The Cal Golden Bears and Hawaii Rainbow Warriors meet Wednesday at the Hawaii Bowl. Kickoff in Honolulu, Hawaii, is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET.

Backup quarterback Luke Weaver threw a 22-yard touchdown pass to Nick Cenacle with 10 seconds left, and Hawaii rallied for a 35-31 victory over California in the Hawaii Bowl

Hawaii backup quarterback Luke Weaver threw a 13-yard touchdown pass to Nick Cenacle with 10 seconds left and the Rainbow Warriors derailed Cal’s hopes for an eight-win season, claiming a 35-31 victory at the Hawaii Bowl on Wednesday.

Hawaii wide receiver Brandon White (1) makes a leaping catch in the end zone over Cal defensive back Hezekiah Masses (5) and defensive back Aiden Manutai (14) during the second half of the 2025 Hawaii Bowl college football game on Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025, in Honolulu.

Seeking help, Honolulu is said to have turned to California, convincing South Bay developers in the 1920s to ship them enough sand to, in essence, fill in paradise’s watery potholes. The Kuhn Brothers Construction Company led the effort, selling off barges full of sand to Hawaii, an effort that continued passively for a decade, by some estimates.

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A NOAA GOES satellite also captured smoke from the Palisades, Eaton and Kenneth fires that devastated Southern California in January 2025.