Kahala Kabalis Hoke is in her 14th year as head coach of the Chaminade University women's volleyball team and also heads the beach volleyball program which began its debut season in spring 2024.
The former Silversword outside hitter is the program's all-time winningest coach with 242 victories. In January 2012, she was hired as the ninth head coach in program history, returning to the alma mater which she helped lead to unprecedented heights.
Under her tutelage, Kabalis Hoke has achieved success that no other Silversword volleyball team has, capturing three Pacific West Conference titles, tallying six seasons with 20 wins or more, five postseason berths since 2018 and three PacWest Coach of the Year honors.
In 2024, the Silverswords became the first PacWest squad since 2017 to finish with an unbeaten conference slate, wrapping up the season at 20-0 to claim the program's third conference title in the past four seasons. But it was early in the season where the 'Swords received early headlines, claiming wins over the Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 8 teams in the AVCA poll. They reached the finals of the prestigious Colorado Premier Challenge, the top preseason volleyball tournament in the nation, and would see their highest ever national ranking of No. 4 in late November. The postseason awards included three AVCA All-Americans (Letizia Cammillucci, third team; Anna Stucchi, third team; Grace Talpash, honorable mention) while Kabalis Hoke was the PacWest Coach of the Year.
In 2023, the Silverswords won a record 30 matches, earning the top seed in the NCAA Division II West Region for the first time in program history. The 'Swords were ranked as high at No. 12 in the AVCA Top 25 Poll -- the highest in their Division II era -- and ended the year 13th. Setter Leilani Ama put together a stellar rookie campaign as the AVCA National Freshman of the Year, and PacWest Setter and Freshman of the Year honors. Middle blocker Lizanyela Lopez was the conference's Newcomer of the Year, marking the fifth straight year the award went to a 'Sword. And right-side hitter Ajack Malual was named to the AVCA All-America Third Team, marking the first time ever a Silversword was named to the first, second or third team.
The 2022 squad made history with their second straight conference title and reaching the NCAA West Region championship match, both school firsts. As the No. 8 seed in the West, the Silverswords pulled off two upsets -- top-seeded and nationally-fourth-ranked Alaska Anchorage and fourth seed Cal Poly Pomona -- to reach the Division II version of the Sweet 16 with the team finishing the final AVCA national rankings at No. 24. Eight 'Swords were honored on the All-PacWest squads with setter Alexia Byrnes earning Player and Setter of the Year honors while Sasha Colombo was the Newcomer of the Year with Kabalis Hoke earning Coach of the Year for the second straight season. Byrnes, Colombo and Lataisia Saulala were also named All-West Region by the D2CCA and AVCA with Byrnes and Colombo earning All-American honors by the latter.
In 2021, the Silverswords won a program-record 27 matches, capturing their first Pacific West Conference title since 1996 and a No. 3-seeding in the NCAA West Regional. Chaminade also broke into the AVCA national rankings for the first time in nearly 16 years, seeing their name in the rankings for eight weeks. As a result of the historic season, Kabalis Hoke was voted as the PacWest Coach of the Year while six 'Swords were selected to the all-conference teams including Player of the Year Brooklen Pe'a, who became the first 'Sword who won the conference's top playing honor since Doris Bikar in 1997. Byrnes was also honored as the conference's Setter and Newcomer of the Year. Kabalis Hoke was also honored as the AVCA West Region Coach of the Year while Pe'a, Byrnes and libero Anna Dalla Vecchia earned all-region and All-America honors by the AVCA
She continued to lead the resurrection of the program with a 22-8 overall record in 2019, marking the first time in school history the 'Swords posted consecutive 20-win seasons. The 'Swords spent nearly seven weeks atop the Pacific West Conference standings before finishing at 16-6 and tied for third for the second straight year. During that season, the 'Swords had a school-record 13-match winning streak and claimed another by winning 12 straight conference matches.
Junior right-side hitter Rachel Reedy, senior outside hitter Emma Tecklenburg and sophomore middle blocker Latasia Saulala were honored on the All-PacWest Teams while junior libero Leka Kiner-Falefa earned conference Newcomer of the Year. Reedy was named to the AVCA All-America honorable mention team, becoming just the second 'Sword to garner All-America honors while Tecklenburg ended her stellar career second on the school's all-time kills list with 1,292.
