Alohi Robins-Hardy

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Alohi Robins-Hardy
Personal information
Full nameTaira Ke'Alohilani Robins-Hardy
NicknameAlohi
NationalityUnited States [a]
Born (1995-11-30) November 30, 1995 (age 29)
Hometown Waimānalo, Hawaii, U.S.
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight180 lb (80 kg)
Spike120 in (300 cm)
Block116 in (295 cm)
College / University Brigham Young University (2014–2018)
Volleyball information
PositionSetter
Current club Farm Fresh Foxies
Career
YearsTeams
–ŽOK Spartak Subotica
2019 United VC
2019–2020 Cignal HD Spikers
2022–2023TFOC
2023–2024 VK Dukla Liberec
2025–present Farm Fresh Foxies
National team
2019 Philippines
Medal record
Women's Volleyball
Representing Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
ASEAN Grand Prix
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Nakhon Ratchasima Team

Taira Ke'Alohilani Robins-Hardy [2] (born November 30, 1995 [3] ) is a professional Filipino American volleyball player. She is currently a member of the Philippines women's volleyball team and a player of the Farm Fresh Foxies of the Premier Volleyball League.

Contents

Career

College

Robins-Hardy played for the BYU Cougars women's volleyball team from 2014 to 2018. [4]

Club

ŽOK Spartak Subotica

Robins-Hardy played for ŽOK Spartak Subotica in the Serbian Super League. [5] She played for two seasons. [4]

United VC

In early 2019, United Volleyball Club of the Philippine Super Liga (PSL) has signed Robins-Hardy. She was convinced to join the club to increase her chances of being selected for the Philippine national team. [5] Under head coach Joshua Ylaya and Tina Salak, she played for one tournament with United; the 2019 PSL Grand Prix Conference. [6] [7]

Cignal HD Spikers

Robins-Hardy finished the rest of the 2019 Philippine Super Liga season with the Cignal HD Spikers. Her team finished second at the 2019 All-Filipino Conference where she was also named as Best Setter. Cignal finished third in the 2019 Invitational. [6] [8] [9] The league was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, with Robins-Hardy announcing she would not suit up in the 2021 PVL season. [4] [10] Her issues in obtaining a Philippine passport was also among the reasons for her departure. [11]

TFOC

After leaving Cignal and the Philippines, Robins-Hardy was signed by French club Terville Florange Olympique Club (TFOC) in 2022 despite having not played competitive volleyball in the past two years. [4] [12] She also played for the club in the CEV Women's Challenge Cup in 2023. [13]

VK Dukla Liberec

Robins-Hardy played in the Czech Republic, joining VK Dukla Liberec in June 2023. [2] [10] [14]

Farm Fresh Foxies

In October 2024, the Farm Fresh Foxies of the Premier Volleyball League has signed in Robins-Hardy. [10] However she is unable to play in official league matches due to player eligibility issues. [15] She had to sit out the 2024–25 All-Filipino Conference. She is not considered a free agent and thus cannot play for any team in the tournament. [16]

As someone who has not played a game in the PVL since 2021 she will have to undergo the 2025 draft to be able to formally play for a PVL team. [17] Meanwhile, she remained active with the team under the capacity of assistant coach with Farm Fresh, and the UP Fighting Maroons which like the PVL team is also backed by Strong Group Athletics. [18] [19]

Skipping the draft combine due to personal matters in the United States, [18] Robins-Hardy expressed commitment to play for Farm Fresh and vows to leave the Philippines if another team picks her in the draft. [20] She was warned by the PVL that she "cannot choose teams" and that sanctions may be imposed if it happens. [21] She got picked by Farm Fresh and she was able to make her playing debut for the team at the 2025 PVL on Tour on June 30. [22]

National team

Robins-Hardy have played for the Philippine national team helping the team win a bronze medal at the first leg of the 2019 ASEAN Grand Prix in Nakhon Ratchasima. However, issues in obtaining a Philippine passport caused her to miss the second leg as well as the 2019 SEA Games. [11] [23] [24]

Personal life

Robins-Hardy hails from Waimānalo, Hawaii. [25] [26] She studied and played collegiate volleyball for the Brigham Young University. [27] She is the cousin of Gabe Norwood a professional basketball player who plays in the PBA and member of the Philippines men's national basketball team. [28] Her sister, Kawai, also plays volleyball for the Notre Dame de Namur University. [29]

Clubs

Awards

Individual

National Team

Club Team

Notes

  1. ↑ Sporting nationality – not to be confused with citizenship status. Robins-Hardy is affiliated with USA Volleyball as per the FIVB Player Database. [1] However she was able to play for the Philippine national team in the first leg of the 2019 ASEAN Grand Prix.

