Kaiao Nahale-a

Kaiao Nahale-a is the Assitant Volleyball Coach at Lewis & Clark College.

Kaiao Nahale-a joined the Pioneers staff in the fall of 2020 after four seasons as an NCAA assistant coach.

Nahale-a spent his past four years as an assistant at Concordia (three seasons) and Saint Martin's, both members of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference (NCAA Division II). He is a former high school head coach at nearby Beaverton HS and was named league co-coach of the year in 2015 after leading the Beavers to the state tournament for the first time since 2004.

The founder of Live Aloha Volleyball Academy, Nahale-a coaches youth/high school volleyball with Guy Enriques Volleyball Team Camps. He competed in varsity volleyball and graduated for Kamehameha Schools in 2010, and received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration from Concordia in 2015.

"Having the opportunity to be a part of this amazing team and culture at Lewis & Clark is a blessing. It is an honor to serve these student-athletes and the Lewis & Clark community to the best of my ability. It is also an honor to coach in and be a small part of a league with so many Hawai'i ties. I am excited to be a part of the Northwest Conference, and even more excited to be with the Pioneers. Roll Pios!" ~ Kaiao Nahale-a