For Hawaii’s five seniors, this is optimal magnification time as they focus on their final collegiate season.

Four have been in the program for four years, transitioning from being coached by Dave Shoji as freshmen then learning and growing along with Robyn Ah Mow during her first head coaching job.

Norene Iosia likely has been under the most scrutiny as setter, playing the position at which Ah Mow excelled at Hawaii (two-time All-American), professionally (MVP of the Swiss League) and internationally (three-time Olympian). Last season was a contrast plate for Iosia, one where she also was used as an outside hitter in three rotations as the Wahine went to a modified 6-2 offense, the other setter being Faith Ma’afala, now the program’s director of volleyball operations.

This year, Iosia and Utah transfer Bailey Choy are under the ’scope to see who runs the offense. Choy (‘Iolani School/Honolulu) started three seasons for the Utes, graduating in three years, and is pursuing her master’s in accounting at UH’s Shidler School of Business.

Choy, who listed Ah Mow as her favorite athlete on her Utah biography, has family joining the UH volleyball ohana this season. Brother ‘Eleu (Roosevelt) is a walk-on for the Rainbow Warriors as a freshman defensive specialist.

A dual role for Iosia (Redondo Union High/Torrance, Calif.) is nothing new. She spent the end of last spring with the Wahine beach team, helping the SandBows to a fourth-place finish at the NCAA tournament.

Possibly another 6-2 offense? Ah Mow, using objective lens, hasn’t ruled out anything that will help the team win.

McKenna Ross and Kirsten Sibley, two other four-year players, are battling for time at outside hitter. Sibley (Campolindo High/Lafayette, Calif), at 6-2, has the size, while the 5-10 Ross (Aliso Niguel High/Aliso Viejo, Calif.) has the spark.

Ross — originally recruited as a defensive specialist — also has the UH DNA. Her father, Jason, played football and baseball for the Rainbow Warriors.

The fifth senior is Rika Okino (Kalani/Honolulu), a defensive specialist/libero, listed as a redshirt junior with one year of playing eligibility remaining. She has decided to graduate in May with her civil engineering degree. As a sophomore, Okino played in all 27 matches as a serving/defensive specialist and was one of five Wahine with over 100 digs (159).

The quest for maximum magnification for the senior quintet starts tonight.