Dear student-athletes,

I hope you all had a great summer vacation, but as you know, it’s time to get back to school and start to work for our common goals.

We began with some fundamental skill work with double sessions, which were very competitive. Now we get into the preseason phase with some outstanding competition.

The WAC season will be time to refine our learning and prep for final examinations … the NCAA playoffs.

If you work and study hard, you will be rewarded by a trip to Sacramento, Calif., for the last exam of the year.

The Rainbow Wahine tradition is a proud one. I expect that it will again be upheld this season.

Good luck,

DAVE SHOJI (UCSB 1969) is in his 33rd year as coach at UH. He graduated from Upland (Calif.) High in 1964. His record stands at 926-163-1.

Other distinctions:

- UHS Athlete of the Year 1964

- Two-time All-American at UCSB

- Second women’s coach to win 900

- 32 consecutive winning seasons

- 28 20-plus win seasons

- Four national championships (1979, 1982, 1983, 1987)

- USA Volleyball all-time great coach (2002)

- Hawaii Sports Hall of Fame

- NCAA 25th anniversary team coach

- Nine-time conference coach of year

- Nine-time region coach of year

- National coach of year 1982

- 40 All-America honorees

- 16 conference titles