Hawaii Football: Search Advisory Committee Named to Find McMackin's Successor

Honolulu—Today, the University of Hawaii at Manoa formed a Search Advisory Committee to aid in its efforts to find the next head coach for the Hawaii Warriors football team.

On Monday, four-year head coach Greg McMackin retired with one year remaining on his contract.

The six-member committee includes university and community leaders—some of which possess past experiences in similar searches at the professional and collegiate level—and is tasked with screening applicants and making recommendations.

The members are as follows:

1. Dr. Rockne Freitas, Vice President for Student Affairs and University/Community Relations at the University of Hawaii and former All-Pro Professional football player with the Detroit Lions

2. Peter Ho, Bank of Hawaii Chairman, President & CEO

3. Bert Kobayashi, Jr.  Partner, Kobayashi, Sugita & Goda

4. Duane Kurisu, entrepreneur, owner, PacificBasin Communications and Hawaii Sports Network, and the San Francisco Giants

5. Dr. Edison Miyawaki, Cincinnati Bengals football team minority owner, Hawaii Health I and II

6. Jean Rolles, Vice President of Community Affairs, Outrigger Enterprises, Inc.

The committee's first meeting will be on Monday, Dec. 12, 2011, and the review of applications will begin after 4:30 pm that day.

Hawaii Athletic Director Jim Donovan is creating the timetable for the search, the charge to the Search Advisory Committee members, and the criteria for evaluation and nomination that the committee will consider.

Further details on these issues and others such as salary range and potential length of contract will be forthcoming from the university.