About

The Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic is an early-season Division 1 college basketball tournament played each December at the Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu, Hawai‘i. The tournament, entering its 16th year in 2024, features a bracket format with 12 games over three days. Each team plays in one game each day regardless of results.

 

Steering Committee Members
Hugh Yoshida – Committee Chair
Peter Ingram – Hawaiian Airlines – Title Sponsor
Avi Mannis – Hawaiian Airlines – Title Sponsor
Rob Sorenson – Hawaiian Airlines – Title Sponsor
Jennifer Gee – Hawaiian Airlines – Title Sponsor
John Aeto – The Kalaimoku Group
Keith Amemiya – Central Pacific Bank
Ryan Andrews – Aloha Stadium
Craig Angelos – University of Hawai‘i Athletics
Patrick Bullard – PVB Consulting Group
Leslie Campaniano – Hartung Brothers, Inc.
Kelly Camps – Polynesian Adventure Tours
David Carey – WDPC Three Consulting
Scott Chan – Retired (Aloha Stadium)
Al Chee – Island Energy Services
Steve Choo – ABM
Don Clephane – Oak Tree Securities
Danny Cup Choy – Hawai‘i Public Policy Advocates
Patti-Jo Day – Hawaiian Electric
Sean Dee – Outrigger Resorts & Hotels
Pete Derzis – Teamwork Sports & Entertainment
Jim Donovan – Cal State Fullerton Athletics
Patrick Dugan – Anthology Marketing Group
Susan Eichor – aio Group
John Fink – Aloha United Way
Kim Fujiuchi – Retired (Na Koa Football)
Daryl Garvin – Hawai‘i Bowl & Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic
Georges Gilbert – Interscholastic League of Honolulu
Art Gladstone – Hawai‘i Pacific Health
Emilio Gomez – Marriott
George Gutierrez – Nagamine Okawa Engineers, Inc.
Sidney Hamada – Flora-Dec Sales, Inc.
Patrick Hardy – Marriott
Craig Hirasaki – Hirasaki Nakagawa Design
Alan Hoffmann – Hoffman Communications
Denis Isono – Retired (Central Pacific Bank)
Mitch Kaaiali‘i – First Hawaiian Bank
Alvin Katahara – Retired (Obun Hawai‘i)
Michael F. Kawazoe – Lucky Holdings Inc.
Brian Kealoha – VEIC
Mike Kelly – Retired (ESPN Honolulu)
Bert Kobayashi – Kobayashi, Sugita & Goda LLP
Duane Kurisu – aio Group
Dave Lokar – Heineken USA
Scot Long – Retired (IBEW)
David A.K. Matlin – Retired (University of Hawai‘i Athletics)
Sherry Menor-McNamara – Chamber of Commerce Hawai‘i
Mark Milton – Beverage Marketing & More
GW Mix – The Cheetah Group
Don Murphy – Murphy’s Bar and Grill
Marc Nakamoto – Sodexo
Deems Narimatsu – Retired (Robert’s Hawai‘i)
Ernie Nishizaki – Acumen Advisor LLC
Raymond Noh – NOH Foods of Hawai‘i
Clint Overby – ESPN Events
John Sabas – Carlsmith Ball
MaryAnn Sacharski – Pacific Enterprise Capital, Intl.
Richard Sheriff – University of Hawai‘i, Stan Sheriff Center
Lois Sismar – Retired (Ed Dang Machine Works)
George Szigeti – Retired (Hawai‘i Tourism Authority)
Tamarah Tabor – Quick Lane Bowl
Donald Takaki – Island Movers
Harold Tanaka – Farrington High School
David Tanoue – R.M. Towill Corporation
Steve Teves – Hawai‘i Public Policy Advocates
Michael Troy – Park Shore Waikiki
Mei Jeanne Wagner – Anthology – Finn Partners
Johnny White – Spectrum Sports Analyst
Michael Wong – Laulima Giving Program
Kristen Yagi – Big Island Candies
Kevin Yim – Zippy’s
Kent Youel – Retired (US Coast Guard)
Gary Yoshioka – Maui Varieties, Ltd.

June Jones – Emeritus
Riley Wallace – Emeritus