References

  1. ↑ "Players' Database - Taira Robins-Hardy". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Extraliga ženy Liberec". PVK Olymp Prague (in Czech). Police Volleyball Club Olymp Prague. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Equipe professionnelle du TFOC Volley Equipe Pro & CFC (2022-2023)". Terville Florange Olympique Club (in French). Retrieved May 27, 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Trimbour, Vincent (October 7, 2022). "Volley. Ligue A féminine : Alohi Robins-Hardy, le pari hawaïen du Tfoc". Le Républicain Lorrain (in French). Retrieved May 27, 2025.
  5. 1 2 "United Volleyball Club signs Fil-Hawaiian setter for PSL bid".
  6. 1 2 Garcia, John Mark (October 22, 2024). "Alohi Robins-Hardy to make PVL debut with Farm Fresh". Spin.ph. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Tina Salak credited for UVC's Alohi Robins-Hardy's rise". Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  8. ↑ Bautista, Ohmer (August 29, 2019). "Alohi Robins-Hardy says Best Setter plum a testament to Cignal greatness". Tiebreaker Times.
  9. ↑ "Cignal eager to find rhythm ahead of Philippine Super Liga season as it sees action in Taal charity meet". Archived from the original on April 15, 2023. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  10. 1 2 3 Demigillo, Kiko (October 22, 2024). "PVL: Alohi Robins-Hardy signs with Farm Fresh to mark PH return after 3 years". OneSports.ph. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
  11. 1 2 "Robins-Hardy bares lack of PH passport led to non-inclusion in Cignal". Premier Volleyball League. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
  12. ↑ Besa, Morgan (October 21, 2022). "Ligue A féminine: Terville-Florange, l'heure de la structuration pour un Petit Poucet ambitieux" [Women's League A: Terville-Florange, time for an ambitious restructuring]. RMC Sport (in French). Retrieved May 27, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Alohi ROBINS-HARDY". European Volleyball Confederation. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
  14. ↑ Fajardo, Chester (June 13, 2023). "Former Cignal setter Alohi Robins-Hardy to play in Czech Republic". OneSports.ph. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
  15. ↑ Dannug, Jonash (November 7, 2024). "Alohi Robins-Hardy finds 'home' with Farm Fresh". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
  16. ↑ Dukha, Angel III (November 5, 2024). "Verdict is out: Robins-Hardy not a free agent". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
  17. ↑ "PVL maintains Alohi Robins-Hardy has to go through draft". OneSports.ph. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
  18. 1 2 Dannug, Jonash (June 3, 2025). "Sherwin Malonzo warns Farm Fresh: 'It's a risk not to draft Alohi at No. 3'". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved June 4, 2025.
  19. ↑ Dannug, Jonash (November 20, 2024). "Alohi Robins-Hardy joins UP as assistant coach". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved June 4, 2025.
  20. ↑ Garcia, John Mark (June 3, 2025). "Alohi vows to go home if a PVL team other than Farm Fresh drafts her". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved June 4, 2025.
  21. ↑ Villar, Joey. "'You can't choose a team,' PVL warns draft candidate Robins-Hardy". The Philippine Star. Retrieved June 4, 2025.
  22. ↑ Caacbay, Kennedy. "PVL: Alohi Robins-Hardy has 'bittersweet' debut for Foxies". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
  23. ↑ Bautista, Ohmer (October 4, 2019). "Robins-Hardy to miss SEA Games due to PHI passport concern". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
  24. ↑ Agcaoli, Lance (October 4, 2019). "Alohi Robins-Hardy gives up spot in SEA Games team due to passport issues". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
  25. ↑ "Alohi Robins-Hardy - Women's Volleyball 2014". BYU Athletics - Official Athletics Website. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
  26. ↑ "These Fil-Hawaiian volleyball players would have been SEAG game changers". Archived from the original on August 4, 2020. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  27. ↑ "BYU women's volleyball players unite as former rivals". Archived from the original on December 3, 2021. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  28. ↑ "Gabe Norwood always has cousin Alohi Robins-Hardy's back". Archived from the original on June 6, 2020. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  29. ↑ "Kawai Robins-Hardy".[ dead link ]
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