?Print This Article BY JIM DOOLEY ? Citing privacy interests, the University of Hawaii won?t disclose the salary of new head football coach Norm Chow, other than to say that it?s somewhere between $392,142 and $935,544 per year.
The university reversed fields in refusing to specify Chow?s salary, which is believed to be between $500,000 and $600,000 annually. The institution had previously disclosed the $1.1 million compensation of former head coach Greg McMackin and in 2003 was forced to release a copy of then-head coach June Jones? $800,000-per year contract.
The disclosure of Jones? contract came after the state Office of Information Practices issued an opinion which overrode the University?s contention that release of the document would violate the coach?s privacy rights.
?Because of the public nature of his position and the fact that he is one of the, if not the, highest paid State employees, Coach Jones? privacy interests relating to the contract are outweighed by the public?s right to know,? the opinion said.
?Based upon the information provided to us by UH, we cannot conclude that disclosure of the contract will frustrate a legitimate government function, i.e., UH?s ability to maintain morale in the athletic department or to negotiate contracts with?its coaches,? the OIP opinion said.
Oddly, the University today cited that 2003 OIP ruling as partial justification for its decision to withhold the precise amount of Chow?s salary.
Chow?s contract includes a number of performance incentives which would bring him more than $500,000 if he reached annnual milestones such as winning a prestigious BCS bowl game and the national coach of the year award.
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