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in Honolulu CDP,Honolulu CDP, HI
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''. Retrieved on May 21, 2009.

City and County of Honolulu Honolulu County (), officially known as the City and County of Honolulu (formerly ''Oahu County''), is a consolidated city-county in the U.S. state of Hawaii, one of five counties in the state. The city-county includes both Urban Honolulu ( ...

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, on the campus of the

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(UH). Initially named the Special Events Arena when it opened in 1994, the arena was renamed the Stan Sheriff Center in 1998 in honor of Stan Sheriff (1932–1993), a former UH athletic director who lobbied for its construction.

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secured naming rights on a 10-year, $5-million contract announced on November 12, 2020, which added a prefix to the facility's official name—"SimpliFi" being the brand name of the bank's digital banking experience.

Events

Stan Sheriff Center is home to the

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men's Rainbow Warriors basketball and Rainbow Warriors volleyball, and the women's

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, and Rainbow Wahine volleyball teams. The

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midseason

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tournament is held at the arena annually since December 2009, and the annual regional

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was held there from 2008-2024. On May 12, 1998, the

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/ref> As Hawaii's largest indoor arena, the Stan Sheriff Center is the site of many major concert tours in Honolulu. Concert capacity is 11,000 for an end-stage show and 11,300 for a center-stage show.

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used the Stan Sheriff Center as its Hawaiian stop from 1994 until the organization folded in 2001. The arena hosted two NBA preseason games between the

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and

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on October 4 and 6, 2015. Both were designated as Lakers home games; the Jazz swept the short series, winning the second game in overtime. The arena again hosted two NBA preseason games between the

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and

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on October 1 and 3, 2017. Toronto ended up winning the first game, while the Clippers won the second game. The Clippers returned in 2018 for a preseason game against the

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. The Clippers once more hosted two more preseason games in 2019 one against the

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on October 3, 2019, which Houston won and another against the

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on October 6, 2019, which the Clippers won. The

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was hosted at the arena due to damage from wildfires on Maui, the event's usual location.

References

External links

Official page for the Stan Sheriff Center
from the UH Athletics web site {{end College basketball venues in Hawaii College volleyball venues in the United States Hawaii Rainbow Warriors and Rainbow Wahine basketball Volleyball venues in Hawaii Buildings and structures in Honolulu University of Hawaiʻi Sports venues completed in 1994 Buildings and structures completed in 1994 1994 establishments in Hawaii Indoor arenas in Hawaii

Events

See also

References

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