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{{Short description|Annual college football all-star game}}
{{about|the college football all-star game|the team-competitive bowl game|Hawaii Bowl}}
{{Infobox college football bowl game
| name               = Hula Bowl
| full_name          = Caribe Royale Orlando Hula Bowl
| nickname           = 
| defunct            = 
| logo               = Hula Bowl logo.png
| logo_size          = 200px
| stadium            = [[FBC Mortgage Stadium]] (2022–present)
| location           = [[Orlando, Florida]] (2022–present)
| website            = {{URL|https://www.hulabowl.com/|hulabowl.com}}
| previous_stadiums  = {{ubl
 |[[Honolulu Stadium]] (1960–1975)
 |[[War Memorial Stadium (Wailuku, Hawaii)|War Memorial Stadium]] (1998–2005)
 |[[Aloha Stadium]] (1976–1997, 2006–2008, 2020–2021)
 }}
| previous_locations = {{ubl
 |[[Honolulu, Hawaii]] (1960–1975)
 |[[Wailuku, Hawaii]] (1998–2005)
 |[[Halawa, Hawaii]] (1976–1997, 2006–2008, 2020–2021)
 }}
| years              = 1946–2008, 2020–present
| sponsors           = {{unbulleted list
 | [[Kodak]] (1989–1994)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kwon |first1=Bill |title=Hooters a natural for Hula Show |url=http://archives.starbulletin.com/1999/05/20/sports/kwon.html |website=Honolulu Star-Bulletin |access-date=25 June 2020}}</ref>
 | [[Hooters]] (1995–1999)
 | [[Rivals.com]] (2000–2002)
 | [[Credit Union National Association]] (2005)
 | Cornerstone Bancard (2006–2008)
 | [[Newsweek]] (2020)<ref>{{cite web |title=Hula Bowl and Newsweek Announce Title Sponsorship |url=https://www.newsweek.com/hula-bowl-newsweek-announce-title-sponsorship |website=Newsweek.com |date=10 January 2020 |access-date=25 June 2020 |archive-date=25 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200625213034/https://www.newsweek.com/hula-bowl-newsweek-announce-title-sponsorship |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 | [[Tunnel to Towers Foundation]] (2023)<ref>{{cite press release |last1=Foundation |first1=Stephen Siller Tunnel To Towers |title=Tunnel to Towers Foundation to Serve as Title Sponsor of Hula Bowl 2023 |url=https://www.globenewswire.com/en/news-release/2022/11/16/2557518/0/en/Tunnel-to-Towers-Foundation-to-Serve-as-Title-Sponsor-of-Hula-Bowl-2023.html |website=GlobeNewswire News Room |access-date=30 October 2023 |language=en |date=16 November 2022}}</ref>
 | Caribe Royale Orlando Resort (2024)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sep 20 |first1=EIN Presswire |title=Caribe Royale Orlando Resort to Serve as Title Sponsor of the 2024 Hula Bowl |url=https://www.fox21news.com/business/press-releases/ein-presswire/656494865/caribe-royale-orlando-resort-to-serve-as-title-sponsor-of-the-2024-hula-bowl/ |website=FOX21 News Colorado |access-date=30 October 2023 |date=20 September 2023}}</ref>
 }}
| former_names       = 
| prev_matchup_year  = 2024
| prev_matchup_season= 2023
| prev_matchup_teams = Aina vs. Kai
| prev_matchup_score = Kai 24–17
| next_matchup_year  = 2025
| next_matchup_season= 2024
| next_matchup_teams = Aina vs. Kai
| next_matchup_date  = Aina 10–3
}}
The '''Hula Bowl''' is a post-season [[college football]] [[all-star game]] held annually, usually in January. From inception through the 2021 playing, it was held in [[Hawaii]]; since the 2022 edition, it has been played in [[Orlando, Florida]].

The game was first staged in 1947, between [[Contiguous United States|mainland]] collegiate players and local Hawaiian players; it has been played exclusively with collegiate players since 1960. The bowl was paused following its 2008 edition, then was revived in January 2020.

The game was originally held at [[Honolulu Stadium]] in [[Honolulu]], then moved to [[Aloha Stadium]] in [[Halawa, Hawaii|Halawa]] starting with the January 1976 edition.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68436310/hu-la-won-all-but-the-west/ |title=Hu-la won? All but the West |first=Ferd |last=Borsch |newspaper=[[Honolulu Star-Bulletin]] |page=1 |date=January 11, 1976 |access-date=January 24, 2021 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref> The game remained at Aloha Stadium through the 2021 edition, except for eight editions played at [[War Memorial Stadium (Wailuku, Hawaii)|War Memorial Stadium]] on the island of [[Maui]].<ref name=OurHistory/> The [[University of Central Florida]] (UCF) agreed to host the January 2022 playing of the game, due to Aloha Stadium being closed for repairs and upgrades.<ref name=Murschel/>

==History==
[[File:Case-Ernie-1941.jpg|thumb|left|upright=.8|[[UCLA Bruins football|UCLA]] quarterback [[Ernie Case]] played in the inaugural 1947 game.]]
In late 1946,<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39462731/postseason_grid_games_are_pending/ |title=Postseason Grid Games Are Pending |newspaper=[[Honolulu Star-Bulletin]] |page=6 |date=December 23, 1946 |access-date=November 22, 2019 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref> the first Hula Bowl was organized by Paul Stupin and [[Mackay Yanagisawa]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2009/Jul/03/sp/hawaii907030377.html |title=60 years catering to tastes of Hawaii fans |first=Ferd<!-- not a typo --> |last=Lewis |work=[[Honolulu Advertiser]] |date=July 3, 2009 |access-date=January 8, 2017}}</ref> When the inaugural game was played on January 5, 1947, the teams were composed of mainland college players (the "Southern California Rose Bowl Stars", led by [[UCLA Bruins football|UCLA]] quarterback [[Ernie Case]]) pitted against a local team of graduates of [[Leilehua High School|Leilehua]] (the "Lei''alums''"),<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39463371/southern_california_rose_bowl_stars/ |title=Southern California Rose Bowl Stars Arrive |newspaper=[[Honolulu Star-Bulletin]] |page=1 |date=January 3, 1947 |access-date=November 22, 2019 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref> a local high school in [[Wahiawa, Hawaii]]—the mainland team won, 34–7.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39463647/leialums_completely_outclassed_by_rose/ |title=Leialums Completely Outclassed by Rose Bowl Football Stars |newspaper=[[Honolulu Star-Bulletin]] |page=12 |date=January 6, 1947 |access-date=November 22, 2019 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref> The teams played a two-game series every January until 1951, when the format was changed to allow [[National Football League]]  (NFL) players to join the Hawaiian all-stars,<ref name=NCAApdf /> in an effort to create a more competitive environment. From 1960 onward, the game featured only collegiate players, and game results are listed in [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] records.<ref name=NCAApdf>{{cite web |url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2019/Bowls.pdf |title=BOWL/ALL STAR GAME RECORDS |date=2019 |publisher=NCAA |access-date=November 22, 2019}}</ref> Players were historically rostered by college location; North vs. South or East vs. West. Since 2000, team names of ''Aina'' and ''Kai'', the [[Hawaiian language|Hawaiian]] words for land and ocean, have been used multiple times.

