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Hawaii AD Pimped for 200 Grand

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Per Deadspin:

http://m.deadspin.com/5925332/fbi-calle ... rt-debacle

UH said it put down a $200,000 deposit from athletic department funds on the planned Aug. 18 concert. The event was to have been a benefit for UH athletics.

It was cancelled Tuesday after UH said it learned that the event was planned without Wonder's knowledge.

The investigation will be done by an experienced, outside party, [UH-Manoa Chancellor Tom] Apple said.

Apple briefed UH coaches and athletic department staffers prior to the press conference.

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[Athletic director Jim] Donovan announced Tuesday that the planned Aug. 18 benefit concert at the arena was canceled after school officials said the show had been planned without Wonder's knowledge. He said the UH was trying to recover the $200,000 it paid from the athletic fund to book the show. When asked if the UH had been scammed, Donovan said, "I couldn't speculate.

Lol.


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