After the latest round of college conference realignment drama, the University of Hawaii and its athletic teams are staying put. While Hawaii is primarily a member of the Big West Conference, it has been a football-only member of the Mountain West Conference since the 2012 season. The Pac-12 Conference, reduced to just Oregon State and Washington State, officially took four Mountain West members on Sept. 12. Then on Tuesday, the conference took Utah State, giving the Pac-12 and Mountain West seven teams each. All the latest sports news from Hawaii's sports station The remaining seven teams signed a memorandum of understanding on Thursday, solidifying their status in the Mountain West from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2032. Of the remaining seven teams in the Mountain West, UNLV and Air Force were the two biggest threats to leave, as UNLV received interest in the Pac-12, while Air Force was approached by the American Athletic Conference. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Rob DeMello KHON (@robdemello) Retention bonuses will be given to the seven remaining teams. As the only partial member, Hawaii will receive the smallest cut at 5%. By comparison, Air Force and UNLV will receive 24.5%, while Nevada, New Mexico, San Jose State and Wyoming will receive 11.5%. Despite the small piece of the pie compared to the other teams in the conference, Hawaii's share is an estimated $5 to 6 million. It would be one of the biggest lump sums the UH athletics department has ever received, surpassing the $4.4 million it received as a Sugar Bowl participant in 2008. Back in 2008, about half of the $4.4 million served as revenue for UH, whereas the imminent 5% cut is expected to fully serve as profit for the school's athletics department, where it will also go towards other teams on campus and not just football. On Thursday, Hawaii athletics director Craig Angelos confirmed that the school met with Pac-12 officials and its consulting firm, Navigate. After answering a bevy of questions, Hawaii was not extended an offer. Angelos said were there an offer made to UH, the school would have owed the Mountain West around a total of $30 million after exit and poaching fees. "There's been a lot of movement over this last week or two," Angelos said on Thursday. "We've been anxiously engaged in talking with various people to see what our position is and what kind of value we bring to the table." Meanwhile, Angelos denied that Hawaii was in talks with Conference USA, despite a report from Reddit on Monday. Despite its standing in the Mountain West, Hawaii has yet to renegotiate the travel subsidies it must pay visiting teams, one of the conditions it agreed upon in joining the conference. As for its current TV deal, Hawaii's deal with Spectrum expires next summer, with Angelos stating he's hoping for more alignment between the school and the Mountain West.