▁income ▁for ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Hawai i ▁athlet ic ▁department , ▁not with standing ▁even ▁what ▁FB ▁and ▁MB B ▁generates . ▁ ▁Grand father ed ▁in , ▁and ▁str add ling ▁the ▁line ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁gover ning ▁bodies ▁of ▁the ▁A IA W ▁and ▁NCAA , ▁Joy ce ▁Kap ua ala - K a ap uni ▁started ▁with ▁Hawai ' i ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁( al ong side ▁US AV ' s ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁World ' s ▁champion ▁Beth ▁Mc L ach lin ). ▁She ' d ▁continue ▁with ▁her ▁U H ▁college ▁career ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 - 8 3 ▁for ging ▁ 1 st ▁in ▁the ▁NCAA , ▁winning ▁back - to - back ▁national ▁champion ships . ▁ ▁As ▁show , ▁vol ley ball ▁has ▁always ▁been ▁a ▁celebrated ▁lin ch pin ▁between ▁islands . ▁A ▁token ▁manif ested , ▁then , ▁person ▁being , ▁Ka we hi ▁Ka ' a ' a ▁( 2 x ▁U HH ▁First ▁Team ▁All - American ) ▁who ' d ▁particip ate ▁in ▁three ▁Final ▁F ours ▁( A IA W , ▁U HH , ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁& ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁and ▁A IA W , ▁U H M , ▁ 1 9 8 0 ). ▁The ▁follow - up ▁was ▁a ▁Regional ▁Final ▁versus ▁US C ▁in ▁the ▁inaug ural ▁N CA As , ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁The ▁U H M ▁W VB ▁program