The University of Hawai‘i women's volleyball team has released its 2026 schedule and is set to officially begin the Joshua Walker era on Aug 28.
The Rainbow Wahine will open their season with the Hawaiian Airlines Wahine Volleyball Classic, playing three matches in as many days from Aug. 28-30. The 'Bows will open against Georgia Southern on Aug. 28, then will take on Baylor, Walker's former team, on Aug. 29. UH then wraps up the weekend against San Diego on Aug. 30.
Hawai‘i has two other preseason tournaments on its schedule: the OUTRIGGER Invitational from Sept. 3-6, as well as the Lucky Aces Women's Volleyball Invitational in Las Vegas from Sept. 18-20.
UH's first-ever Mountain West Conference slate will begin with a pair of home matches against New Mexico on Sept. 25 and 26. After 18 regular season conference matches, the 'Bows will head to the conference tournament in Las Vegas on Nov. 24-25.
Additionally, the Rainbow Wahine have recently announced multiple changes to their coaching staffs. Kaleo Baxter and Nick Castello, two of former head coach Robyn Ah Mow's main assistants, have both announced their departures from the program.
On Tuesday, Walker announced the addition of Kolby Kanetake as one of the program's new assistant coaches. Kanetake, a former standout libero for the UH men's volleyball team from 2013-2016, was the associate head coach for Chaminade before departing for his alma mater.
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Christian Shimabuku can be reached at christian@alohastatedaily.com.
