[5] The complex replaced the university's former sports facility, Cooke Field, following a $5 million donation from the foundation established by Hawaii real estate developer Clarence T. C. Ching (1912–1985).

[11][12][13] The athletics complex served as the home field for the university's women's soccer team before they moved to soccer-specific stadium Waipiʻo Peninsula.

[16] As a result, the team announced plans to play home games on campus at the athletics complex "for at least the next three years".

[17] Prior to the 2021 season, the university prepared the complex for home football games, including increasing seating capacity, replacing the existing turf, installing a new scoreboard and speaker system and upgrading the press box.

The expansion to 15,000 was delayed until 2023 due to effects stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, which forced Hawaii football to play behind closed doors or with a limited capacity for the first half of their 2021 home schedule.