A power outage yesterday short-circuited the University of Hawai'i football team's plans, forcing the Warriors to cancel two practices totaling 4 1/2 hours, meetings, video-review sessions and the annual talent show.

A university spokeswoman said the outage was "planned" because of Statehood Day, although the Warriors were not informed. The electricity was on when the coaches arrived early yesterday, but then it went off.

UH assistant coach Rich Miano said the locker room "was pitch black. ... There wasn't any power to watch films."

UH coach June Jones said: "They didn't tell us they were going to turn off the power. It was an inconvenience, but you have to roll with it."

The Warriors, who will scrimmage today at Aloha Stadium, will make up yesterday's work tomorrow.

But Ron Lee, who coaches the receivers, said the break "might be good for us. It gives us an extra day to take care of injuries."

Slotbacks Jason Ferguson (strained back) and Ryan Grice-Mullen (sprained right shoulder) have practiced sparingly this week.

After meeting yesterday morning, the players were told to report to the Duke Kahanamoku Aquatic Complex. In the annual training camp ritual, the newcomers were dared to jump off the 10-meter platform.

Freshman wideout Michael Washington, an admittedly inexperienced swimmer, dazzled teammates with a fearless dive.

Junior Tala Esera, a 6-foot-4, 295-pound left tackle, reportedly jumped seven times.

ROSTER TO GET A BOOST

Training camp essentially ended the past Wednesday when the players checked out of the "University Hilton" — the two dance studios in the athletic complex — and moved into dormitories and off-campus residencies. Officially, according to the NCAA timetable, the training camp period extends to the end of tomorrow's practices.

The NCAA limits training-camp rosters to 105 players. The limit is lifted on Monday, the first day of UH's fall semester.

Scheduled to join the Warriors next week are quarterback Kainoa Akina, running back Jazen Anderson, kicker Nolan Miranda, linebacker Blake Robinson, and defensive backs George Perry, Devion Volta-Johnson and Nick Hill.

Robinson and Hill played for Santa Rosa (Calif.) Junior College last season.

Volta-Johnson is the son of Marco Johnson, a former UH slotback/punt returner. Anderson is the younger brother of former All-Pro running back Jamal Anderson. Perry, a sophomore, was a backup cornerback for the Warriors last season.

Akina, a fifth-year senior, is the son of Duane Akina, the University of Texas' associate head coach and a former UH assistant.

In UH's spring practice in April, Akina was competing to succeed Tim Chang as starting quarterback. Instead, Akina and third-year sophomore Jack Rolovich were not invited to training camp. Rolovich was summoned last week when freshman quarterback Anthony Gardner quit the team.

Akina arrives from Texas tomorrow. He will be cleared to practice after submitting to a drug test and watching a video of NCAA rules.

"Hopefully, I can be out there (on the field) on Monday," Akina said. "It depends on what I have to do."

Akina said he was "obviously very surprised" when he was left off the training-camp roster.

"There are two ways you can look at it," he said. "You can get frustrated or you can work hard. I tried to work hard. That's what I did all summer."

Akina participated in all of the players' unsupervised workouts in June and July, but went to the Mainland at the start of training camp.

"There was nothing for me if I stayed there," Akina said. "I got a lot more done up here."

In June, Miranda announced he was leaving the team because of personal reasons. He said he has resolved those problems, and is prepared to rejoin the Warriors either Tuesday or Wednesday.

He said he is awaiting a grade for a school project he recently completed. His professor is expected to return this weekend from a vacation in France.

Miranda said he has worked out daily, extending the length of his kickoffs. He said his field-goal range is 55 yards.

Freshman Daniel Kelly is the only other kicker on the UH roster.

Jeremy Shibata, a freshman from Iowa, was a kicker in high school, but is being used exclusively as a punter in training camp.

Reach Stephen Tsai at stsai@honoluluadvertiser.com.