University of Hawai’i Athletics

By: Jarin Kobashigawa With Cal Poly’s basketball team unable to play due to COVID-19 related issues, the University of Hawaii women’s basketball team added an extra game against CSU Bakersfield. Although it looked like both teams played to win, this game does not affect either team’s standings in the Big West Conference. Daejah Phillips, off the […]

By: Jarin Kobashigawa The University of Hawaii men’s basketball team found their groove, winning their third straight game against UC San Diego, 79-56. Senior forward Jerome Desrosiers put up a season-high 18 points and also recorded 13 rebounds. Third-year guard Junior Madut also had a good night too, contributing 15 points and adding four rebounds and […]

By: Jarin Kobashigawa In their first match in program history, Edward Waters University got swept by the No. 1-ranked and defending national champion Rainbow Warriors volleyball team. Spyros Chakas and Kana‘i Akana led the team in its offensive onslaught with 6 kills each. Jakob Thelle had a team-high 20 assists and 5 service aces. Alaka‘i […]

By Jarin Kobashigawa. The University of Hawaii men’s basketball team, with 6’9″ center-forward Bernardo Da Silva leading the way, took down UC Irvine, 72-56, at SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center. Da Silva posted 16 points and 12 rebounds. The leading scorer in the BWC, Noel Coleman, added 16 points of his own and recorded […]

By Jarin Kobashigawa. After three canceled games, the University of Hawaii Rainbow Wahine basketball team returned to the court and beat Cal State Fullerton in a thriller, 54-52. Hawaii improved their season record to 4-6 overall and 1-0 in the Big West Conference. Amy Atwell led the team with 20 points and 12 rebounds. Kelsie […]

In the 2022 season-opening week, the Hawaii Men’s Volleyball Team raised the 2021 NCAA Championship Banner and took down Loyola-Chicago twice! The now 2-0 Rainbow Warriors will play next week Friday and Sunday, Jan 14 and 16 against Edward Waters University.

The defending NCAA national champions University of Hawaii men’s volleyball team returned action this week with a pair of home matches against Loyola-Chicago. The season opener on Wednesday, January 5 featured a special presentation of the 2021 championship banner, which was revealed with the help of 2x All-American and Maui’s own Colton Cowell. The Bows […]

University of Hawaii men’s basketball standout Noel Coleman will be our featured guest on our latest episode of ESPN Honolulu “Fan Friday: Talk Story.” Hosted by Dave Kawada, this exclusive Zoom interview will be available for viewing starting this morning at 10:00 a.m. on our ESPN Honolulu Facebook page. Coleman, a 6’1”, 175-lb. sophomore guard […]

The University of Hawaii men’s volleyball team opened its 2022 season in style, sweeping Loyola-Chicago in front of nearly 3,500 fans at SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center. The Rainbow Warriors overwhelmed the Ramblers, 25-14, 25-23 and 25-13. The match was preceded by the official unveiling of the program’s first-ever national championship banner in a […]

This week’s Fan Friday guest is Reydan “Tita” Ahuna, a true legend in Hawaii volleyball. The former Kamehameha standout would become one of the greatest setters in University of Hawaii history, and served as team captain for the Rainbow Wahine in their 1987 national championship season. Ahuna was a two-time AVCA All-American (1985-86), USVBA All-American […]