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Rainbow Wahine aiming high

By Jason Kaneshiro on March 15, 2016

From the start, Laura Beeman hasn’t been shy about her aspirations for the Rainbow Wahine basketball program. To cap UH’s 2013 senior night, Beeman’s first as head coach, she had a ladder brought onto the court and the Wahine took turns climbing up to cut down the Stan Sheriff Center nets. For the UH freshmen who took a turn snipping off a piece of the nets that night, the exercise served as a practice run for last Saturday’s postgame celebration […]

Rainbow Wahine savored senior night

By Jason Kaneshiro on March 6, 2016

Destiny King acknowledged some nervousness about senior night. The Rainbow Wahine forward was fine through the University of Hawaii women’s basketball team’s 68-47 win over Cal Poly on Saturday at the Stan Sheriff Center. Jumping in with the Polynesian dance group performing in her honor after the game had her a bit more jittery. “I haven’t danced since middle school, so that was really a shocker to me,” King said through lei piled up on her shoulders. “I didn’t even […]

Wahine to hold sneaker drive

By Jason Kaneshiro on March 5, 2016

The Rainbow Wahine basketball team’s seniors will be recognized for their contributions to the program after tonight’s regular-season finale against Cal Poly at the Stan Sheriff Center. The Wahine are also using the occasion to give back to the community. The program’s is holding its Youth Outreach Sneaker Drive for the second straight year. Fans are encouraged to bring new or gently used shoes to be donated to Youth Outreach, which assists homeless youth. “It’s such an important cause for […]