Joshua Walker named Hawaii women’s volleyball coach | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Former Hawaii men’s volleyball player and assistant coach Joshua Walker will take over as the next Rainbow Wahine volleyball coach, the university announced today.

Walker most recently was associate head coach for the Baylor women’s volleyball team. He will replace Robyn Ah Mow, who stepped down in April after nine years.

Walker graduated from UH in 2011 after five years on the men’s volleyball team. He spent seven seasons as an assistant coach under Charlie Wade and was part of the staff that won back-to-back national championships in 2021 and 2022.

In 2019, he was named the AVCA Assistant Coach of the Year.

“We are absolutely thrilled to welcome Joshua Walker back to the University of Hawaii to lead our Rainbow Wahine volleyball program,” athletics director Matt Elliott said in a news release. “Joshua embodies the very best of Hawaii volleyball tradition and knows firsthand what it takes to win at the highest level here. His deep roots in our community, combined with his proven championship pedigree as an athlete and coach, and passion for his alma mater, make him the perfect person to lead this program. This is a homecoming, and we couldn’t be more excited that Joshua, Tehane, and their beautiful ohana are coming back to the islands.”

Walker spent four seasons at Baylor and was an assistant coach for USA Volleyball in 2023.

The Rainbow Wahine begin their 2026 season as a member of the Mountain West Conference on Aug. 28.