The game was originally played in [[Honolulu Stadium]] in Honolulu through the January 1975 playing, then moved to [[Aloha Stadium]] in neighboring [[Halawa, Hawaii|Halawa]]. In 1997, the then-mayor of [[Maui County, Hawaii|Maui County]], [[Linda Lingle]], obtained authorization to spend $1.2 million to improve [[War Memorial Stadium (Wailuku, Hawaii)|War Memorial Stadium]] in the town of [[Kahului, Hawaii|Kahului]] on the island of [[Maui]],<ref>{{cite news |last=Kubota |first=Gary T. |url= http://archives.starbulletin.com/98/09/04/news/story3.html |title=Hula Bowl revenues far short of goal |work=[[Honolulu Star-Bulletin]] |date=September 4, 1998 |access-date=March 4, 2019}}</ref> which then hosted the game for the 1998 through 2005 playings. However, due to poor attendance and reduced revenue,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39467198/hula_bowls_hopes_rest_on_return_to/ |title=Hula Bowl's hopes rest on return to Honolulu |first=Ferd<!--not a typo--> |last=Lewis |newspaper=[[The Honolulu Advertiser]] |page=21 |date=June 4, 2005 |access-date=November 22, 2019 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref> the Hula Bowl returned to [[Oahu]] for its 2006 game and stayed at Aloha Stadium through the 2008 playing.

The game has predominantly been played in January as one of the final games of the college football postseason, allowing players who competed in bowl games with their collegiate teams to participate. The game has been held in early February twice, in 2002 and 2003.

For many years, the Hula Bowl was distinguished from a similar event, the [[Senior Bowl]], by playing by collegiate rules rather than professional rules, and by remaining amateur (the Senior Bowl paid players through its 1988 edition).<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63499870/senior-bowl-to-stop-paying-players/ |title=Senior Bowl to stop paying players |newspaper=[[The Santa Fe New Mexican]] |page=16 |date=January 20, 1989 |access-date=November 17, 2020 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref> This was very important for those wishing to remain eligible to compete in other collegiate sports (such as [[college baseball]]) or otherwise retain amateur status. At one point the longest-running sporting event in Hawaii, it was considered a premier venue to launch professional careers in the NFL.{{according to whom|date=November 2019}}

===Changing direction===
[[File:US_Navy_050122-N-3019M-002_Navy_Midshipman_Kyle_Eckel_stands_at_attention_during_the_playing_of_the_National_anthem_at_the_2005_Hula_Bowl_All-Star_game_in_Kahului,_Maui,_Hawaii.jpg|right|thumb|[[Kyle Eckel]] of [[Navy Midshipmen football|Navy]] at the 2005 game]]
On July 1, 2006, it was announced that the [[American Football Coaches Association]] (AFCA) would end its ten-year relationship with the Hula Bowl due to "philosophical differences" over the future plans for the game,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.afca.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=60616&SPID=6609&DB_OEM_ID=9300&ATCLID=603675|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524070401/http://www.afca.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=60616&SPID=6609&DB_OEM_ID=9300&ATCLID=603675|url-status=dead|title=AFCA Ends Relationship with Hula Bowl|archive-date=May 24, 2011|access-date=Nov 3, 2019}}</ref> including proposed changes for the 2007 game &mdash; such as reintroducing the "Hawaiian Islands versus Mainland" matchup used from 1947 to 1959. University of Hawaii and former NFL head coach [[June Jones]] expressed a willingness to coach a potential Hawaiian Islands team, which would have a mix of Hawaiian and Polynesian players and, bowl organizers hoped, would draw more fans to the game. The Hula Bowl had also discussed the idea of allowing junior status players to participate in the game and bringing over college football players from Japan, something the game had done in the recent past.<ref name=reinvent>{{cite news |first=Brandon |last=Masuoka |url=http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2006/Jul/29/sp/FP607290333.html |title=Hula Bowl tries to reinvent itself |work=[[The Honolulu Advertiser]] |date=July 29, 2006}}</ref> Game officials also discussed awarding a national "Hula Bowl Player of the Week" to college players during the regular season; the winning players would have been invited to play in the Hula Bowl and been able to direct a $1,000 donation to a charity in their state.<ref name=reinvent />

===Dormancy===
After the January 2008 playing, the bowl remained dormant. Organizers searched "for opportunities to reintroduce and reimagine the historic bowl game",<ref name=NCreboot>{{cite web |url=http://www.hulabowlhawaii.com |title=HISTORIC HULA BOWL SET TO CALL NORTH CAROLINA HOME IN 2018 |date=November 4, 2016 |access-date=January 8, 2017 |website=www.hulabowlhawaii.com}}</ref> and in November 2016, announced their intent to restart the game in [[North Carolina]] in January 2018.<ref name=NCreboot/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nsjonline.com/article/2016/11/raleigh-will-host-hula-bowl-at-carter-finley-stadium |title=Historic Hula Bowl coming to Raleigh in 2018 |first=R. Cory |last=Smith |work=[[North State Journal]] |via=nsjonline.com |date=November 4, 2016}}</ref> However, in March 2017, additional news reports indicated that a revival of the game was unlikely, as a key supporter of the proposal, [[Governor of North Carolina|North Carolina governor]] [[Pat McCrory]], left office at the start of that year.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article137199238.html |title=Despite pre-election promise from McCrory, there's no Hula Bowl coming to Raleigh |first=Dan |last=Kane |newspaper=[[The News & Observer]] |location=[[Raleigh, North Carolina]] |date=March 8, 2017 |access-date=June 18, 2017}}</ref>

