The 2026–27 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine basketball team represented the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa during the 2026–27 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Rainbow Wahine, led by first-year head coach Laura Beeman, played their home games at the Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu, Hawaii, as first year members of the Mountain West Conference.
Previous season The Rainbow Wahine finished the 2025–26 season 22–11, 16–4 in Big West play, to finish fourth place. As No. 4 seed in the Big West tournament where they defeated Cal State Fullerton in the quarterfinals and UC Irvine in the semifinals before losing in the championship game to UC San Diego.
At the conclusion of the season, Beeman retired from coaching.
The season marked the last as members of the Big West, as the school will join the Mountain West Conference on July 1, 2026.
Offseason Departures Hawaii departures Kira-May Filemu 1 G 5'11" Sophomore Wattle Grove, Australia Transferred to Cal State Northridge Ella Collins 7 G 5'8" Freshman Canberra, Australia Transferred to Robert Morris Danijela Kujovic 10 F 6'1" Freshman Bulleen, Australia Transferred to Long Beach State Keiara Curtis 11 G 5'8" Freshman Seattle, WA Transferred to New Mexico Imani Perez 12 F 6'4" Senior Denver, CO Graduated Izzy Forsyth 20 G 6'0" Senior Vancouver, BC Graduated Saniyah Neverson 33 F 6'0" Senior Surprise, AZ Graduated
Incoming transfers Hawaii incoming transfers Elizabeth Udeze 1 G 5'6" Junior Victorville, CA Mt. San Antonio College Zyriah Price 7 G 6'0" Junior Huntsville, AL Siena
Recruiting There was no recruiting class of 2026.
Roster
Schedule and results
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!colspan=12 style=""| Non-conference regular season
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