Complex sentence: The Hawaii Bowl succeeds the Aloha Bowl (played 1982--2000) and the Oahu Bowl (played 1998--2000) as bowl games played in Hawaii; however, this bowl is a new event not affiliated with the previous games.
Split into simpler sentences: The Hawaii Bowl succeeds the Aloha Bowl (played 1982--2000) and the Oahu Bowl (played 1998--2000) as bowl games played in Hawaii. This bowl is a new event not affiliated with the previous games.