UH Hilo women’s soccer team wins PacWest Community Engagement Award
The UH Hilo women’s soccer team compiled an astounding 637.5 hours of community service this past year.
The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo women’s soccer team has received the 2025-26 Pacific West Conference Women’s Team Community Engagement Award. The award was bestowed at the August 5th Student-Athlete Advisory Committee retreat at Chaminade University of Honolulu.
The UH Hilo women’s soccer team compiled an astounding 637.5 hours of community service this past year. That service included activities on campus, at local schools, and in the Hilo community.
In the community, the team participated in Malama ʻAina Day where they picked up trash and planted kalo, served at the Merrie Monarch Festival and Boo at the Zoo, read to elementary students on Dr. Seuss Day, worked with the Special Olympics, Team IMPACT and the Unity Prom.
On campus, the team helped with Campus Move-in Day and served at the College of Pharmacy and the EB DeSilva Health Fairs.
On the soccer field, they helped run local tournaments at Waiakea High School, the Na Hoa Cup and the Mini Big Tournament.
“I am incredibly proud of our women’s soccer program under the leadership of head coach Gene Okamura for earning the PacWest Conference Community Engagement award,” says Patrick Guillen, athletics director. “Excellence at UH Hilo extends far beyond the pitch and this recognition highlights our student-athletes’ dedication to giving back and making a meaningful impact throughout the community.”
Read full media release at UH Hilo Athletics website.
