Iolani girls volleyball head coach Kainoa Obrey

Kainoa Obrey is a championship-winning head coach for the Iolani girls volleyball team and recently led the Raiders to another successful campaign that ended with the program’s fifth state title. 

Before entering the coaching world, Obrey, an Iolani alum, was a baseball standout at the prep and collegiate levels before ultimately being drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals. 

In this episode, Obrey revisits his playing days, his transition into coaching, and talks about the growth of prep volleyball across the state.

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