===Revival===
On October 29, 2019, it was announced that the Hula Bowl would be revived;<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/news/2019/10/31/hula-bowl-to-reboot-after-12-years-as-part-of-cbs.html |title=HULA BOWL to reboot after 12 years as part of CBS Network partnership |first=Olivia |last=Peterkin |website=bizjournals.com |url-access=limited |date=October 31, 2019 |access-date=October 31, 2019}}</ref> the [[2020 Hula Bowl|2020 edition]] was played at Aloha Stadium on January 26, 2020. It featured "NCAA college football players from all divisions, along with international players".<ref name=OurHistory>{{cite web |url=https://www.hulabowl.com/our-history.html |title=Our History |website=hulabowl.com |date=2019 |access-date=November 22, 2019 |archive-date=November 13, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191113151135/https://www.hulabowl.com/our-history.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Aloha Stadium also hosted the [[2021 Hula Bowl|2021 edition]], played on January 31, 2021,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.khon2.com/sports/team-kai-wins-hula-bowl-in-likely-final-game-at-aloha-stadium/ |title=Team Kai wins Hula Bowl in likely final game at Aloha Stadium |first=Christian |last=Shimabuku |website=[[KHON-TV]] |date=January 31, 2021 |accessdate=February 1, 2021}}</ref> held without spectators after the facility was "deemed unsafe to hold crowds" in December 2020.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.khon2.com/top-stories/aloha-stadium-to-shut-down-operations-indefinitely/ |title=Aloha Stadium to shut down operations indefinitely |first=Christian |last=Shimabuku |website=[[KHON-TV]] |date=December 17, 2020 |accessdate=January 23, 2021}}</ref> In August 2021, with Aloha Stadium closed for repairs and upgrades, the [[University of Central Florida]] (UCF) agreed to host the 2022 playing—scheduled for January 15—at their home stadium, [[FBC Mortgage Stadium]], in [[Orlando, Florida]].<ref name=Murschel>{{cite news |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/ucf-knights/os-sp-ucf-to-host-hula-bowl-20210809-w6nyd2u23jcybjrlm3uixrlfvy-story.html |title=UCF to host Hula Bowl in 2022 |first=Matt |last=Murschel |website=[[Orlando Sentinel]] |date=August 9, 2021 |accessdate=August 9, 2021}}</ref>

==Game results==
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{{col-break|width=20%}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left"
|+ Key
|-
| bgcolor=gold|East win || bgcolor=fuchsia|West win
|-
| bgcolor=lightblue|North win || bgcolor=lightgrey|South win
|-
| bgcolor=pink|Aina win || bgcolor=lightgreen|Kai win
|-
| colspan=2 align=center bgcolor=lightyellow|Tie
|}
{{col-break}}
<br>
The Hula Bowl has used four different pairs of team designations. Before 2000, teams were rostered as either North vs. South or East vs. West, with the exception of the 1994 game, which was College Stars vs. Hawaii Ponoʻi ("Hawaii's own"). Since 2000, the matchup has been Aina vs. Kai, except for 2005 and 2006, which reverted to East vs. West. Past NCAA records have substituted North or West in place of Kai ("ocean"), and South or East in place of Aina ("land").<ref name=NCAApdf />
{{col-end}}

