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HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Following a nationwide search, the University of Hawai\u2018i announced Friday the selection of Joshua Walker as the fourth head coach of the Rainbow Wahine volleyball program.<\/p>\n

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Walker was hired to replace Robyn Ah Mow, who announced she was stepping down after nine years leading the program.<\/p>\n

Walker is known to Hawai\u2018i fans for his history with the Rainbow Warrior men\u2019s volleyball program. As a student-athlete from 2006 to 2011, he was an AVCA All-American and a two-time All-MPSF standout, and later returned to M\u0101noa as an assistant coach on the Warriors\u2019 back-to-back national championship staff.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are absolutely thrilled to welcome Joshua Walker back to the University of Hawai\u02bbi to lead our Rainbow Wahine volleyball program,\u201d said Elliott. \u201cJoshua embodies the very best of Hawai\u2018i volleyball tradition and knows firsthand what it takes to win at the highest level here.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Walker returns to Hawai\u2018i following a tenure at Baylor University, where he joined the staff as an assistant coach in spring 2022 and was promoted to associate head coach in February 2023.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel extremely blessed and thankful for this opportunity,\u201d said Walker. \u201cHawai\u2019i has been home for a while, but I love that it gets to be our workplace again. I\u2019m excited to get going and will work to make this program truly one of a kind.\u201d<\/p>\n

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UH volleyball analyst Ryan Kalei Tsuji said, \u201cThere\u2019s a lot of challenges but I think that Josh is up to the task. He knows the personnel. He knows the department. He knows the boosters and he has a lot of support.\u201d<\/p>\n

During his time at Baylor, Walker helped the Bears reach multiple NCAA Tournament appearances, extending the program\u2019s streak to 10 consecutive tournaments by the 2025 season. He also helped Baylor sign a top-10 recruiting class in 2025 and coached multiple AVCA All-Americans, including Kara McGhee and Elise McGhee, as well as 2022 Big 12 Freshman of the Year Averi Carlson.<\/p>\n

Walker has also served as an assistant coach for USA Volleyball\u2019s women\u2019s team. He recently helped lead the U17 National Team to a gold medal at the 2026 Pan Am Cup while previously assisting the U21 National Team to gold at the 2023 Pan Am Cup.<\/p>\n

During seven seasons as an assistant coach with the men\u2019s program, Walker helped Hawai\u2018i compile a 149-36 record and win back-to-back NCAA national championships in 2021 and 2022. In 2019, he became the first UH assistant to be named the AVCA Assistant Coach of the Year.<\/p>\n

Walker, a native of Virginia Beach, Va., is returning to the islands with his wife, Tehane \u2014 a former Rainbow Wahine soccer standout from 2005-08 \u2014 and their five children.<\/p>\n

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