HONOLULU – Kanani Herring has legally changed her last name to Danielson, and has requested that she be referred to by her new name going forward.

 

Kanani Danielson, a freshman outside hitter on the University of Hawai'i women's volleyball team, has started 19 of the 20 matches for UH this season, averaging 3.05 kills and 2.92 digs per set while hitting .305 for the season.

 

“This is something that I have been looking forward to finalizing for a long time,” Danielson said. “I have decided to take the name Danielson, the name of my stepfather William Danielson, because he is the man who raised me and the man I think of as my father. I'm just glad that this is now official because it has been in the making for a while.”

 

The Ewa Beach, O'ahu, native is a 2008 graduate of the Kamehameha Schools. She was a three-time state volleyball player of the year at Kamehameha, as well as the Volleyball magazine national player of the year in 2007.

 

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