The magical 2018 season saw the Silverswords by return to postseason by qualifying for the NCAA West Regional, ending a 14-year drought. Chaminade's 23 wins overall and 17 in the PacWest were both program records and their third-place finish was the highest since the conference expanded to 10 schools in 2011. Five 'Swords were named to the All-PacWest Teams with Tecklenburg earning D2CCA All-West Region honors.
The 2017 squad went 16-12, marking the first time ever the program has enjoyed three consecutive winning seasons. It was also the fourth straight season of reaching double-digit wins.
In each of her first four seasons at the helm, the Silverswords increased their win total including a 19-9 mark in 2015, the second-most wins in school history and the program's first winning record since 2007. During the '15 season, senior outside hitter Keani Passi became the program's first-ever All-American, earning honorable mention honors by the AVCA after putting down 489 kills, a record during the rally-scoring era.
In the first season under her direction in 2012, Kabalis Hoke helped re-energize the program as the Silverswords won seven matches, five more in the year before her arrival. The 2013 season saw nine victories and a 12-win season the following year.
Her teams have also enjoyed great success in the classroom with 87 being named Academic All-PacWest since taking charge of the program. At least 10 have been named academic all-conference each year since 2014-15.
In the inaugural season of the beach volleyball program, the 'Swords won seven matches in 2024 as a majority of their opponents came against well-established Division I programs.
Kabalis Hoke’s volleyball career was stamped profoundly by helping the Silverswords to their first top-25 ranking in the regional poll, and by making a bold statement in the regional tournament by advancing to the West Region semi-finals in 2004 and earning a place on the Division II Regional All-Tournament Team. She was an All-PacWest First Team selection in 2003 and 2004, and on the 2004 PacWest All-Academic Team and also ranked as one of the top leaders in kills, digs, and service aces per set in the PacWest.
She graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor's of Science Degree in Criminal Justice and earned a Master's degree in 2007 in Criminal Justice Administration from Chaminade after being named the 2001 Athlete of the Year at Moanalua High School.
From 2009-11, Kabalis Hoke served as assistant coach for the Hawai`i Pacific University women’s volleyball program where the then-Sea Warriors achieved a .500 record and ranked top five in the PacWest during those three seasons.
In the summer of 2011, she took management of the LeJardin Academy girls volleyball program and guided the varsity team to its first winning season and one win shy of the ILH Division II tournament semi-finals. Before HPU and LeJardin, Kabalis Hoke was the head coach for Radford High School’s girls volleyball program from 2006-08, leading the former OIA Division II state champions to a successful transition into OIA Division I competition.
For the several years prior, she had been heavily involved in serving the local youth by directing and coaching with in her club, HI Intensity Volleyball Club. Founded by Kabalis Hoke in 2006, HI Intensity Volleyball Club, located in Honolulu, hosts girls ages 8-18 years old. Her goal in the inception of HI Intensity was to create an outlet for girls with a passion for volleyball and to help them achieve their dreams of playing collegiate volleyball.
She and her husband, David Hoke, have a son, Kia'ikaiola.
Kahala Kabalis Hoke is in her 13th year as head coach of the Chaminade University women's volleyball team and also heads the beach volleyball program which began its debut season in spring 2024.
The former Silversword outside hitter is the program's all-time winningest coach with 214 victories, passing her former head coach Glennie Adams on Nov. 9, 2022 for the distinction. In January 2012, she was hired as the ninth head coach in program history, returning to the alma mater which she helped lead to unprecedented heights.
Under her tutelage, Kabalis Hoke has achieved success that no other Silversword volleyball team has, capturing two Pacific West Conference titles, tallying five seasons with 20 wins or more, four postseason berths since 2018 and two PacWest Coach of the Year honors.
In 2023, the Silverswords won a record 30 matches, earning the top seed in the NCAA Division II West Region for the first time in program history. The 'Swords were ranked as high at No. 12 in the AVCA Top 25 Poll -- the highest in their Division II era -- and ended the year 13th. Setter Leilani Ama put together a stellar rookie campaign as the AVCA National Freshman of the Year, and PacWest Setter and Freshman of the Year honors. Middle blocker Lizanyela Lopez was the conference's Newcomer of the Year, marking the fifth straight year the award went to a 'Sword. And right-side hitter Ajack Malual was named to the AVCA All-America Third Team, marking the first time ever a Silversword was named to the first, second or third team.
The 2022 squad made history with their second straight conference title and reaching the NCAA West Region championship match, both school firsts. As the No. 8 seed in the West, the Silverswords pulled off two upsets -- top-seeded and nationally-fourth-ranked Alaska Anchorage and fourth seed Cal Poly Pomona -- to reach the Division II version of the Sweet 16 with the team finishing the final AVCA national rankings at No. 24. Eight 'Swords were honored on the All-PacWest squads with setter Alexia Byrnes earning Player and Setter of the Year honors while Sasha Colombo was the Newcomer of the Year with Kabalis Hoke earning Coach of the Year for the second straight season. Byrnes, Colombo and Lataisia Saulala were also named All-West Region by the D2CCA and AVCA with Byrnes and Colombo earning All-American honors by the latter.
In 2021, the Silverswords won a program-record 27 matches, capturing their first Pacific West Conference title since 1996 and a No. 3-seeding in the NCAA West Regional. Chaminade also broke into the AVCA national rankings for the first time in nearly 16 years, seeing their name in the rankings for eight weeks. As a result of the historic season, Kabalis Hoke was voted as the PacWest Coach of the Year while six 'Swords were selected to the all-conference teams including Player of the Year Brooklen Pe'a, who became the first 'Sword who won the conference's top playing honor since Doris Bikar in 1997. Byrnes was also honored as the conference's Setter and Newcomer of the Year. Kabalis Hoke was also honored as the AVCA West Region Coach of the Year while Pe'a, Byrnes and libero Anna Dalla Vecchia earned all-region and All-America honors by the AVCA
She continued to lead the resurrection of the program with a 22-8 overall record in 2019, marking the first time in school history the 'Swords posted consecutive 20-win seasons. The 'Swords spent nearly seven weeks atop the Pacific West Conference standings before finishing at 16-6 and tied for third for the second straight year. During that season, the 'Swords had a school-record 13-match winning streak and claimed another by winning 12 straight conference matches.
Junior right-side hitter Rachel Reedy, senior outside hitter Emma Tecklenburg and sophomore middle blocker Latasia Saulala were honored on the All-PacWest Teams while junior libero Leka Kiner-Falefa earned conference Newcomer of the Year. Reedy was named to the AVCA All-America honorable mention team, becoming just the second 'Sword to garner All-America honors while Tecklenburg ended her stellar career second on the school's all-time kills list with 1,292.
The magical 2018 season saw the Silverswords by return to postseason by qualifying for the NCAA West Regional, ending a 14-year drought. Chaminade's 23 wins overall and 17 in the PacWest were both program records and their third-place finish was the highest since the conference expanded to 10 schools in 2011. Five 'Swords were named to the All-PacWest Teams with Tecklenburg earning D2CCA All-West Region honors.
The 2017 squad went 16-12, marking the first time ever the program has enjoyed three consecutive winning seasons. It was also the fourth straight season of reaching double-digit wins.
In each of her first four seasons at the helm, the Silverswords increased their win total including a 19-9 mark in 2015, the second-most wins in school history and the program's first winning record since 2007. During the '15 season, senior outside hitter Keani Passi became the program's first-ever All-American, earning honorable mention honors by the AVCA after putting down 489 kills, a record during the rally-scoring era.
In the first season under her direction in 2012, Kabalis Hoke helped re-energize the program as the Silverswords won seven matches, five more in the year before her arrival. The 2013 season saw nine victories and a 12-win season the following year.
Her teams have also enjoyed great success in the classroom with 87 being named Academic All-PacWest since taking charge of the program. At least 10 have been named academic all-conference each year since 2014-15.
In the inaugural season of the beach volleyball program, the 'Swords won seven matches in 2024 as a majority of their opponents came against well-established Division I programs.
Kabalis Hoke’s volleyball career was stamped profoundly by helping the Silverswords to their first top-25 ranking in the regional poll, and by making a bold statement in the regional tournament by advancing to the West Region semi-finals in 2004 and earning a place on the Division II Regional All-Tournament Team. She was an All-PacWest First Team selection in 2003 and 2004, and on the 2004 PacWest All-Academic Team and also ranked as one of the top leaders in kills, digs, and service aces per set in the PacWest.
She graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor's of Science Degree in Criminal Justice and earned a Master's degree in 2007 in Criminal Justice Administration from Chaminade after being named the 2001 Athlete of the Year at Moanalua High School.
From 2009-11, Kabalis Hoke served as assistant coach for the Hawai`i Pacific University women’s volleyball program where the then-Sea Warriors achieved a .500 record and ranked top five in the PacWest during those three seasons.
In the summer of 2011, she took management of the LeJardin Academy girls volleyball program and guided the varsity team to its first winning season and one win shy of the ILH Division II tournament semi-finals. Before HPU and LeJardin, Kabalis Hoke was the head coach for Radford High School’s girls volleyball program from 2006-08, leading the former OIA Division II state champions to a successful transition into OIA Division I competition.
For the several years prior, she had been heavily involved in serving the local youth by directing and coaching with in her club, HI Intensity Volleyball Club. Founded by Kabalis Hoke in 2006, HI Intensity Volleyball Club, located in Honolulu, hosts girls ages 8-18 years old. Her goal in the inception of HI Intensity was to create an outlet for girls with a passion for volleyball and to help them achieve their dreams of playing collegiate volleyball.
She and her husband, David Hoke, have a son, Kia'ikaiola.
Kahala Kabalis Hoke is in her 11th year as head coach of the Chaminade University women's volleyball team. In January 2012, she was hired as the ninth head coach in program history, returning to the alma mater which she helped lead to unprecedented heights. On Nov. 9, 2022, she surpassed her former head coach Glennie Adams, as the program's all-time winningest coach and currently has 184 victories to her credit.
Under her tutelage, Kabalis Hoke has achieved success that no other Silversword volleyball team captured two Pacific West Conference titles with four 20-win seasons, three postseason berths since 2018 and two PacWest Coach of the Year honors.
The 2022 squad made history with their second straight conference title and reaching the NCAA West Region championship match, both school firsts. As the No. 8 seed in the West, the Silverswords pulled off two upsets -- top-seeded and nationally-fourth-ranked Alaska Anchorage and fourth seed Cal Poly Pomona -- to reach the Division II version of the Sweet 16 with the team finishing the final AVCA national rankings at No. 24. Eight 'Swords were honored on the All-PacWest squads with setter Alexia Byrnes earning Player and Setter of the Year honors while Sasha Colombo was the Newcomer of the Year with Kabalis Hoke earning Coach of the Year for the second straight season. Byrnes, Colombo and Lataisia Saulala were also named All-West Region by the D2CCA and AVCA with Byrnes and Colombo earning All-American honors by the latter.
In 2021, the Silverswords won a program-record 27 matches, capturing their first Pacific West Conference title since 1996 and a No. 3-seeding in the NCAA West Regional. Chaminade also broke into the AVCA national rankings for the first time in nearly 16 years, seeing their name in the rankings for eight weeks. As a result of the historic season, Kabalis Hoke was voted as the PacWest Coach of the Year while six 'Swords were selected to the all-conference teams including Player of the Year Brooklen Pe'a, who became the first 'Sword who won the conference's top playing honor since Doris Bikar in 1997. Byrnes was also honored as the conference's Setter and Newcomer of the Year. Kabalis Hoke was also honored as the AVCA West Region Coach of the Year while Pe'a, Byrnes and libero Anna Dalla Vecchia earned all-region and All-America honors by the AVCA
She continued to lead the resurrection of the program with a 22-8 overall record in 2019, marking the first time in school history the 'Swords posted consecutive 20-win seasons. The 'Swords spent nearly seven weeks atop the Pacific West Conference standings before finishing at 16-6 and tied for third for the second straight year. During that season, the 'Swords had a school-record 13-match winning streak and claimed another by winning 12 straight conference matches.
Junior right-side hitter Rachel Reedy, senior outside hitter Emma Tecklenburg and sophomore middle blocker Latasia Saulala were honored on the All-PacWest Teams while junior libero Leka Kiner-Falefa earned conference Newcomer of the Year. Reedy was named to the AVCA All-America honorable mention team, becoming just the second 'Sword to garner All-America honors while Tecklenburg ended her stellar career second on the school's all-time kills list with 1,292.
The magical 2018 season saw the Silverswordsby return to postseason by qualifying for the NCAA West Regional, ending a 14-year drought. Chaminade's 23 wins overall and 17 in the PacWest were both program records and their third-place finish was the highest since the conference expanded to 10 schools in 2011. Five 'Swords were named to the All-PacWest Teams with Tecklenburg earning D2CCA All-West Region honors.
The 2017 squad went 16-12, marking the first time ever the program has enjoyed three consecutive winning seasons. It was also the fourth straight season of reaching double-digit wins.
In each of her first four seasons at the helm, the Silverswords increased their win total including a 19-9 mark in 2015, the second-most wins in school history and the program's first winning record since 2007. During the '15 season, senior outside hitter Keani Passi became the program's first-ever All-American, earning honorable mention honors by the AVCA after putting down 489 kills, a record during the rally-scoring era.
In the first season under her direction in 2012, Kabalis Hoke helped re-energize the program as the Silverswords won seven matches, five more in the year before her arrival. The 2013 season saw nine victories and a 12-win season the following year.
Her teams have also enjoyed great success in the classroom with 87 being named Academic All-PacWest since taking charge of the program. At least 10 have been named academic all-conference each year since 2014-15.
Kabalis Hoke’s volleyball career was stamped profoundly by helping the Silverswords to their first top-25 ranking in the regional poll, and by making a bold statement in the regional tournament by advancing to the West Region semi-finals in 2004 and earning a place on the Division II Regional All-Tournament Team. She was an All-PacWest First Team selection in 2003 and 2004, and on the 2004 PacWest All-Academic Team and also ranked as one of the top leaders in kills, digs, and service aces per set in the PacWest.
She graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor's of Science Degree in Criminal Justice and earned a Master's degree in 2007 in Criminal Justice Administration from Chaminade after being named the 2001 Athlete of the Year at Moanalua High School.
From 2009-11, Kabalis Hoke served as assistant coach for the Hawai`i Pacific University women’s volleyball program where the then-Sea Warriors achieved a .500 record and ranked top five in the PacWest during those three seasons.
In the summer of 2011, she took management of the LeJardin Academy girls volleyball program and guided the varsity team to its first winning season and one win shy of the ILH Division II tournament semi-finals. Before HPU and LeJardin, Kabalis Hoke was the head coach for Radford High School’s girls volleyball program from 2006-08, leading the former OIA Division II state champions to a successful transition into OIA Division I competition.
For the several years prior, she had been heavily involved in serving the local youth by directing and coaching with in her club, HI Intensity Volleyball Club. Founded by Kabalis Hoke in 2006, HI Intensity Volleyball Club, located in Honolulu, hosts girls ages 8-18 years old. Her goal in the inception of HI Intensity was to create an outlet for girls with a passion for volleyball and to help them achieve their dreams of playing collegiate volleyball.
She and her husband, David Hoke, have a son, Kia'ikaiola.
Kahala Kabalis Hoke is in her 12th year as head coach of the Chaminade University women's volleyball team. In January 2012, she was hired as the ninth head coach in program history, returning to the alma mater which she helped lead to unprecedented heights. She is second all-time in wins with 158 and trails only her former head coach Glennie Adams, who has 179.