{{Col-begin}}
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{| class="wikitable"
! Date || colspan="2" | Winner || colspan="2" | Loser || Attendance<ref name=NCAApdf />
|-
| January 10, 1960 || bgcolor=gold|'''East''' || '''34''' || West || 8 || 23,000
|-
| January 8, 1961 || bgcolor=gold|'''East''' || '''14''' || West || 7 || 17,017
|-
| January 7, 1962 || colspan=4 align=center bgcolor=lightyellow| East 7, West 7 || 20,598
|-
| January 6, 1963 || bgcolor=lightblue|'''North''' || '''20''' || South || 13 || 20,000
|-
| January 4, 1964 || bgcolor=lightblue|'''North''' || '''20''' || South || 13 || 18,177
|-
| January 9, 1965 || bgcolor=lightgrey|'''South''' || '''16''' || North || 14 || 22,100
|-
| January 8, 1966 || bgcolor=lightblue|'''North''' || '''27''' || South || 26 || 25,000
|-
| January 7, 1967 || bgcolor=lightblue|'''North''' || '''28''' || South || 27 || 23,500
|-
| January 6, 1968 || bgcolor=lightblue|'''North''' || '''50''' || South || 6 || 21,000
|-
| January 4, 1969 || bgcolor=lightblue|'''North''' || '''13''' || South || 7 || 23,000
|-
| January 10, 1970 || bgcolor=lightgrey|'''South''' || '''35''' || North || 13 || 25,000
|-
| January 9, 1971 || bgcolor=lightblue|'''North''' || '''42''' || South || 32 || 23,500
|-
| January 8, 1972 || bgcolor=lightblue|'''North''' || '''24''' || South || 7 || 23,000
|-
| January 6, 1973 || bgcolor=lightgrey|'''South''' || '''17''' || North || 3 || 23,000
|-
| January 5, 1974 || bgcolor=gold|'''East''' || '''24''' || West || 14 || 23,000
|-
| January 4, 1975 || bgcolor=gold|'''East''' || '''34''' || West || 25 || 22,000
|-
| January 10, 1976 || bgcolor=gold|'''East''' || '''16''' || West || 0 || 45,458
|-
| January 8, 1977 || bgcolor=fuchsia|'''West''' || '''20''' || East || 17 || 45,579
|-
| January 7, 1978 || bgcolor=fuchsia|'''West''' || '''42''' || East || 22 || 48,197
|-
| January 6, 1979 || bgcolor=gold|'''East''' || '''29''' || West || 24 || 49,132
|-
| January 5, 1980 || bgcolor=gold|'''East''' || '''17''' || West || 10 || 47,096
|-
| January 10, 1981 || bgcolor=fuchsia|'''West''' || '''24''' || East || 17 || 39,010
|-
| January 9, 1982 || bgcolor=fuchsia|'''West''' || '''26''' || East || 23 || 43,002
|-
| January 15, 1983 || bgcolor=gold|'''East''' || '''30''' || West || 14 || 39,456
|-
| January 7, 1984 || bgcolor=fuchsia|'''West''' || '''21''' || East || 16 || 34,216
|-
| January 5, 1985 || bgcolor=gold|'''East''' || '''34''' || West || 14 || 30,767
|-
| January 11, 1986 || bgcolor=fuchsia|'''West''' || '''23''' || East || 10 || 29,564
|-
| January 10, 1987 || bgcolor=fuchsia|'''West''' || '''16''' || East || 14 || 17,775
|}
;Venues
:[[Honolulu Stadium]] (1960–1975)
:[[Aloha Stadium]] (1976–1997, 2006–2008, 2020–2021)
:[[War Memorial Stadium (Wailuku, Hawaii)|War Memorial Stadium]] (Maui; 1998–2005)
:[[FBC Mortgage Stadium]] (Orlando; 2022–present)
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{| class="wikitable"
! Date || colspan="2" | Winner || colspan="2" | Loser || Attendance<ref name=NCAApdf /> || Ref.
|-
| January 16, 1988 || bgcolor=fuchsia|'''West''' || '''20''' || East || 18 || 26,737
|-
| January 7, 1989 || bgcolor=gold|'''East''' || '''21''' || West || 10 || 25,000
|-
| January 13, 1990 || bgcolor=fuchsia|'''West''' || '''21''' || East || 13 || 28,742
|-
| January 19, 1991 || bgcolor=gold|'''East''' || '''23''' || West || 10 || 21,926
|-
| January 11, 1992 || bgcolor=fuchsia|'''West''' || '''27''' || East || 20 || 23,112
|-
| January 16, 1993 || bgcolor=fuchsia|'''West''' || '''13''' || East || 10 || 25,479
|-
| January 22, 1994 || '''College Stars''' || '''28''' || Hawaii Ponoʻi || 15 || 33,947 || <ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63768075/hawaii-ponoi-a-game-saver/ |title=Hawaii Ponoʻi a game-saver |first=Jamie |last=Turner |newspaper=[[The Honolulu Advertiser]] |page=C1 |date=January 23, 1994 |access-date=November 22, 2020 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref>
|-
| January 22, 1995 || bgcolor=gold|'''East''' || '''20''' || West || 9 || 19,074
|-
| January 21, 1996 || bgcolor=gold|'''East''' || '''17''' || West || 10 || 25,112
|-
| January 19, 1997 || bgcolor=lightgrey|'''South''' || '''26''' || North || 13 || 24,725
|-
| January 18, 1998 || bgcolor=lightgrey|'''South''' || '''20''' || North || 19 || 20,079
|-
| January 24, 1999 || bgcolor=lightgrey|'''South''' || '''34''' || North || 14 || 23,719
|-
| January 22, 2000 || colspan=4 align=center bgcolor=lightyellow| Aina 28, Kai 28 || 23,719 || <ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63766563/box-score/ |title=(box score) |newspaper=[[The Honolulu Advertiser]] |page=C6 |date=January 23, 2000 |access-date=November 22, 2020 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref>
|-
| January 20, 2001 || bgcolor=lightgreen|'''Kai''' || '''31''' || Aina || 23 || 23,719 || <ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63766514/box-score/ |title=(box score) |newspaper=[[The Honolulu Advertiser]] |page=C8 |date=January 13, 2001 |access-date=November 22, 2020 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref>
|-
| February 2, 2002 || bgcolor=pink|'''Aina''' || '''45''' || Kai || 28 || 24,000 || <ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63766661/rolo-wows-em-on-maui/ |title=Rolo wows 'em on Maui |first=Dave |last=Reardon |newspaper=[[Honolulu Star-Bulletin]] |page=B5 |date=February 3, 2002 |access-date=November 22, 2020 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref>
|-
| February 1, 2003 || bgcolor=pink|'''Aina''' || '''27''' ||  Kai || 24 || || <ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63766704/aina-wins-rousing-hula-bowl/ |title=Aina wins rousing Hula Bowl |first=Cindy |last=Luis |newspaper=[[Honolulu Star-Bulletin]] |page=B11 |date=February 2, 2003 |access-date=November 22, 2020 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref>
|-
| January 17, 2004 || bgcolor=pink|'''Aina''' || '''26''' || Kai || 7 || || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/games/2004-01-18-hula-bowl_x.htm |title=Aina runs past Kai for 26-7 Hula Bowl victory |first=Jaymes |last=Song |agency=[[Associated Press|AP]] |date=January 18, 2004 |website=usatoday.com}}</ref>
|-
| January 22, 2005 || bgcolor=gold|'''East''' || '''20''' || West || 13 || || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/games/2005-01-22-hula-bowl_x.htm |title=Stanley's two defensive scores rally East in Hula Bowl |first=Jaymes |last=Song |agency=[[Associated Press|AP]] |date=January 23, 2005 |website=usatoday.com}}</ref>
|-
| January 21, 2006 || bgcolor=gold|'''East''' || '''10''' || West || 7 || || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/games/2006-01-21-hula-bowl_x.htm |title=Long trip to Hula Bowl benefits Marshall |agency=[[Associated Press|AP]] |date=January 22, 2006 |website=usatoday.com}}</ref>
|-
| January 14, 2007 || bgcolor=pink|'''Aina''' || '''18''' || Kai || 10 || 8,000 || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/games/2007-01-15-hula-bowl_x.htm |title=Clemson duo play major role in Aina's Hula Bowl victory |first=Jaymes |last=Song |agency=[[Associated Press|AP]] |date=January 15, 2007 |website=usatoday.com}}</ref>
|-
| January 12, 2008 || bgcolor=pink|'''Aina''' || '''38''' || Kai || 7 || || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espn.com/espn/wire/_/section/ncf/id/3193996 |title=Bernard Morris' big first half leads Aina to 38-7 Hula Bowl victory |agency=[[Associated Press|AP]] |date=January 12, 2008 |website=ESPN.com}}</ref>
|-
| [[2020 Hula Bowl|January 26, 2020]] || bgcolor=lightgreen|'''Kai''' || '''23''' || Aina || 7 || 5,500 || <ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/62848728/k-states-walker-leads-kai-team-over/ |title=K-State's Walker leads Kai team over ʻAina |first=Stephen |last=Tsai |newspaper=[[Honolulu Star-Advertiser]] |page=C3 |date=January 27, 2020 |access-date=November 8, 2020 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref>
|-
| [[2021 Hula Bowl|January 31, 2021]] || bgcolor=lightgreen|'''Kai''' || '''15''' || Aina || 13 || 0 || <ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115002324/hula/ |title= Hula Bowl: Finish to Remember |first=Stephen |last=Tsai |newspaper=[[Honolulu Star-Advertiser]] |page=C2 |date=February 1, 2021 |accessdate=December 22, 2022 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref>
|-
| [[2022 Hula Bowl|January 15, 2022]] || bgcolor=lightgreen|'''Kai''' || '''21''' || Aina || 20 || {{nbsp}} || <ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116087793/ex-ucf-qb-milton-team-aina-fall-short/ |title=Ex-UCF QB Milton, Team AINA fall short |first=Jason |last=Beede |newspaper=[[Sun-Sentinel]] |location=[[Fort Lauderdale, Florida]] |page=4 (Section 3) |date=January 16, 2022 |accessdate=January 9, 2023 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref>
|-
| [[2023 Hula Bowl|January 14, 2023]] || bgcolor=lightgreen|'''Kai''' || '''16''' || Aina || 13 || 8,314 || <ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nicholsonstudentmedia.com/sports/team-kai-beats-team-aina-16-13-in-2023-hula-bowl/article_8ee07df8-9455-11ed-b4a3-3b78f26753ae.html |title=Team Kai beats Team Aina 16-13 in 2023 Hula Bowl |first=Max |last=Gamarra |website=nicholsonstudentmedia.com |date=January 14, 2023 |accessdate=January 23, 2023}}</ref>
|-
| [[2024 Hula Bowl|January 13, 2024]] || bgcolor=lightgreen|'''Kai''' || '''24''' || Aina || 17 || || 
|-
| [[2025 Hula Bowl|January 11, 2025]] || bgcolor=pink|'''Aina''' || '''10''' || Kai || 3 || ||
|}
;All-time series (updated through January 2025 game)
:East leads West, 15–11–1
:North leads South, 8–6
:Aina and Kai tied 6–6–1
:College Stars lead Hawaii Ponoʻi, 1–0
{{col-end}}

