While initial plans to play the Armed Forces Classic at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam were scrapped β last yearβs game on a makeshift court in Japan was canceled at halftime because of moisture β organizers tried to turn the University of Hawaiiβs arena into a fitting venue.
A special floor was installed featuring the Armed Forces Classic logo at midcourt, and the words βPEARL HARBORβ were painted along both baselines. In the stands, multiple banners covered up advertising and bare wall with the words βAmericaβs NAVYβ and a logo commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attacks.
And, of course, the teams involved wore special camouflage uniforms for the occasion. As it turned out, it was hard to tell the arena was on the University of Hawaii campus, except for the green seats.Β
