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2025 Men's Volleyball Roster

20 Kawai Hong

20 Kawai Hong

  • Position:
    Outside Hitter
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Honolulu, O‘ahu
  • Prev School:
    Santa Clara (club)

Summary

Biography

2025 (Senior):
Big West Commissioner's Honor Roll
  • Appeared in 13 matches as a serving sub in lone season with the Rainbow Warriors
  • Season-high two digs against McKendree (Jan. 5)
  • Served first career ace at Catawba (Feb. 22)
  • Named to the Big West Commissioners Honor Roll

Prior To UH:
  • Attended Santa Clara University and played club volleyball
  • Helped team capture the Northern California Collegiate Volleyball League championship in 2023 and ’24 and runner-up in 2022
  • Team finished fifth at the Club National Championship in 2023 and were the Far Western’s Ranking Tournament champions in 2024
  • Three-time league Most Valuable Player
  • Career-high 33 kills against Stanford in the 2023 NCCVL championship
  • Graduated magna cum laude
 
Prep:
  • A 2020 graduate of Punahou School in Honolulu, O‘ahu
  • Lettered four years in volleyball and once in basketball
  • Member of three boys volleyball state championship teams
  • Named to the Honolulu Star-Advertiser’s Fab 15 list in 2019
  • Also selected to the all-ILH first team in 2019 and was honorable mention in 2018
  • Posted a career-high 26 kills against ‘Iolani during junior season
  • Received the President’s Award
  • Played club volleyball for Outrigger Canoe Club and Spike and Serve
  • Helped Spike and Serve to its first-ever 16s USA Division Gold Medal at the USAV Nationals and was named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player
 
Personal:
  • Born in Honolulu, O‘ahu
  • Has three older brothers
  • Brother Ryan played volleyball at Harvard
  • Parents are Glenn Hong and Jaydene Sniffen, both of Honolulu, O‘ahu
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