The 2025 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors volleyball team is the varsity intercollegiate volleyball program of the University of Hawaii at Manoa (UH). The Rainbow Warriors, led by 16th-year head coach Charlie Wade, played their home matches at the Stan Sheriff Center on the UH campus in the Honolulu neighborhood of Mānoa. The Rainbow Warriors, members of the Big West Conference, were picked third in the Big West preseason coaches poll, with Long Beach State selected first and UC Irvine second. Hawaiʻi entered the 2025 season looking to return to national prominence following their absence from the 2024 NCAA Tournament. The team ultimately won the Big West Conference Championship to secure an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The Rainbow Warriors advanced to the national semifinals before falling to the UCLA Bruins, concluding their season.

Previous season Last season, the University of Hawaii finished wit a 23–7 record, going 5–5 in the Big West. The Warriors ended the season with a loss to UC Irvine in the Big West Championship Finals.

Preseason Both the preseason All-Big West team, and the Big West Coaches' Poll were released on December 19, 2024. Hawaii was picked to finish third in the Big West Conference and had one player make preseason team.

Big West Coaches' Poll Coaches' Poll 1 Long Beach State 24 (4) 3 UC Irvine 21 (2) 2 18 4 UC Santa Barbara 12 5 8 6 UC San Diego 7

Preseason All-Big West Team Preseason All-Big West Team Player No. Position Class Tread Rosenthal 13 Setter Sophomore

Roster Source:  Defensive Specialist/Libero 5 'Eleu Choy - Senior 6 Matthew Wheels - Freshman

Middle Blockers 8 Kurt Nusterer - Junior 9 Justin Todd - Freshman 14 Presley Longfellow - Junior 16 Ofeck Hazan - Freshman 19 Alex Parks - Sophomore 22 Zachary Thompson - Senior Outside Hitters 7 Adrien Roure - Freshman 9 Justin Todd - Freshman 11 Finn Kearney - Freshman (also listed as an opposite hitter) 15 Kai Taylor - Freshman (also listed as a libero) 20 Kawai Hong - Senior 23 Louis Sakanoko - Sophomore (also listed as an opposite hitter) 24 Clay Wieter - Senior Opposite Hitters 4 Kainoa Wade - Freshman 10 Kristian Titriyski - Freshman

Setters 1 Victor Lowe - Freshman 3 Vladimir Kubr - Junior 13 Tread Rosenthal - Sophomore 

Coaches Charlie Wade – head coach – 16th year Milan Zarkovic – associate head coach – 12th year Kupono Fey - assistant coach - 3rd year Chad Giesseman – assistant coach – 2nd year

