University of Hawai‘i women's volleyball head coach Robyn Ah Mow has resigned, announcing her decision with a statement on social media late Wednesday afternoon.
"With a heavy heart, I want to share that I will be stepping away from my role as head coach of the Rainbow Wahine volleyball program," her statement read in part.
Ah Mow coached the Rainbow Wahine from 2017 to 2025, accumulating a career record of 165-78 in eight full seasons. The Rainbow Wahine made the NCAA Tournament in her first seven seasons but missed the Big West tournament entirely in 2025, going 12-17.
Prior to becoming head coach for the Rainbow Wahine, Ah Mow was on the staff as an assistant coach from 2011 to 2015.
Before her coaching career, Ah Mow was one of the best players in University of Hawai‘i history, as well as one of the world's best setters. She was a two-time All-American for the 'Bows in 1995 and 1996, as well as a setter for the U.S. national team, competing in the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics.
Kaleo Baxter, Ah Mow's associate head coach, was named the program's interim head coach following her resignation.
"Robyn Ah Mow is the epitome of what it means to be a Rainbow Wahine," UH athletics director Matt Elliott said in a statement. "She is a fierce competitor, a dedicated mentor, and an undeniable legend in the state of Hawai'i and the global volleyball community. We are incredibly grateful for the dedication and passion she poured into this program over the last nine years as the leader of Wahine Volleyball, and more than 30 years since she first stepped on campus. We will all miss her dearly as our head coach, and wish her the absolute best in her next chapter."
UH says a national search for the program's next head coach has begun.
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