==MVPs==
===1947–2008===
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{{more citations needed|section|date=November 2019}}
{{Col-begin}}
{{Col-break}}
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Name
!College
|-
|1947
|John Johnson<ref>{{cite web |url=http://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/in-memoriam:-john-johnson-96-ucla-football-standout-and-assistant-coach |title=In memoriam: John Johnson, 96, UCLA football standout and assistant coach |publisher=UCLA Athletics |website=ucla.edu |date=October 19, 2017 |access-date=November 23, 2019}}</ref>
|[[University of California, Los Angeles|UCLA]]
|-
|1948
|Dick Hagen
|[[University of Washington|Washington]]
|-
|1949
|[[Jerry Williams (American football)|Jerry Williams]]
|[[Washington State University|Washington State]]
|-
|1950
|[[Dick Kempthorn]]
|[[University of Michigan|Michigan]]
|-
|1951
|[[Sonny Grandelius]]
|[[Michigan State University|Michigan State]]
|-
|1952
|[[Vic Janowicz]]<br>[[Don Coleman (offensive tackle)|Don Coleman]]
|[[Ohio State University|Ohio State]]<br>[[Michigan State University|Michigan State]]
|-
|1953
|[[Tom Stolhandske]]
|[[University of Texas at Austin|Texas]]
|-
|1954
|[[Bobby Garrett]]
|[[Stanford University|Stanford]]
|-
|1955
|[[Carroll Hardy]]
|[[University of Colorado at Boulder|Colorado]]
|-
|1956
|[[Bob Davenport (gridiron football)|Bob Davenport]]
|[[University of California, Los Angeles|UCLA]]
|-
|1957
|[[Paul Hornung]]
|[[University of Notre Dame|Notre Dame]]
|-
|1958
|[[John David Crow]]<br>[[Lou Michaels]]
|[[Texas A&M University|Texas A&M]]<br>[[University of Kentucky|Kentucky]]
|-
|1959
|[[Bob Ptacek]]<br>[[Sam Williams (defensive lineman)|Sam Williams]]
|[[University of Michigan|Michigan]]<br>[[Michigan State University|Michigan State]]
|-
|1960
|[[Richie Lucas]]<br>[[Larry Grantham]]
|[[Pennsylvania State University|Penn State]]<br>[[University of Mississippi|Ole Miss]]
|-
|1961
|[[Fran Tarkenton]]<br>[[Mike Ditka]]
|[[University of Georgia|Georgia]]<br>[[University of Pittsburgh|Pittsburgh]]
|-
|1962
|[[Lance Alworth]]<br>[[Merlin Olsen]]
|[[University of Arkansas|Arkansas]]<br>[[Utah State University|Utah State]]
|-
|1963
|[[Kermit Alexander]]<br>[[Dave Watson]]
|[[University of California, Los Angeles|UCLA]]<br>[[Georgia Institute of Technology|Georgia Tech]]
|-
|1964
|[[Peter Liske]]<br>[[Dave Wilcox]]
|[[Pennsylvania State University|Penn State]]<br>[[University of Oregon|Oregon]]
|-
|1965
|[[Larry Elkins]]<br>[[Jeff Jordan (defensive back)|Jeff Jordan]]
|[[Baylor University|Baylor]]<br>[[University of Tulsa|Tulsa]]
|-
|1966
|[[Steve Juday]]<br>[[Carl McAdams]]
|[[Michigan State University|Michigan State]]<br>[[University of Oklahoma|Oklahoma]]
|-
|1967
|[[Charlie Brown (running back)|Charlie Brown]]<br>[[Dave Williams (wide receiver)|Dave Williams]]
|[[University of Missouri|Missouri]]<br>[[University of Washington|Washington]]
|-
|1968
|[[Larry Csonka]]<br>Harry Gunner
|[[Syracuse University|Syracuse]]<br>[[Oregon State University|Oregon State]]
|-
|1969
|[[Bill Enyart]]<br>[[Tim Buchanan (American football)|Tim Buchanan]]
|[[Oregon State University|Oregon State]]<br>[[University of Hawaii at Manoa|Hawaii]]
|-
|1970
|[[Bobby Anderson (American football)|Bobby Anderson]]<br>[[Floyd Reese]]
|[[University of Colorado at Boulder|Colorado]]<br>[[University of California, Los Angeles|UCLA]]
|-
|1971
|[[Jim Plunkett]]<br>[[Jack Ham]]
|[[Stanford University|Stanford]]<br>[[Pennsylvania State University|Penn State]]
|-
|1972
|[[Jerry Tagge]]<br>[[Walt Patulski]]
|[[University of Nebraska–Lincoln|Nebraska]]<br>[[University of Notre Dame|Notre Dame]]
|-
|1973
|[[Greg Pruitt]]<br>[[Jim Merlo]]
|[[University of Oklahoma|Oklahoma]]<br>[[Stanford University|Stanford]]
|-
|1974
|[[Norris Weese]]<br>[[Lucious Selmon]]
|[[University of Mississippi|Ole Miss]]<br>[[University of Oklahoma|Oklahoma]]
|-
|1975
|[[Condredge Holloway]]<br>[[Rubin Carter (American football)|Rubin Carter]]
|[[University of Tennessee|Tennessee]]<br>[[Miami Hurricanes football|Miami (FL)]]
|-
|1976
|[[Cornelius Greene]]<br>[[Lee Roy Selmon]]
|[[Ohio State University|Ohio State]]<br>[[University of Oklahoma|Oklahoma]]
|-
|1977
|[[Tony Dorsett]]<br>[[Ron Crosby]]
|[[University of Pittsburgh|Pittsburgh]]<br>[[Pennsylvania State University|Penn State]]
|-
|1978
|Dave Turner<br>Ricky Odom
|[[San Diego State University|San Diego State]]<br>[[University of Southern California|USC]]
|-
|1979
|[[Rick_Leach_(baseball)|Rick Leach]]<br>[[Ted Brown (American football)|Ted Brown]]
|[[University of Michigan|Michigan]]<br>[[North Carolina State University|NC State]]
|-
|1980
|[[Billy Sims]]<br>[[Steve McMichael]]
|[[University of Oklahoma|Oklahoma]]<br>[[University of Texas at Austin|Texas]]
|}
{{Col-break}}
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Name
!College
|-
|1981
|Samoa Samoa<br>[[Kenny Easley]]<br>[[Blane Gaison]]
|[[Washington State University|Washington State]]<br>[[University of California, Los Angeles|UCLA]]<br>[[University of Hawaii at Manoa|Hawaii]]
|-
|1982
|[[Walter Abercrombie]]<br>[[Leo Wisniewski]]
|[[Baylor University|Baylor]]<br>[[Pennsylvania State University|Penn State]]
|-
|1983
|[[Dan Marino]]<br>Paul Soares
|[[University of Pittsburgh|Pittsburgh]]<br>[[United States Naval Academy|Navy]]
|-
|1984
|[[Jim Sandusky]]<br>[[Freddie Gilbert]]
|[[San Diego State University|San Diego State]]<br>[[University of Georgia|Georgia]]
|-
|1985
|[[Al Toon]]<br>[[Freddie Joe Nunn]]
|[[University of Wisconsin–Madison|Wisconsin]]<br>[[University of Mississippi|Ole Miss]]
|-
|1986
|Doug Gaynor<br>[[Rogers Alexander]]
|[[California State University, Long Beach|Long Beach State]]<br>[[Pennsylvania State University|Penn State]]
|-
|1987
|[[Chris Miller (quarterback)|Chris Miller]]<br>Louis Brock
|[[University of Oregon|Oregon]]<br>[[University of Southern California|USC]]
|-
|1988
|[[Aaron Cox]]<br>[[Dennis Price]]
|[[Arizona State University|Arizona State]]<br>[[University of California, Los Angeles|UCLA]]
|-
|1989
|[[Anthony Dilweg]]<br>[[Deion Sanders]]
|[[Duke University|Duke]]<br>[[Florida State University|Florida State]]
|-
|1990
|[[Cary Conklin]]<br>[[James Francis (American football)|James Francis]]
|[[University of Washington|Washington]]<br>[[Baylor University|Baylor]]
|-
|1991
|John Langeloh<br>Derrick Brownlow
|[[Michigan State University|Michigan State]]<br>[[University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign|Illinois]]
