The University of Hawaii is trusting its athletics future to a “unicorn.”

Matt Elliott, who was an innovative administrator for 13 years with UCLA and the past 18 months with the Hawaii Community Foundation, one of the state’s leading nonprofit organizations, is set to be named UH’s athletic director.

On Thursday morning, UH President Wendy Hensel announced on X (formerly known as Twitter) that “after a national search, I’m recommending Matt Elliott as the next @HawaiiAthletics AD. With (13) years at UCLA, he’s well qualified to lead our D1 program.”

Micah Kane, president and CEO of the Hawaii Community Foundation, said: “I’m really excited about the future of Hawaii athletics with Matt’s leadership coming forward. You’re getting a first-class leader, someone who I think will qualify as

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