Please join us at 3 p.m. for an online chat with Greg McMackin.
A separate post will go up at about 2:55 p.m.
To be fair, we're requesting that readers wait until their question has been answered before posing a second question.
Leila Wai will be the director of content.
Derek Inouchi will serve as the on-site producer.
And I'll assume my usual role as (self-)promoter.

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As legend has it, Paul Durham, who was UH's athletic director at the time, noticed there was construction on the Lower Campus. He asked what was going on. He was told they were building what was the original UH baseball stadium.
The tradition of quiet, but effective work, continues, this time in UH softball.
Led by the father of second baseman Richie-Anne Titcomb, the players' parents built what amounts to a small condo underneath the first-base stands at Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium.
The three-room structure has a cooking area, an entertainment room (complete with a newly installed wide-screen TV), and a training room.
There's central air-conditioning.
One of the rooms offers a field-level view.
Best of all, it came at no cost to the university. Richard Titcomb's construction company donated the supplies and built the structure.
In two weeks.
Former UH men's volleyball coach Alan Rosehill donated the wood flooring.
The parents cook and prepare the post-game spread.
Again, at no cost to the university.
Well, except for the electricity.
Maybe the softball program should be the example when UH looks for ways to complete the third-floor wing.

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Speakling of promotions, the Little Learners Preschool is having a fund-raising concert April 6 on the campus grounds in Kailua.
Ledward Ka‘apana will be the featured performer.
Robert Kekaula is the tentatively scheduled emcee.
Your blog host will be passing out door prizes.
Tickets are $10 each; it's $5 each for ages 5-12.
There will be food, drinks and auction items.
Call Wena at 382-5263 for details.
(Little Learners is now accepting applications for students ages 3 and 4.)

This can't be good for cornerback Keenan Jones:
http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080324/BREAKING01/80324071

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Thanks to Rocky Savaiigaea for talking story with readers today.

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UH head coach Greg McMackin will be Tuesday's chat guest, starting at 3 p.m.
Manoa chancellor Virginia Hinshaw is the chat guest Thursday, also starting at 3 p.m.
Please join us.

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We got to see Jim Donovan report for his first day as UH athletic director.
Not only does he have a real open-door policy, he also is going to take down the screen that prevented people from staring into his office.

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Brashton Satele modeling the jackets the Warriors received from the Sugar Bowl

Defensive tackle Rocky Savaiigaea is today's chat guest, beginning at 10:30 a.m.
Also, Greg McMackin has agreed to serve as a chat guest tomorrow at 3 p.m.

Happy Easter.

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Jim Donovan officially takes over as the athletic director tomorrow.
Last week, Greg McMackin invited Donovan to meet with the founder of Under Armour. McMackin and associate athletic director John McNamara are credited with building a relationship that led to Under Armour's multi-year, multi-million-dollar deal with the athletic department.

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UH has an interest in Aloha Airlines' financial situation. Not only does the school have a long relationship with the company, but the airline provided charter flights for the Warriors the past few football seasons.
Aloha did all of UH's charter flights during the 12-0 regular season.
In January, Hawaiian Airlines provided the service for the Sugar Bowl, as well as donated 100 round-trip tickets to the athletic department. The football team used many of those tickets for recruiting.

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Colt Brennan called. He said he's ready for next week's Pro Day in Carson.
He said he's at a good weight now, but doesn't want to say the specific number until the official weigh-in.
He said he has not received an official rating from the NFL, and does not know how well he did on the Wonderlic personality test.
But he has heard from several NFL teams.
He also said he is not worried about the draft. Wherever he is picked, he said he still needs to prove himself in camp.

Here's the chat schedule:
Monday — Defensive tackle Rocky Savaiigaea, 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday — Offensive lineman Keith AhSoon.
Thursday — Manoa chancellor Virginia HInshaw, 3 p.m.
Friday — Running back David Farmer.

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Shhh.
Hinshaw's birthday is Tuesday.
Please wish her a happy 29th.

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Savaiigaea said he weighed 336 pounds in January. He is down to 315, and expects to weight under 310 for the March 31 start of spring ball. He said he expects to weigh 295 by training camp.

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Things you notice while wandering around UH at 7 on a Saturday morning.
The exterior wall panels of the athletic department are blue. Blue?!?
But the disability sign was green.
Maybe UH is a parallel universe.