Under her tutelage, Kabalis Hoke has achieved success that no other Silversword volleyball team has attained with three 20-win seasons and two postseason berths since 2018. During the 2021 season, the Silverswords won a program-record 27 matches, capturing their first Pacific West Conference title since 1996 and a No. 3-seeding in the NCAA West Regional. Chaminade also broke into the AVCA national rankings for the first time in nearly 16 years, seeing their name in the rankings for eight weeks. As a result of the historic season, Kabalis Hoke was voted as the PacWest Coach of the Year while six 'Swords were selected to the all-conference teams including Player of the Year Brooklen Pe'a, who became the first 'Sword who won the conference's top playing honor since Doris Bikar in 1997. Alexia Byrnes was also honored as the conference's Setter and Newcomer of the Year. Kabalis Hoke was also honored as the AVCA West Region Coach of the Year while Pe'a, Byrnes and libero Anna Dalla Vecchia earned all-region and All-America honors by the AVCA
She continued to lead the resurrection of the program with a 22-8 overall record in 2019, marking the first time in school history the 'Swords posted consecutive 20-win seasons. The 'Swords spent nearly seven weeks atop the Pacific West Conference standings before finishing at 16-6 and tied for third for the second straight year. During that season, the 'Swords had a school-record 13-match winning streak and claimed another by winning 12 straight conference matches.
Junior right-side hitter Rachel Reedy, senior outside hitter Emma Tecklenburg and sophomore middle blocker Latasia Saulala were honored on the All-PacWest Teams while junior libero Leka Kiner-Falefa earned conference Newcomer of the Year. Reedy was named to the AVCA All-America honorable mention team, becoming just the second 'Sword to garner All-America honors while Tecklenburg ended her stellar career second on the school's all-time kills list with 1,292.
The magical 2018 season saw the Silverswordsby return to postseason by qualifying for the NCAA West Regional, ending a 14-year drought. Chaminade's 23 wins overall and 17 in the PacWest were both program records and their third-place finish was the highest since the conference expanded to 10 schools in 2011. Five 'Swords were named to the All-PacWest Teams with Tecklenburg earning D2CCA All-West Region honors.
The 2017 squad went 16-12, marking the first time ever the program has enjoyed three consecutive winning seasons. It was also the fourth straight season of reaching double-digit wins.
In each of her first four seasons at the helm, the Silverswords increased their win total including a 19-9 mark in 2015, the second-most wins in school history and the program's first winning record since 2007. During the '15 season, senior outside hitter Keani Passi became the program's first-ever All-American, earning honorable mention honors by the AVCA after putting down 489 kills, a record during the rally-scoring era.
In the first season under her direction in 2012, Kabalis Hoke helped re-energize the program as the Silverswords won seven matches, five more in the year before her arrival. The 2013 season saw nine victories and a 12-win season the following year.
Her teams have also enjoyed great success in the classroom with 87 being named Academic All-PacWest since taking charge of the program. At least 10 have been named academic all-conference each year since 2014-15.
Kabalis Hoke’s volleyball career was stamped profoundly by helping the Silverswords to their first top-25 ranking in the regional poll, and by making a bold statement in the regional tournament by advancing to the West Region semi-finals in 2004 and earning a place on the Division II Regional All-Tournament Team. She was an All-PacWest First Team selection in 2003 and 2004, and on the 2004 PacWest All-Academic Team and also ranked as one of the top leaders in kills, digs, and service aces per set in the PacWest.
She graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor's of Science Degree in Criminal Justice and earned a Master's degree in 2007 in Criminal Justice Administration from Chaminade after being named the 2001 Athlete of the Year at Moanalua High School.
From 2009-11, Kabalis Hoke served as assistant coach for the Hawai`i Pacific University women’s volleyball program where the then-Sea Warriors achieved a .500 record and ranked top five in the PacWest during those three seasons.
In the summer of 2011, she took management of the LeJardin Academy girls volleyball program and guided the varsity team to its first winning season and one win shy of the ILH Division II tournament semi-finals. Before HPU and LeJardin, Kabalis Hoke was the head coach for Radford High School’s girls volleyball program from 2006-08, leading the former OIA Division II state champions to a successful transition into OIA Division I competition.
For the several years prior, she had been heavily involved in serving the local youth by directing and coaching with in her club, HI Intensity Volleyball Club. Founded by Kabalis Hoke in 2006, HI Intensity Volleyball Club, located in Honolulu, hosts girls ages 8-18 years old. Her goal in the inception of HI Intensity was to create an outlet for girls with a passion for volleyball and to help them achieve their dreams of playing collegiate volleyball.
She and her husband, David Hoke, have a son, Kia'ikaiola.
