HILO, Hawai`i—Effective immediately, all University of Hawai`i Hilo athletic events are suspended, due to concerns surrounding COVID-19.

In the interest of the safety of student-athletes, coaches, staff and the public at large, Vulcan teams will not be traveling or competing until at least March 30, in accordance with an announcement from the Pacific West Conference.

NCAA Championships for the winter and spring sports have already been cancelled. The Pacific West Conference will determine later this month their next steps in regards to the remainder of the season and their own tournament championships.

On Thursday, both men's and women's tennis matches were cancelled on Oahu. The women's golf team, who was already in Palm Desert, Calif., will return to Hilo on Friday.

FROM THE PACWEST CONFERENCE
By agreement of its member schools, the Pacific West Conference is suspending all athletic competition effective immediately, at least through March 30. The decision was reached by the conference with the health and safety of the student-athletes, game day workers, athletic staffs and community in mind. The PacWest will continue to monitor and assess the situation and provide updates as they are made available.

FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI`I SYSTEM
The 10-campus UH system will move to online delivery of courses beginning Monday, March 23, the first day of instruction after spring break. If a class needs to continue to be taught face-to-face to meet learning objectives, students will be informed after approval by the campus.

At this time, in-person courses are scheduled to resume Monday, April 13. In the hope that we can return to normal classroom practices, the in-person start date will continue to be reevaluated, and updates will be provided as needed. Regardless of modality, UH is committed to completing the academic semester and enabling students to graduate on schedule.