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Stan Sheriff Center

Arena in Hawaii, United States

Summary

Arena in Hawaii, United States

Field	Value
name	Bankoh Arena at the Stan Sheriff Center
image	{{plainlist
nickname	The Stanley
The Aloha Dome
The Rainbow Dome
mapframe	yes
mapframe-zoom	15
location	1355 Lower Campus Drive
Honolulu, Hawaii, 96822-2312
broke_ground	December 1992
opened	October 21, 1994
coordinates
owner	University of Hawaii at Manoa
operator	University of Hawaii at Manoa
surface	Hardwood
construction_cost	$32.24 million
($ in dollars)
architect	Kauahikaua and Chun (Honolulu)
Heery Architects (Atlanta)
general_contractor	Charles Pankow Builders, Ltd.
former_names	Special Events Arena (1994–1998)
tenants	Hawaii Rainbow Warriors and Rainbow Wahine (basketball, volleyball)
Diamond Head Classic
seating_capacity	10,300

[[File:Stan Sheriff Center.jpg|300px|Stan Sheriff Center exterior]]
[[File:StanSheriffCenterUHUSCWVB2011.jpg|300px|During 2011 Hawaii-USC Volleyball Match]] The Aloha Dome The Rainbow Dome | mapframe-zoom = 15 Honolulu, Hawaii, 96822-2312 ($ in dollars) Heery Architects (Atlanta) Diamond Head Classic

The Bankoh Arena at the Stan Sheriff Center is a 10,300-seat multi-purpose arena in Honolulu CDP, City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii, on the campus of the University of Hawaii at Manoa (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. Bank of Hawaii secured naming rights on a 10-year, $5-million contract announced on November 12, 2020, which initially renamed the arena "SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center" after their digital banking product. The arena branding was changed to "Bankoh", a common local nickname for Bank of Hawaii, on August 26, 2025 to reflect the bank's community and university ties.

Events

The arena is home to the University of Hawaii men's Rainbow Warriors basketball and Rainbow Warriors volleyball, and the women's Rainbow Wahine basketball, and Rainbow Wahine volleyball teams.

The Diamond Head Classic midseason college basketball tournament was held at the arena annually since December 2009 until it was paused in 2025, and the annual regional FIRST Robotics Competition was held there from 2008-2024.

On May 12, 1998, the Miss Universe pageant was held at the Center. 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.

World Championship Wrestling 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 Los Angeles Lakers and Utah Jazz 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 Los Angeles Clippers and Toronto Raptors 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 Sydney Kings. The Clippers once more hosted two more preseason games in 2019 one against the Houston Rockets on October 3, 2019, which Houston won and another against the Shanghai Sharks on October 6, 2019, which the Clippers won.

The 2023 Maui Invitational was hosted at the arena due to damage from wildfires on Maui, the event's usual location.

References

Torres, Maria. (June 1, 1993). "30: Charles Pankow Builders Ltd. (Corporate Anniversaries) (Company Profile)". Hawaii Business.
link. (2008-02-18 ." ''[[U.S. Census Bureau]]''. Retrieved on May 21, 2009.)
(November 12, 2020). "Bank of Hawaii Sponsors Naming Rights for Stan Sheriff Center".
https://hawaiiathletics.com/news/2025/8/26/general-bank-of-hawai-i-unveils-new-name-for-uh-facility-bankoh-arena-at-stan-sheriff-center.aspx
"Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic".
https://frc-events.firstinspires.org/2008/hi
https://frc-events.firstinspires.org/2025/HIHO
[http://archives.starbulletin.com/1998/04/07/news/story1.html Pageant has isles sitting pretty]

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