|-
|1992
|[[Derrick Moore]]<br>[[Steve Israel (American football)|Steve Israel]]
|[[Northeastern State University|Northeastern State]]<br>[[University of Pittsburgh|Pittsburgh]]
|-
|1993
|[[Lamar Thomas]]<br>[[Ron Carpenter (defensive back)|Ron Carpenter]]
|[[University of Miami|Miami (FL)]]<br>[[Miami University|Miami (OH)]]
|-
|1994
|[[Andre Coleman]]<br>[[Chris Maumalanga]]
|[[Kansas State University|Kansas State]]<br>[[University of Kansas|Kansas]]
|-
|1995
|[[Kordell Stewart]]<br>[[1994_Duke_Blue_Devils_football_team|Robert Baldwin]]
|[[University of Colorado at Boulder|Colorado]]<br>[[Duke University|Duke]]
|-
|1996
|[[Winslow Oliver]]<br>[[Regan Upshaw]]
|[[University of New Mexico|New Mexico]]<br>[[University of California, Berkeley|California]]
|-
|1997
|[[Archie Amerson]]<br>Andy Russ
|[[Northern Arizona University|Northern Arizona]]<br>[[Mississippi State University|Mississippi State]]
|-
|1998
|[[Chris Howard (American football)|Chris Howard]]<br>[[Eric Ogbogu]]
|[[University of Michigan|Michigan]]<br>[[University of Maryland, College Park|Maryland]]
|-
|1999
|[[Kevin Daft]]<br>[[Ricky Williams]]<br>[[Brad Scioli]]
|[[University of California, Davis|UC Davis]]<br>[[University of Texas at Austin|Texas]]<br>[[Pennsylvania State University|Penn State]]
|-
|2000
|Bashir Yamini<br>[[Todd Husak]]<br>[[Brian Young (American football, born 1977)|Brian Young]]
|[[University of Iowa|Iowa]]<br>[[Stanford University|Stanford]]<br>[[University of Texas at El Paso|UTEP]]
|-
|2001
|[[Jonathan Beasley]]<br>[[Reggie Germany]]
|[[Kansas State University|Kansas State]]<br>[[Ohio State University|Ohio State]]
|-
|2002
|[[Nick Rolovich]]<br>[[Chester Taylor]]
|[[University of Hawaii at Manoa|Hawaii]]<br>[[University of Toledo|Toledo]]
|-
|2003
|[[David Kircus]]<br>[[Kassim Osgood]]
|[[Grand Valley State University|Grand Valley State]]<br>[[San Diego State University|San Diego State]]
|-
|2004
|[[Wes Welker]]<br>[[Fred Russell (American football)|Fred Russell]]<br>[[Colby Bockwoldt]]
|[[Texas Tech University|Texas Tech]]<br>[[University of Iowa|Iowa]]<br>[[Brigham Young University|Brigham Young]]
|-
|2005
|[[Ronald Stanley]]<br>[[Derrick Wimbush]]
|[[Michigan State University|Michigan State]]<br>[[Fort Valley State University|Fort Valley State]]
|-
|2006
|[[Brent Hawkins]]<br>[[Brad Smith (American football, born 1983)|Brad Smith]]
|[[Illinois State University|Illinois State]]<br>[[University of Missouri|Missouri]]
|-
|2007
|[[Will Proctor]]<br>[[Chad Nkang]]
|[[Clemson University|Clemson]]<br>[[Elon University|Elon]]
|-
|2008
|[[Bernard Morris]]<br>[[Angelo Craig]]
|[[Marshall University|Marshall]]<br>[[University of Cincinnati|Cincinnati]]
|}
{{col-end}}
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===2020–present===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Name
!College
!Ref.
|-
|2020
| [[Reggie Walker (linebacker, born 1996)|Reggie Walker]]<br>[[Niko Lalos]]
| [[Kansas State University|Kansas State]]<br>[[Dartmouth College|Dartmouth]]
| <ref>{{cite tweet |user=ChrisShanafelt |number=1232656830909861888 |title=Walker recorded 3.5 sacks + forced a fumble and went on to win MVP honors of the all-star game. |date=February 26, 2020 |accessdate=January 23, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |user=dartmouthsports |number=1221809905738354695 |title=Defensive Niko Lalos of @DartFootball stood out at the 2020 @Hula_Bowl Sunday night, earning MVP honors for Team Aina with 6 tackles, 3 for a loss, 2 sacks and 1 forced fumble! |date=
January 27, 2020 |accessdate=January 23, 2023}}</ref>
|-
|2021
| [[Mekhi Sargent]]<br>[[Carlo Kemp]]<br>CJ Marable<br>[[Nick McCloud]]
| [[Iowa Hawkeyes football|Iowa]]<br>[[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]]<br>[[Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football|Coastal Carolina]]<br>[[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]]
| <ref>{{cite tweet |user=NYCKING |number=1356111991610482688 |title=#HulaBowl Mekhi Sargent named offensive MVP and Carlo Kemp named defensive MVP |date=February 1, 2021 |accessdate=January 23, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |user=NYCKING |number=1356112308154617858 |title=#HulaBowl MVP for both teams C.J. Marable offensive MVP and Nick McCloud defensive MVP |date=February 1, 2021 |accessdate=January 23, 2023}}</ref>
|-
|2022
| {{ubl | [[Bryant Koback]] | Tayler Hawkins | Travell Harris | [[Luke Masterson]]}}
| {{ubl | [[Toledo Rockets football|Toledo]] | [[San Diego State Aztecs football|San Diego State]] | [[Washington State Cougars football|Washington State]] | [[Wake Forest Demon Deacons football|Wake Forest]]}}
| <ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116087793/ex-ucf-qb-milton-team-aina-fall-short/ |title=Ex-UCF QB Milton, Team AINA fall short |first=Jason |last=Beede |newspaper=[[Sun-Sentinel]] |location=[[Fort Lauderdale, Florida]] |page=4 (Section 3) |date=January 16, 2022 |accessdate=January 9, 2023 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref>
|-
|2023
| {{ubl | [[Holton Ahlers]]| Jordan Ferguson}}
| {{ubl | [[East Carolina Pirates football|East Carolina]] | [[Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football|Middle Tennessee]]}}
| <ref>{{cite tweet |user=ToledoFB |number=1614411733333942273 |title= @CoachScott_UT helped coach offensive MVP Holton Ahlers. |date=January 14, 2023 |accessdate=January 23, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |user=PeterAriz |number=1614677286426378241 |title= Congrats @JoFerg__ on a great week of practice and heck of a Defensive MVP performance in yesterday's @Hula_Bowl! |date=January 15, 2023 |accessdate=January 23, 2023}}</ref>
|-
|2024
| {{ubl | [[Blake Watson]]| [[Jason Johnson (linebacker)|Jason Johnson]]}}
| {{ubl | [[Memphis Tigers football|Memphis]] | [[UCF Knights football|UCF]]}}
| <ref>{{cite tweet |user=TheJonahDylan |number=1746299555660886036 |title= Blake Watson wins Hula Bowl Offensive MVP. Next up: NFL Draft prep. |date=January 13, 2024 |accessdate=January 15, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |user=UCF_Football |number=1746264236983009507 |title= UCF Football - Hula Bowl |date=January 13, 2024 |accessdate=January 15, 2024}}</ref>
|-
|2025
| {{ubl | [[Mario Anderson]]| Major Williams}}
| {{ubl | [[Memphis Tigers football|Memphis]] | [[Carson-Newman Eagles football|Carson-Newman]]}}
|}

