Tight end Harold Moleni has two words to say about his oral commitment to the Hawaii football team.

"Norm Chow," Moleni said of the Warriors’ first-year head coach. "He’s been a successful offensive coordinator for a long time. With the position I play, I feel he’ll be the best coach to play for."

Chow plans to implement a pro-set offense that will feature a tight end, a position the Warriors have not employed in a game since 1998.

Moleni is the third tight end to pledge to the Warriors, following Clark Evans of Cerritos (Calif.) College and Ethan Watanabe of Brennan High in San Antonio.

Wednesday is the first day prospects may sign binding national letters of intent.

Moleni said he is 6 feet 3 and 235 pounds. He said he plans to gain 15 pounds before enrolling at UH this summer.

Moleni is 22, but he will have five years to play four seasons. He is a 2008 graduate of Hunter High School in West Valley City, Utah. He also competed in basketball and rugby.

He signed with Utah State in February 2008, but never enrolled there. Instead, he spent a year working and preparing for a two-year church mission to Spokane, Wash. He completed his mission this past October. He sent a highlight video to UH assistant coach Lewis Powell, who also is a family friend. He was invited to Hawaii for a recruiting visit last weekend.

"Once they offered me a scholarship, I knew I was going to take it," Moleni said.

Moleni said he benefitted from his mission.

"It was amazing," he said. "I don’t know how to put it into words. It’s something that changed my life. I loved the work. When you get into it, it was the happiest I’ve been in my life."

Moleni said he managed to keep fit during his mission by exercising during his free time. He was born in New Zealand. He moved to Utah when he was 6, then spent the next five years alternating between Utah and New Zealand. He said he has several relatives in Laie.

"I can’t wait to go back to Hawaii," Moleni said. "It’s quite a blessing, actually. I’m excited about it."