Hawaii Tribune-Herald Sunday, March 6, 2016 9 UNIVERSITY TOWN strongest NCAA II conferences in the nation. As I go out and meet people at various events and functions, conversations invariably turn to the “glory days” of Vulcan athletics. Legendary people, coaches and community leaders such as Ramon Goya and Jimmy Yagi, considered the two fathers of UH-Hilo athletics, as well as Sharon Peterson, Earl Tamiya and Joey Estrella dominate the conversations. They are respected and revered for not just what they were able to accomplish in athletics, but more importantly the lives they touched and their impact as educators, mentors and “life” coaches. I firmly believe education is the great equalizer in life and our society. We are grateful to have fantastic faculty and staff in Hilo who are passionate and committed to providing the very best educational experience possible. In fact, thanks in part to the faculty and staff, our retention, overall grade-point averages and graduation rates are higher than the general student population. However, when that quality education is coupled with traits learned through competition and sport, it becomes a great advantage. Necessary skills needed to excel in life such as determination, teamwork, confidence, poise, self-control and selflessness are learned by our student-athletes every day from competing in practice, intercollegiate contests and in the classroom. These are the traits that will help enable our students to go out into their respective communities and become productive and giving citizens in our society. We at UH-Hilo athletics are fortunate to have Maunakea Astronomy Ohana celebrates the 53rd Merrie Monarch Festival Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope East Asian Observatory Gemini Observatory ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center of Hawai‘i Maunakea Visitor Information Station NASA Infrared Telescope Facility Pacifi c International Space Center for Exploration Systems (PISCES) Smithsonian Submillimeter Array Subaru Telescope Thirty Meter Telescope UKIRT University of Hawai‘i at Hilo University of Hawai‘i Institute for Astronomy Very Long Baseline Array W.M. Keck Observatory Visit our Website: mkaoc.org • Like us on Facebook Celebrating the Merrie Monarch King Kal–akaua–An Astronomy Enthusiast a caring and nurturing coaching and athletic staff that truly care about developing the “whole” person and continuing the tradition laid out before us by visionary and exceptional leaders. We do this by emphasizing strong academics, balanced with athletic performance and a natural bond to our community through service and civic engagement. Vulcan athletics believes in having a confident, yet humble pride in everything we do. We want to share the aloha spirit, whether we are here at home or traveling abroad representing UH-Hilo. Our core values of integrity, respect, honesty, loyalty and trust shape who we are and guide our bright future. We take pride in representing the great state of Hawaii and the Big Island. We work hard to put an exciting product on the field/court of which all of us can be proud. We will constantly strive to do better and get better in building a quality, successful athletic program that can serve as a rallying point and source of pride for our entire community. As we invest in our students to build a better future for them and our community, please consider investing in us — your Vulcan athletics program — by attending our games, making a donation of your time or talents by volunteering, or even considering becoming a Vulcan Booster. It is an investment that will yield great results. On behalf of UH-Hilo intercollegiate athletics and your entire Vulcan ohana, mahalo nui loa for your continued support and encouragement. I look forward to seeing you at the games. Go Vulcans! Patrick Guillen is director of athletics for the University of Hawaii at Hilo. PRIDE From page 6 We want to share the aloha spirit, whether we are here at home or traveling abroad representing UH-Hilo.
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