==Coaches==
Coaches for the first Hula Bowl played exclusively with college players, in January 1960, were [[Bud Wilkinson]] of [[Oklahoma Sooners football|Oklahoma]] and [[Paul Dietzel]] of [[LSU Tigers football|LSU]].<ref name=coaches/> Dietzel's East squad defeated Wilkinson's West team, 34–8.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63892573/all-americans-lead-east-in-hula-bowl-win/ |title=All-Americans Lead East In Hula Bowl Win |agency=[[United Press International|UPI]] |newspaper=[[Marin Independent Journal|Independent-Journal]] |location=[[San Rafael, California]] |page=10 |date=January 11, 1960 |access-date=November 23, 2020 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref> Multiple inductees of the [[College Football Hall of Fame]] have coached in the Hula Bowl, including: [[Bobby Bowden]], [[Terry Donahue]], [[Johnny Majors]], [[Ara Parseghian]], [[Bo Schembechler]], and [[Barry Switzer]].<ref name=coaches/> [[Larry Price (Hawaii radio personality)|Larry Price]] coached in eight Hula Bowls (1969–1976) while [[Dick Tomey]] coached in seven Hula Bowls (1978–1979, 1981, 1983, 1985–1986, 1991); both while they were coaching with [[Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football|Hawaii]].<ref name=coaches/> For coaches from the mainland, [[Lou Holtz]] has the most appearances, with five (1979, 1989–1990, 1993, 1997).<ref name=coaches>{{cite web |url=https://www.hulabowl.com/all-time-coaches.html |title=All Time Coaches |website=hulabowl.com |access-date=November 23, 2020 |archive-date=October 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029161421/https://www.hulabowl.com/all-time-coaches.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> These totals include both head coach and assistant coaching appearances.

