# Kahuku High & Intermediate School

Kahuku High & Intermediate School, located in Kahuku CDP, City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, on the island of Oahu, serves approximately 1,850 students in grades seven through twelve and is part of the Windward District on the island of Oahu. It is a part of the Hawaii Department of Education. The students of Kahuku are enrolled from the communities of Kaʻaʻawa, Hau'ula, La'ie, Kahuku, and Sunset Beach which span a twenty-six mile stretch along the North Shore.
Known as the "Pride of the North Shore," Kahuku High and Intermediate has academic and athletic programs and a Music Learning Center that features band and choral music which have garnered state and national recognition. Their graduation ceremonies are known for their medley performances, even going viral in 2015. The school's We the People team has advanced to the national competition several times.
The campus has a bronze sculpture, Spirit of Kahuku, by Jan Gordon Fisher and Bruce Brown.

## Kahuku High School Red Raiders football program

The Red Raiders have won or shared the Oahu Interscholastic Association (OIA) public school football championship title 29 times since the inception of the OIA in 1940. Kahuku High School's football team also has been nationally ranked multiple times in numerous high school football opinion polls and rankings even before winning their first Hawai`i High School Athletic Association (HHSAA) State Football Championship in 2000. Kahuku High School football program's highest ranking came at the end of the 2001 football season when they were ranked #8 in the Super 25 High School Football rankings and #13 in the StudentSports.com rankings.
In the 21st century the Kahuku Red Raiders have won a Hawai`i record eleven (11) State Football Championships - most recently in November 2023, beating fellow public school Mililani 21–19. In Kahuku High School football history, four (4) head football coaches have won state football championship titles: Siuaki Livai (2000, 2001, 2003, 2005), Reginald "Reggie" Torres (2006, 2011, 2012), Vavae Tata (2015), and most recently Sterling Carvahlo (2021, 2022, 2023).
With the rare defensive shutout in the championship game, the 2022 Red Raiders earned back-to-back state football champions for the first time since 2011–2012. Sterling Carvalho joins former Red Raider alumni and previous Kahuku head football coaches Reggie Torres and Siuaki Livai as the only coaches to lead Kahuku to a state football championship in consecutive seasons. Additionally, the Kahuku Red Raiders have won all four state-final meetings against Punahou School and its 31 victories in the state HHSAA tournament are a record in the high school sport of American football in Hawai`i.

## Notable alumni

Listed alphabetically by last name (year of graduation):
* Camila Ah-Hoy Hafoka, Head Women's Volleyball Coach at Utah Tech University
* Dr. Robert Anae, Offensive Coordinator at Syracuse University
* Earl I. Anzai, former Attorney General of Hawaii
* Brenton Awa, Hawaii state senator and former news anchor
* Alexander Bonde, German politician
* Ry Bradley, country singer
* Sam Choy, chef and television personality
* Eni F.H. Faleomavaega, U.S. congressman
* Jalee Fuselier, Miss Hawaii 2010
* Salu Hunkin-Finau, educator and politician
* Jack Johnson (1993), singer/songwriter
* Natasha Kai, 2008 Olympian for the United States Gold medal-winning Women's National Soccer Team
* Alopati Albert "Al" Lolotai, first Samoan Athletic Director at Church College of Hawai`i (Now BYU-Hawai`), First player from Kahuku School (they did not have a High School until 1939), First Iolani School graduate, the First Weber State University (then called Weber Junior College) football player, First University of Hawai`i-Manoa football player, First football player of Samoan ancestry and First Polynesian football player ever to play professional American football in the National Football League NFL in 1945.
* Leo Reed, labor leader, served as Hollywood's Teamsters Local 399's top officer for 24 years, served as the head of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters’ Motion Picture & Theatrical Trades Division and he was the first Kahuku High School Graduate to play professional football. [Note: Kahuku's High School was created in 1939 and began playing organized OIA sports - including American football - shortly thereafter just prior to World War II. This new high school built upon on the foundation established by Kahuku Elementary ("English School") School, which started in 1893. Kahuku did not have official organized interscholastic sports prior to 1940 - when the OIA was officially created.
* Tanoai Reed, Actor and Hollywood stunt man - primarily for Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
* Keala Settle (1993), Broadway and motion picture actress and singer
* Taylor Wily, actor, Hawaii Five-0 (2010 TV series)
* Lucie Wilson, Miss Tahiti 2010, Miss Earth Hawaii 2013

### Professional surfers

* John John Florence, world champion surfer
* Jamie O'Brien, surfer and film producer
* Tamayo Perry (1993), professional surfer and actor
* Kalani Robb, pro surfer
* Makua Rothman, world champion surfer
* Jamie Sterling, pro surfer
* Pancho Sullivan, pro surfer

### Professional football players
#### National Football League

* Al Afalava, Chicago Bears, Indianapolis Colts, and Tennessee Titans
* Bradlee Anae, Dallas Cowboys and New York Jets
* Toniu Fonoti, San Diego Chargers, Minnesota Vikings, and Jacksonville Jaguars
* Aaron Francisco, Indianapolis Colts, Carolina Panthers, and Arizona Cardinals
* Alohi Gilman, San Diego/LA Chargers
* Lakei Heimuli, Chicago Bears
* Chris Kemoe`atu, Pittsburgh Steelers
* Ma'ake Kemoe`atu, Washington Redskins, Carolina Panthers, and Baltimore Ravens
* Hau'oli Kikaha - Jamora, New Orleans Saints and XFL's Dallas Renegades
* Alopati Albert "Al" Lolotai, Washington Redskins and Los Angeles Dons
* Timote "Tim" Manoa, Cleveland Browns and Indianapolis Colts
* Stan Mataele, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Green Bay Packers
* Itula Mili, Seattle Seahawks
* Chris Naeole, New Orleans Saints and Jacksonville Jaguars
* Leo Reed, drafted by the Saint Louis Cardinals, Played for the Houston Oilers and Denver Broncos of the NFL; later played for the Indianapolis Warriors of the United Football League, and the Toronto Argonauts of the CFL.
* Manti Te'o, San Diego Chargers and New Orleans Saints
* Uani Devin 'Unga, New York Giants

#### National Football League invitees

Former Kahuku Football players who were invited to NFL training camps or on NFL practice squads.
* Tala Esera, Miami Dolphins and Indianapolis Colts
* Palauni Ma Sun, Washington Redskins practice squad and Arena Football League's Chicago Rush and Spokane Shock
* Fa`aesea Ma`ilo, New York Jets
* Jonathan "JT" Mapu, Washington Redskins
* Tevita Ofahengaue, 2001 NFL's Mr. "Irrelevant", Arizona Cardinals and Jacksonville Jaguars
* Kautai Olevao, Tennessee Titans and Arena Football League's Utah Blaze
* Leonard Peters, Jr., Chicago Bears
* E.J. Reid, Saint Louis Rams
* Kona Schwenke, Kansas City Chiefs, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Oakland Raiders, Seattle Seahawks
* Suaesi Tuimaunei, Atlanta Falcons
* Tavo Tupola, Houston Texans

#### Other football leagues

Former Kahuku HS football players who played in other professional North American football leagues.
* Harland Ah You, