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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.

The fall 2022 season is the third for Kolby Kanetake for the Chaminade University women's volleyball team and is the primary assistant to head coach Kahala Kabalis Hoke.

In his first two years as the program's full-time assistant coach, the Silverswords captured two Pacific West Conference titles and made two NCAA West Region appearances.

In 2022, the 26-win 'Swords earned back-to-back conference titles and reached the championship match at the West Regional in Bellingham, Wash. As the No. 8 seed in the region, they pulled off two upsets -- No. 1 seed Alaska Anchorage and No. 4 seed Cal Poly Pomona -- to reach the regional title match for the first time in school history. Chaminade would finish No. 24 in the final AVCA national rankings while eight 'Swords were honored by the PacWest including Player and Setter of the Year, Alexia Byrnes, and Newcomer of the Year, Sasha Colombo. Both were named to All-West Region and All-America by the AVCA while Lataisia Saulala was also honored as a D2CCA All-West Region selection.

In his first year as the full-time assistant in 2021, Kanetake helped the Silverswords achieve what may be the greatest season in program history, capturing its first Pacific West Conference title since 1996 with a team-record 27 victories. Six 'Swords were honored on the All-PacWest Teams led by Player of the Year Brooklen Pe'a and Byrnes earning conference Setter and Newcomer of the Year. The duo, along with libero Anna Dalla Vecchia, were named all-region and AVCA All-Americans while Kabalis Hoke was the PacWest and AVCA West Region Coach of the Year. Kanetake himself was honored by the AVCA with the prestigious "Thirty Under 30" Award which honors the rising stars in the national volleyball community.

In his first year as the part-time assistant, Kanetake helped the Silverswords adjust from the traditional fall season that was moved to the spring of 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. During that spring, the 'Swords were near the top of nearly all statistical categories in the Pacific West Conference including hitting percentage (.211), kills (12.58), assists (11.62) and blocks (2.11), the latter of which is the most by a Chaminade team since 2016 and the second-highest in school history.

Kanetake came to Chaminade after serving as Program Director and Head Coach for the University Laboratory High School girls' volleyball team in Honolulu. He also was an assistant coach at the University of San Francisco (indoor and beach), the University of California at Berkeley and the University of Hawai'i-Manoa. At USF and Cal, he was responsible for scouting, video breakdown, statistics, training the liberos and outside hitters in passing and defense as well as training blocking.

Kanetake played four years for the UH men's volleyball team from 2013 to '16 and was a two-time AVCA All-American and Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) honoree. He was on the AVCA All-America Second Team as a senior and honorable mention as a junior while earning All-MPSF Second Team honors twice. A two-year captain, Kanetake departed the Rainbow Warriors third in the career digs list with 775 and, as of the summer of 2021, seventh in the program's career digs average list at 2.27. During his junior season, Hawai'i finished with a 24-7 mark with a 16-match winning streak and a sixth-place finish in the 2015 NCAA Championships.

He is currently the owner, club director and head coach of the Aloha State Volleyball Club which he founded in 2018, training girls age 12-18. His club focuses on girls who want to accomplish their goals into playing collegiate volleyball.

Hobie Vannoy joined the coaching staff of the Chaminade University women's volleyball team in the spring of 2023 and has an extensive collegiate coaching background.

Vannoy comes to Chaminade after spending the previous five seasons at fellow NCAA Division II member Western New Mexico University. He was an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for the Mustangs starting in 2018 before being assigned the role of interim head coach following a coaching change midway through the 2022 season. WNMU had seven All-Lone Star Conference honorees while 67 Mustangs earned Honor Roll status during his time there.

Before coaching at Western New Mexico, Vannoy spent the 2016 year at Emory & Henry College in Emory, Virginia, which, at the time, was a member of NCAA Division III, and finished the season with a 16-13 mark. Four members of the Wasps' squad earned All-Old Dominican Athletic Conference honors with 12 receiving academic all-conference honors.

Vannoy first delved into coaching at his alma mater, Milligan University in Johnson City, Tennessee, serving as a student assistant from 2013-16. He helped in positional training and assisted in helping six members of the Buffaloes earn All-Appalachian Athletic Conference honors.

While he helped coach the women's team, at the same time, Vannoy played for Milligan's men's squad before earning his degree in Multimedia Journalism in 2017. Vannoy departed Milligan as the Buffaloes' career leader in assists and service aces while finishing second in digs.

From there, he decided to go overseas in London, England, playing for the London Lynx Volleyball Club and the University of East London in 2017-18 where Vannoy earned England's NVL Super League honors at setter, helping the Lynx win the BUCS Premier South championship and a BUCS national runner-up finish. While at East London, Vannoy also earned his Master's degree there in Media, Communications and Global Development.

Vannoy is married to Kelli McGhiey Vannoy, a native of Pearl City, O'ahu and an alumnae of Sacred Hearts Academy.

Coaching:

Kahuku High School Girls Volleyball Head Coach from 2018-2022
OIA Champions 2021, 2022
OIA Co/Coach of the Year - 2018, 2021

BYU-Hawaii Assistant Coach 2016

Athlete:

BYU-Hawaii (2006, 2013)
AVCA DII All-American, BYU-Hawaii
CSU-Fresno State (2003-2005)

Joanna Christenson joined the Chaminade University women's volleyball team as a volunteer coach during the summer of 2022.

Christenson played one season at Southern Utah University in Cedar City, Utah, leading the Thunderbirds in both assists (969) and service aces (25) as a freshman while also totaling 234 digs, 51 blocks and 30 kills. Her 59 assists in 2013 against Northern Arizona is the second-most for a five-set match in school history. However, ACL injuries in both knees the next two years prematurely ended her playing career.

Upon returning home to finish school, she coached for five seasons at Iolani School in Honolulu while earning her Bachelor's degree in Psychology from the University of Hawai'i Manoa.

Christenson prepped at Kamehameha-Kapalama, helping the Warriors to a runner-up finish in the 2012 Hawai'i High School Athletic Association Division I Championships.

She currently coaches for the Ku'ikahi Volleyball Club and is completing her Master's at CUH in Counseling Psychology and an emphasis in School Counseling with Community Pathways.

Her brother, Micah, has been a member of the United States Olympic Team since 2013, helping Team USA take the bronze medal in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games.

After two seasons serving as an assistant coach, Camilla Hafoka enters her second season as head coach of the Utah Tech Volleyball program.

During her time on the Trailblazer sidelines, Coach Hafoka helped lead the Trailblazers to a 29-16 overall record. In her first season as an assistant coach, the program played to a 20-8 overall record in the program’s final year of NCAA Division II competition.

In spring of 2021, Hafoka helped guide the team to a 9-8 overall mark in its debut NCAA Division I season, which included an 8-8 mark (t-4^th) in its first season in the Western Athletic Conference.

Coach Hafoka played collegiately at Oregon State, where she played for former Olympic Volleyball Coach Terry Liskevych. She was a four-year starting setter for the Beavers and was an academic all PAC-10 pick, while she closed her four-year career fifth in OSU history in assists (3,085) and 24^th all-time in digs (759).

Following her graduation from OSU, she returned to her native Hawai’i to serve as a volunteer assistant coach at BYU-Hawaii under legendary coach Wilfred Navalta, and she helped lead BYU-H to a 2010 PacWest conference championship and an NCAA Regionals appearance.

The following year Hafoka was named head volleyball coach at her alma mater, Kahuku High School, where she won a conference and OIA crown, and placed third at the state tournament. She was named coach of the year for OIA, and mentored future University of Utah standout Adora Anae and University of Arizona All-American setter Penina Snuka.

In 2012, Hafoka returned to BYU-H as an assistant coach and helped guide the Seasiders to another PacWest title, along with an NCAA West Regional championship and an NCAA Division II national runner-up finish. While at BYU-H, she coached D-II All-Americans Stella Chen (setter) and Michelle Chen (outside hitter).

Hafoka spent four seasons on the Seasider sideline before returning to the mainland with her husband, first relocating to Pullman, Wash., where she provided instruction at numerous Washington State volleyball camps.

Camilla and her husband Moana, who is an assistant professor of criminal justice at Dixie State, are parents of two children - Lucy and Kesi.