowl 2008 (New Orleans, LA) - January 1, 2008

University of Hawaii Warriors vs. Georgia Bulldogs

At the end of the game, preparations were being made on the field to award Georgia the Sugar Bowl trophy. I didn't realize what was happening until it was too late...Hawaii started singing "Hawaii Pono'i" while Georgia was celebrating on the field and in the stands. I quickly grabbed my camera and started recording. When Hawaii fans started singing, the rest of the stadium seemed to quiet down. I think Georgia's fans didn't know what was going on...they didn't have a way to unite themselves...we had our state anthem and sang proudly.

The Warriors didn't win the battle, they won the war! The Hawaii fans were passionate and at the end, no matter what, Hawaii came together in song. This was truly a chicken-skin moment and one I will remember for the rest of my life.

As a UH alumna and a local girl from Hawaii who no longer lives in Hawaii, being a part of this chicken skin moment made me feel proud to be Hawaiian - actually, I'm ALWAYS proud to be Hawaiian! For me, this was the highlight of my Sugar Bowl experience. It was totally worth the effort to get there...

The Hawaii Warriors have nothing to feel bad about, they are champions! They opened the door of possibilities for Hawaii and united a state. They did more for Hawaii than anything in recent history...even my new "mainland" friends got behind Hawaii.

The quality of the video isn't great but listen to song...the game was magical. Imua Hawaii!!

Local girl from Nanakuli, Hawaii

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[eggering03]

Just an FYI... Iolani Palace had electricity before the White House. Big advancement for people living in huts, running around in malos with spears huh?

[luke96792]

Do your fans always try to sound like a bunch of ignorant assholes even when trying to complement someone!?!

[j1992g]

When I listin to this song, it makes me miss Hawaii so much! I kinda hate the fact I live on the mainland now :/

[DELTA1978THETA]

IMUA HAWAII!!!

[TigerHaight]

More proof that Hawai'i and UH have so much more to play for than the bull shit SEC (Southern Empire Conference).

[DanGan808]

Love it! Lucky to live Hawaii! Aloha spirit, take it with you anywhere you go! Cheeee!

[steelersfanhawaii]

UH got their ass kicked, (crushed, more accurately) period. It goes to show what happens when a little leauge team gets matched up against a real football team. You saw the carnage. SEC footbal is real football. UH 'perfect season' almost ended by a below average PAC-10 team (Washington). They were down 21-0 until the Huskies coach, Ty Willingham 'mysteriously' pulled his QB in early third quarter who was on a roll at the time. Don't let UH play SEC teams, they don't belong there.

[travismpsu12]

@andrew7603 whatever kid

[andrew7603]

@travismpsu12 You know whats even more funny than Colt's NFL career is the fact that even if he did take the money, he's still made more than Colt. Tebow waited till he left college to get paid to, 5 yrs 33 million sounds pretty nice.

[andrew7603]

@travismpsu12 I guess 4th string bench warmer could be considered "making money"

[travismpsu12]

@andrew7603 wow dude, three years later you finally have something to say back? At least Colt waited until he actually left college to start taking money.

[melody96732]

@an