▁moreover ▁frequently ▁pays ▁vis its ▁to ▁H ilo ▁and ▁K ah ului ▁in ▁competition ▁during ▁the ▁spring . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁for ▁back - to - back ▁matches ▁somewhere ▁between ▁Sept . – Nov ., ▁it ▁all ▁began ▁coinc ident ally ▁on ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁K au a ' i , ▁the ▁el dest ▁of ▁all ▁major - is lands ▁in ▁the ▁Hawai ian ▁arch ip el ago . ▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁The ▁team ▁has ▁won ▁four ▁national ▁champion ships : ▁one ▁A IA W ▁title ▁and ▁three ▁NCAA ▁Division ▁I ▁titles . ▁The ▁Rain bow ▁W ah ine ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁Big ▁West ▁Conference ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁They ▁joined ▁the ▁Western ▁Athlet ic ▁Conference ▁( W AC ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁and ▁cl inch ed ▁at ▁least ▁a ▁share ▁of ▁the ▁regular - season ▁conference ▁title ▁each ▁year ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁when ▁the ▁Rain bow ▁W ah ine ▁re - jo ined ▁the ▁Big ▁West ▁Conference . ▁Hawai i ▁won ▁the ▁W AC ▁Tournament ▁( and ▁the ▁W AC ' s ▁automatic ▁NCAA ▁Tournament ▁bid ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁and ▁every ▁year ▁between ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁except ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁when ▁Hawai i ▁lost ▁in ▁the ▁tournament ' s ▁final ▁round ▁to ▁the ▁Ut ah ▁State ▁A gg ies . ▁All ▁four ▁national ▁championship ▁squad s ▁have ▁been