Schedule Source: DateTimeTV/RadioOpponent RankStadiumScore SetsAttendanceOverallBWCPreseason Exhibition MatchDec. 30 6 p.m.Not BroadcastBritish Columbia#4Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HIW, 3–025–18 25–14 25–19—0-0—Regular Season MatchesJan. 3 7 p.m.SPECMcKendree#4Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HIW, 3–125-20 20–25 25–22 25–2253711-0—Jan. 5 5 p.m.ESPN HonoluluMcKendree#4Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HIW, 3-0 25-20 25–19 25–1651872-0—Jan. 8 7 p.m.SPECHarvard#4Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HIW, 3-0 25-18 25–17 25–2050353-0—Jan. 10 2 p.m.ESPN HonoluluHarvard#4Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HIW, 3-2 25-17 25–27 25–15 21–25 16–1456764-0—Jan. 157 p.m.SPECPrinceton#4Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HIW, 3-1 25-20 25–18 20–25 25–1757755-0—Jan. 177 p.m.ESPN HonoluluPrinceton#4Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HIW, 3-0 25-17 25–17 25–2371526-0—Jan. 314 p.m.BYUtv@ BYU#4Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UTW, 3-2 20-25 25–22 23–25 25–16 22–2050197-0—Feb. 14 p.m.BYUtv@ BYU#4Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UTW, 3-1 25-18 25–22 22–25 25–2253878-0—Feb. 57 p.m.SPECStanford#4Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HIW, 3-2 23-25 25–20 25–19 20–25 16–1468329-0—Feb. 77 p.m.SPECStanford#4Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HIL, 1-3 25-19 24–26 23–25 24–2685599-1—Feb. 202 p.m.ESPN+@ Belmont Abbey#4Wheeler Center Belmont Abbey Belmont, NCW, 3-0 25-15 25–15 25–23114510-1—Feb. 211 p.m.ESPN+@ Queens (N.C.)#4Curry Arena Charlotte, NCW, 3-0 25-19 25–21 25–1691711-1—Feb. 226 a.m.ESPN+@ Catawba College#4Goodman Arena Salisbury, NCW, 3-1 25-19 25–11 25–27 25–1978012-1—Feb. 221 p.m.ESPN+@ Queens (N.C.)#4Curry Arena Charlotte, NCW, 3-1 25-20 25–20 22–25 25–2075313-1—Feb. 287 p.m.SPECUC Irvine (Big West Conference Play)#4Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HIW, 3-0 25-21 26–24 25–22784914-11-0Mar. 25 p.m.SPECUC Irvine (Big West Conference Play)#4Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HIW, 3-0 25-22 25–19 25–20808715-12-0Mar. 57 p.m.SPECLindenwood#3Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HIW, 3-0 25-13 25–20 27–25538216-12-0Mar. 7 7 p.m.CBS Sports Radio Hawai'iLindenwood#3Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HIW, 3-1 25-16 23–25 27–25 25–23595317-12-0OUTRIGGER InvitationalMar. 13 7 p.m.SPECBall State#3Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HIW, 3-0 25-19 25–13 29–27569018-12-0Mar. 14 7 p.m.SPECPenn State#3Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HIW, 3-0 25-13 25–23 25–12669219-12-0Mar. 15 7 p.m.SPECUSC#3Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HIL, 1-3 21-25 20–25 28–26 21–25859919-22-0Big West Conference PlayMar. 28 7 p.m.SPECUC San Diego#4Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HIW, 3-0 25-21 25–21 25–18680120-23-0Mar. 29 7 p.m.SPECUC San Diego#4Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HIW, 3-1 27-25 25–23 17–25 25–18748121-24-0Apr. 4 3 p.m.ESPN+@ CSUN#5Premier America Credit Union Arena Northridge, CAL, 0-3 17-25 20–25 20–2570021-34-1Apr. 5 3 p.m.ESPN+@ CSUN#5Premier America Credit Union Arena Northridge, CAW, 3-0 25-18 25–21 29–27105922-35-1Apr. 11 7 p.m.SPECLong Beach State#4Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HIL, 1-3 21-25 18–25 25–18 21–251030022-45-2Apr. 12 7 p.m.SPECLong Beach State#4Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HIW, 3-2 21-25 25–20 18–25 25–19 15–131030023-46-2Apr. 18 4 p.m.ESPN+@ UC Santa Barbara#3Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CAW, 3-1 25-22 19–25 25–22 25–2072724-47-2Apr. 19 4 p.m.ESPN+@ UC Santa Barbara#3Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CAL, 0-3 22-25 22–25 25–2771324-57-3OUTRIGGER Big West Championship presented by the Hawaiian IslandsApr. 25 7 p.m.SPECUC Irvine (Semifinals)—Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HIW, 3-1 25-21 15–25 25–21 25–23720925-5Apr. 26 7 p.m.SPECLong Beach State (Championship)—Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HIW, 3-1 25-21 25–22 21–25 25–22857626-5NCAA ChampionshipMay 8 7:30 a.m.ESPN+Penn State (Quarterfinals)—Covelli Center Columbus, OHW, 3-1 25-19 21–25 25–23 25–23—27-5—May 10 2 p.m.ESPN+UCLA (Semifinals)—Coveli Center Columbus, OHL, 0-3 14-25 23–25 23–25334227-6—

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