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Fran
10-14-2004, 09:16 AM
No chance an NIFL team will come to Hawaii.


http://pacific.bizjournals.com/pacific/stories/2004/10/11/daily41.html

The Hawaiian Islanders are going out of business after losing more than $5 million on three seasons as Hawaii's only professional sports franchise.


The decision announced Wednesday by the arenafootball2 team follows an eight-week effort to raise $525,000 in new revenue from mainly corporate sponsors and season ticket sales.

"Despite our best efforts, we ultimately ran out of time, falling short of our goal by $225,000, and came to the prudent business decision to cease operations," said Chris Dey, executive director and general manager of the Hawaiian Islanders.

Pounder
10-15-2004, 09:25 AM
Columbus and Laredo have also shut down. Columbus (GA) is supposedly on one-year hiatus while seeking relocation, Laredo is seeking reorganization. Of course, how many teams have ever actually returned from hiatus?