"We've got a new haka. I want to leave it at that. We want to surprise the fans. If we over-media-ize it, it'll take away the surprise." (HA)
HA Note: "A week ago, the seniors agreed to bring back the haka, a Maori war chant, as a pregame ritual. But the past weekend, they decided to use a version different from the haka performed during the 2006 season. The Warriors performed the ha'a, a Hawaiian-influenced Polynesian chant, in 2007 and 2008. The seniors turned to Gary Nagy, who recently transferred from Brigham Young. As Kahuku High students in 2005, Nagy and Javen Kaka created a haka for the Red Raider football team. Kaka, who is from New Zealand, had learned the haka from relatives. Nagy and Kaka's version — which originally was supposed to be performed in a May Day program — was noticed by the UH coaches attending a football camp in Kahuku in 2006. The Warriors then adopted the haka as part of their pregame preparation."
Gary Nagy said that the UH seniors turned to him when they:
"wanted to change the haka. It was a last-minute decision." (HA)
About how the players have perfected the haka's motion, Nagy said:
"We have to perfect the words, and everything will be good." (HA)
About how he cannot lead the haka because he is redshirting this season, Nagy said:
"I'll be watching from the side. Rocky (Savaiigaea) will be leading it. Rocky will do a good job." (HA)
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