Fans are invited to join the "Cajun-Warriors New Year's Eve Bash" party featuring University of Hawaii football coach June Jones, the UH band and cheerleaders as well as Cajun food stations and live entertainment.

The event is set for New Year's Eve, from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. at Generations Hall (310 Andrew Higgins Drive), located in the historic New Orleans Warehouse District. Pre-sale tickets are $125 for adults, $65 for ages 11-20. There is no charge for children 10 and under. Tickets at the door will be $150. Advance tickets may be purchased by logging on to www.hawaiiancajunbash.com.

Net proceeds from the "Cajun-Warriors New Year's Eve Bash" will benefit the Na Koa Football Club as well as the New Orleans Habitat for Humanity on behalf of the University of Hawaii.

"This will be big – a once-in-a-lifetime experience," said Don Murphy of Murphy's Bar & Grill, one of the event's organizers. "I can't think of a better way to cheer on our Warriors and celebrate the New Year in New Orleans."

For information, call Murphy at (808) 754 1502 or Kurt Osaki at (510) 414-0292.

The Sugar Mill party

University of Hawaii fans in New Orleans can celebrate New Year's Eve with other UH fans, celebrities, former UH players and current NFL players at The Sugar Mill in New Orleans' Warehouse District.

The event will be held from 7 p.m. to 2 a.m. The venue, located at 1021 Convention Center Blvd., is within walking distance from most hotels and the French Quarter.

Entertainers scheduled to perform include Willie K., Vili the Warrior, Augie T., Na Leo's Nalani Choi and others.

Also expected to attend will be former UH players Samson Satele (Miami) and Isaac Sopoaga (San Francisco).

Tickets are $49 in advance and $59 at the door. Children under 10 are free.