The University of Hawai'i has yet to put the resurfacing of Les Murakami Stadium out to bid but the delay hasn't reached the "panic" point yet for the home of the baseball Rainbows, athletic director Herman Frazier said yesterday.

"I won't hit panic mode unless it doesn't go out (to bid) by the first week in September," Frazier said.

He said bid specifications were to have been sent out two weeks ago by campus officials for a project for which construction money was released in the spring.

Because of the delay, athletic department officials have been considering alternate sites for the Rainbows to hold fall — and possibly early 2008 preseason — practices. Fall practice is scheduled for Oct. 10 to Nov. 15. Preseason practice is scheduled to begin Feb. 1.

Nov. 15 has been the target date for the beginning of the resurfacing.

Frazier said the goal is to have the field ready before the Feb. 22 opener against San Francisco. "There was a meeting (Monday) and I suspect that things will be flushed out pretty soon," Frazier said.

In other news, Frazier said the Toyota Corporation will rent several UH facilities, including Murakami Stadium, Stan Sheriff Center and Cooke Field next month for part of its annual dealers' convention.

He declined to discuss details of the arrangement, including how much the school and the athletic department will receive.

Earlier, KGMB quoted Frazier as saying "...it's going to be around (a) half million dollars."

But Frazier said yesterday, "since (details were) last reported they have changed their contract now and we can't talk about it that much because it is a private show they are doing. All I can tell you is they are renting our facilities and we have been in negotiation about this for a long period of time and it is in conjunction with the state. We're just a small portion of a larger enterprise. But they won't let us talk about it anymore."

Frazier referred questions to the school's general counsel.