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Lily Kahumoku


Prep: A 1999 graduate of Kamehameha Schools in Honolulu…led her high school team to consecutive state titles in 1997 and 1998 and was named Hawai'i state player-of-the-year both seasons… chosen as Hawai'i High School Volleyball Athlete-of-the-Year by the Gatorade Circle of Champions as well as Volleyball second-team All-America in her junior and senior seasons…lettered two years in volleyball and one in track…coached in volleyball by Dan Kitashima…named to the honor roll during her senior year…transferred from Coronado High School in Lubbock, Texas, where she earned all-state honors in 1996…National Junior Honor Society member in the ninth grade.
Personal: Born Lily K. Kahumoku on June 24, 1981, in Charleston, S.C…during her childhood, once held Guinness Book of World Records for longest middle name, which consists of over 200 characters…chose UH because she wanted to stay in Hawai'i…enjoys skateboarding, surfing and being with friends…plans to major in psychology…career goal is to own a sports psychology firm…favorites include English, basketball legend Michael Jordan, country singer Garth Brooks and the movie "The Matrix"…craziest thing she ever did was jump off a bridge…has three sisters - Jessica, Emily and Kelly…sister Jessica Alvarado played for 1998 national champions, Long Beach State…recruited by several major colleges but narrowed choices to UH and Colorado…parents are Gayle and Roscoe Kahumoku of Lubbock, Texas.