NCAA Division I Programs
The University of Hawaiʻi has several athletic programs in the NCAA Division I bracket.
- Hawaii Rainbow Wahine basketball
- Rainbow Wahine cross country
- Rainbow Wahine golf
- Rainbow Wahine soccer
- Rainbow Wahine softball
- Rainbow Wahine swimming and diving
- Rainbow Wahine tennis
- Rainbow Wahine indoor track & field
- Rainbow Wahine outdoor track & field
- Rainbow Wahine water polo
- Rainbow Wahine volleyball (indoor)
- Rainbow Wahine sand volleyball
UH also supports a sailing program, with separate coed and all-female teams. College sailing is governed by the Intercollegiate Sailing Association and not the NCAA.
To comply with federal Title IX these programs were created to give females an equal opportunity to compete in sports. Each Wahine sport has its own unique booster club, or support club.
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