HIGHLIGHTS
» Program All-Time Career Rank No. 6 (187 Assists)
» Program All-Time Career Rank No. T9 (74 Steals)
» Career High: 19 Points (5-8 3PT) vs CUI (Jan. 2, 2025)
» Game-Sealing Steal and Layup in OT Win vs No. 5 Alaska Anchorage (Dec. 19, 2021)
AWARDS & ACCOLADES
» 2022-23 Hawai‘i Hilo Women's Basketball Most Pono Vulcan Award
» KTA Super Stores Superstar of the Week (Nov. 16-29, 2022)
STUDENT IN STUDENT-ATHLETE
» 2025 (Spring) B.A. Psychology
» 2025 (Spring) B.A. Communication
» 2023-24 Hawai‘i Hilo Student-Athlete Academic Honors
» 2022-23 WBCA Academic Special Mention
» 2022-23 Academic All-PacWest Team
» 2022-23 Hawai‘i Hilo Student-Athlete Academic Honors
» 2021-22 Academic All-PacWest Team
» 2020-21 Academic All-PacWest Team
2024-25 (Redshirt Senior): Scored 12 points (5-8 FG, 2-2 3PT) with five assists in a last-second loss vs Douglas (Dec. 14). Poured in a career-high 19 points (5-8 3PT) in a 74-64 win vs Concordia (Jan. 2). Totaled 11 points with six rebounds and two steals in a loss vs Westmont (Jan. 4). Scored 11 points (3-4 3PT) with five boards in a 67-59 win vs Dominican (Feb. 19)
2023-24 (Senior): Sat out season with an injury.
2022-23 (Junior): Started in all but one of 26 games played in ... Poured in a season-high 17 points (5-7 FG, 2-3 3PT, 5-5 FT) in a 85-57 win over Multnomah (Nov. 19). Had a season-high seven assists with 11 points in a 60-48 win over Academy of Art (Jan. 12). Totaled five assists with a season-high seven rebounds in 65-34 win over Holy Names (Jan. 22). Finished with four steals and five assists in an 83-62 victory over Holy Names (Feb. 8).
2021-22 (Sophomore): Started 16 of 22 games played in, leading the team with a 1.96 assist/turnover ratio ... Racked up a season-high seven rebounds in the season-opening 61-53 win over Multnomah (Nov. 19). Notched a steal and layup in waning seconds of overtime to help seal the Vulcans' 76-73 upset victory over No. 5 Alaska Anchorage (Dec. 19). Scored a season-high nine points (4-6 FT) in a 77-63 win over Dominican (Jan. 17). Put up a season-high seven assists with seven points and four steals in a 78-47 win over Holy Names (Feb. 15).
2020-21 (Freshman*): Played in 10 games, scoring a total of 36 points with 11 rebounds and nine assists while going 9 of 10 on free throws ... Had a season-high 10 points (4-4 FG, 1-1 3FG, 1-1 FT) in the season-finale 93-59 win over Chaminade (March 6).
*Student-athletes were not charged with use of a season of eligibility for the 2020-21 academic year due to the COVID-19 pandemic
BEFORE HAWAI‘I HILO
» 2020 graduate of Hilo High School
» Played four seasons of varsity basketball for coach Cliff Kawaha
» Honors: All-Big Island Interscholastic Federation Team (x3)
» Played club for Hawai‘i Storm, Wahine Ryders and Hoop Dreams
PERSONAL
» Born March 2002 in Hawai‘i
» Parents: Katherine Kawaha
» Has three older siblings and one younger sibling
» Older sister Mandi was also a member of the Vulcans Women's Basketball team (2020-2023)
» Career Aspirations: Early Childhood Education Teacher
» Major: Psychology
» Major: Communication
» Subject Certificate: Education Studies
» Major: Administration of Justice
WHY HAWAI‘I HILO
» "The program and the unconditional support from the coaches, boosters, faculty and fans. Hawai‘i Hilo is a small school in a small town, but the love and support from the community is endless. Every team has a vast fanbase at each of their games because of the Hilo community coming together to support their very own Vulcan Athletics."
FAVORITES
» Sports Moment: "Sealing the game with a steal and layup against Alaska Anchorage my sophomore year."
» Sports Teams: Boston Celtics, Las Vegas Aces
» Athletes: Jayson Tatum, Derrick Rose, Kelsey Plum
» Movies: Step Up, Fast and the Furious Saga
» Shows: All-American: Homecoming, The Vampire Diaries
