College Sports Information Directors of America

Kevin Hashiro is in his eighth year with Chaminade and sixth as Sports Information Director. He previously served as CUH's Event Manager and Special Assistant to the Athletics Director. Hashiro made stops at the University of Hawaii-Manoa and Hawaii-Wahine before his time at Chaminade.

Before beginning his athletic communications career, Hashiro was a producer for a highly-acclaimed morning sport talk show in Honolulu. He was also the radio voice for the UH Rainbow Wahine basketball, volleyball and softball teams from 2000-2008. His broadcasting experience include high school sports broadcasts for Starcomm Sports Radio over the years, including calling several Hawaii state championship games.
 
Hashiro is a native of Kahului, Maui and a graduate of the University of Hawaii-Manoa.

 

What is the most memorable moment in your career in athletics?
KH: There’s no one particular moment but I enjoy seeing success for some of our teams. For instance, men’s basketball making the NCAA West Regional less than two weeks after I was hired in 2013; women’s volleyball qualifying for the postseason for the first time in 14 years in 2018; experiencing a win by men’s basketball at the Maui Jim Maui Invitational in 2017. But I also get to work with some fantastic people at Chaminade as well as the other SIDs in the Pacific West Conference which is very rewarding.

What kinds of challenges have you faced as an SID in the past and how did you overcome them?
KH: As a small university, I don’t have the luxury of a large staff. I’m literally the athletics media relations department here. I do everything myself during normal office hours from game prep, social media responsibilities, among lots of other things. But to overcome it, I’ve learned to prioritize; game prep comes first, social media next and most other things, on the back end. I’ll also do items that can be done from home such as update records, career stats, etc., during free time.

 

If you could give one piece of advice to a young professional in the field, what would it be?
KH: I’d say don’t stress out too much and to take some time to enjoy life away from the laptop whenever the opportunity is there. If you have a staff, delegate and trust they will do well with their assigned task. Also, don’t be afraid to approach your supervisors about time off because our occupation occasionally has 60-hour work weeks and burnout can happen.

As someone with a long and extensive history as a radio broadcaster outside and inside of Chaminade athletics, do you have a signature sign off? Do you emulate any other sport broadcasters style?
KH: I was mentored by the late Les Keiter, one of the broadcasting giants in the 1950s and 1960s and will always be indebted to him for helping me learn the trade. I would always pay tribute to him by using his “In-and-out again, Finnegan” phrase whenever a ball spun out of the basketball rim. I did develop my own such as “back in 60” (whenever we went to a media timeout) or three-ball corner pocket (3-pointers made from the corners).

Being a Hawaii native, what do you enjoy most about living in Hawaii?
KH: Life here is fantastic although it does have its challenges. We can’t drive to another state, and the nearest large land mass is 2,500 miles away - which is a five-hour plane ride. Yet, people who live here are great and since we live on an island, we all have the “aloha spirit” where we greet each other with respect and friendliness. Naturally, the weather is prime! It’s always 75 degrees and we will never get stuck in a blizzard while trying to get to work on a game day!