==Hall of fame==
In 2019, the Hula Bowl announced the creation of a hall of fame.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hulabowl.com/hall-of-fame.html |title=Hall of Fame |first=Rich |last=Miano |website=hulabowl.com |date=2019 |access-date=November 23, 2019 |archive-date=November 13, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191113151140/https://www.hulabowl.com/hall-of-fame.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> The hall's inductees are:

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left; font-size: 95%;"
|+Hula Bowl Hall of Fame
|-
! Year !! Name !! Role !! College !! Career highlights
|-
| rowspan=5|2020<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.hinowdaily.com/hula-bowl-hall-of-famers/ |title=Hula Bowl Hall of Famers |website=hinowdaily.com |access-date=November 22, 2020 |archive-date=November 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124030943/https://www.hinowdaily.com/hula-bowl-hall-of-famers/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> || [[Junior Ah You]] || rowspan=3|Player || [[Arizona State Sun Devils football|Arizona State]] || CFL (1972–1981), [[Canadian Football Hall of Fame]]
|-
| [[Eric Dickerson]] || [[SMU Mustangs football|SMU]] || NFL (1983–1993), 6× [[Pro Bowl]], [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]], [[College Football Hall of Fame]]
|-
| [[Anthony Miller (wide receiver, born 1965)|Anthony Miller]] || [[Tennessee Volunteers football|Tennessee]] || NFL (1988–1997), 5× Pro Bowl
|-
| [[Mike White (American football coach)|Mike White]] || Coach || [[California Golden Bears football|Cal]] (1977)<br>[[Illinois Fighting Illini football|Illinois]] (1988) || as player: Cal (1955–1957)<br>as head coach: Cal (1972–1977), Illinois (1980–1987), [[Oakland Raiders]] (1995–1996)
|-
| [[Rich Miano]] || Contributor || [[Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football|Hawaii]] || Hula Bowl executive director; NFL (1985–1989; 1991–1995)
|-
| rowspan=5|2021<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.hinowdaily.com/hula-bowl-unveils-2021-hall-of-fame-class/ |title=Hula Bowl unveils 2021 Hall of Fame Class |website=hinowdaily.com |date=January 2021 |access-date=January 23, 2021 |archive-date=January 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210123183302/https://www.hinowdaily.com/hula-bowl-unveils-2021-hall-of-fame-class/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> || [[Drew Brees]] || rowspan=3|Player  || [[Purdue Boilermakers football|Purdue]] || NFL (2001–2020), 13× Pro Bowl
|-
| [[Tim Brown (American football)|Tim Brown]] || [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]] || NFL (1988–2004), 9× Pro Bowl, Pro Football Hall of Fame, 1987 [[Heisman Trophy]], College Football Hall of Fame
|-
| [[Jesse Sapolu]] || [[Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football|Hawaii]] || NFL (1983–1997), 2× Pro Bowl
|-
| [[Steve Spurrier]] || Coach || [[Florida Gators football|Florida]]{{nbsp}}(1992) || as player: Florida (1964–1966), 1966 Heisman Trophy, College Football Hall of Fame, NFL (1967–1976)<br>as head coach: [[Duke Blue Devils football|Duke]] (1987–1989), Florida (1990–2001), [[Washington Redskins]] (2002–2003), [[South Carolina Gamecocks football|South Carolina]] (2005–2015)
|-
| Pat O'Farrell || Contributor || [[United States Military Academy|West Point]] || Hula Bowl ambassador to the armed forces<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hulabowl.com/staff |title=Our Staff |website=hulabowl.com |access-date=January 31, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030013743/https://www.hulabowl.com/staff |archive-date=October 30, 2020 |via=[[Wayback Machine]]}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=7|2023<ref>{{cite web |url=https://hulabowl.regfox.com/hula-bowl-hall-of-fame-banquet |title=Hula Bowl Hall of Fame Registration |website=hulabowl.regfox.com |accessdate=January 8, 2023}}</ref> || [[Steve Bartkowski]] || rowspan=6|Player || [[California Golden Bears football|Cal]] || NFL (1975–1986), 2× Pro Bowl, College Football Hall of Fame
|-
| [[Brandon Marshall]] || [[UCF Knights football|UCF]] || NFL (2006–2018), 6× Pro Bowl
|-
| [[Willie Roaf]] || [[Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football|Louisiana Tech]] || NFL (1993–2005), 11× Pro Bowl, Pro Football Hall of Fame, College Football Hall of Fame
|-
| [[Ron Simmons]] || [[Florida State Seminoles football|Florida State]] || CFL (1981), USFL (1983–1983), College Football Hall of Fame
|-
| [[Darryl Talley]] || [[West Virginia Mountaineers football|West Virginia]] || NFL (1993–1996), 2× Pro Bowl, College Football Hall of Fame
|-
| [[Reggie White]] || [[Tennessee Volunteers football|Tennessee]] || USFL (1984–1985), NFL (1985–1998; 2000), 13× Pro Bowl, Pro Football Hall of Fame, College Football Hall of Fame
|-
| [[Bobby Bowden]] || Coach || [[Florida State Seminoles football|Florida State]]<br>(1987, 1991, 1997) || as player: Alabama (1948), [[Samford Bulldogs football|Howard]] (1949–1952)<br>as coach: Howard (1959–1962), West Virginia (1970–1975), Florida State (1976–2009)
|}
Head coach appearances in the Hula Bowl are listed in parentheses in the College column.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hulabowl.com/all-time-coaches.html |title=All Time Coaches |website=hulabowl.com |access-date=January 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220813125805/https://www.hulabowl.com/all-time-coaches.html |archive-date=August 13, 2022 |via=[[Wayback Machine]]}}</ref>

==In popular culture==
In 1997, a storyline in the comic strip ''[[Funky Winkerbean]]'' had Harry Dinkle and the Scapegoats [[marching band]] preparing to perform at the Hula Bowl.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63792984/funky-winkerbean/ |title=Funky Winkerbean |newspaper=[[Standard-Speaker]] |location=[[Hazleton, Pennsylvania]] |page=13 |date=August 30, 1997 |access-date=November 22, 2020 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63793429/funky-winkerbean/ |title=Funky Winkerbean |newspaper=[[Dayton Daily News]] |location=[[Dayton, Ohio]] |date=December 14, 1997 |access-date=November 22, 2020 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Poi Bowl]] (1936–1939)
* [[Pineapple Bowl]] (1940–1941, 1947–1952)
* [[Aloha Bowl]] (1982–2000)
* [[Oahu Bowl]] (1998–2000)
* [[Hawaii Bowl]] (2002–present)
* [[List of college bowl games]]

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* {{official website|https://www.hulabowl.com}}

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