SPECIAL OLYMPICS HAWAII SUMMER GAMES 2025 coverage
BY HSRN STAFF
PUBLISHED JUNE 11, 2025
There were no Rainbow Warrior or Rainbow Wahine sporting events last weekend, but the Hawai’i Sports Radio Network team was at the University of Hawai’i covering the 2025 Special Olympics Summer Games.
HSRN provided live stream coverage of the opening ceremony and swimming events while providing a full broadcast with play-by-play commentary of the Softball Unified Finals.
Replays of those events as well as photos from the many events going on over the three-day summer games can be found below.
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