Les Murakami Stadium

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Les Murakami Stadium
Location Honolulu, Hawaii United States
Building chronology
Built 1984
Tenants
University of Hawai'i at Manoa
Former Tenants
Hawaii Islanders (1986-1987)
Honolulu Sharks (1993-1997, 2006)
Waikiki BeachBoys (2006)
Capacity
4,321

Les Murakami Stadium is a ballpark located in Honolulu, Hawaii. It was built in 1984 and has a capacity of 4,321 people. It was also the home stadium of the Honolulu Sharks, and Waikiki BeachBoys of the Hawaii Winter Baseball. The Hawaii Islanders also played at then Rainbow Stadium in 1986-1987 when they were the AAA affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates (1986) and Chicago White Sox (1987). The ballpark was named Rainbow Stadium until 2002. The stadium was renamed after the University of Hawaii coach Les Murakami who was the head coach of UH from 1971-2000 where he lead the Rainbow Warriors to 11 NCAA Regional tournaments and a College World Series run in 1980.

The Hawaii Warriors consistently bring in big crowds and have near the top of attendence numbers in the NCAA since the team began playing at the stadium.