Beefing Up Security

The UH Athletics Department has a press release detailing what UH and Aloha Stadium will be doing to make for a more friendly environment during games.

"Our main concern is always public safety," Scott Chan, Aloha Stadium manger, said. "We will implement several security measures in order to ensure that our guests have a comfortable and enjoyable visit to our stadium. We will heighten our staffing and security presence around the visitor's section and implement a task force to focus on inappropriate behavior and allow the officers to remain at their assigned posts. We support the effort that UH is making to help promote good sportsmanship at its football games."

And here's a list of some of the "initiatives":

1. June Jones, UH head football coach, will tape a 30-second public service announcement, which will air on local television and radio stations, asking UH fans to show aloha to our visitors and to demonstrate good sportsmanship. The PSA will also air on the stadium jumbotron prior to the start of the game.

2. Coach Jones will echo the good sportsmanship message in his interview sessions with the media, including his weekly press conference.

3. Print advertisements will be placed in the local newspapers with the good sportsmanship message

4. Through all media outlets, UH will communicate the good sportsmanship message and encourage all fans to act responsibly.

They should print the same message on the sides of the 32 oz. Heinekens too. Awww damn, I did not just go there. Anyway, encouraging good sportsmanship is always a good thing. The Star-Bulletin's Gene Park writes about the incidents during the Fresno game that sparked these initiatives, and on the same page Leila Fujimori has a few words from Lt. Governor Aiona.