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.

The 2025-26 college football bowl schedule features just one game on Christmas Eve, and it takes place in the Aloha State. The Sheraton Hawaii Bowl 2025 will see the California Golden Bears facing the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors.

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

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.

Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele had a great freshman season at Cal, and he'll be around with the Golden Bears next season. Here's what to know of the QB:

The California Golden Bears face the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors in the Hawaii Bowl on Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025 at Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex in Honolulu.

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

The Bears will play their second game under interim head coach Nick Rolovich in homecoming game for Cal star QB Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele.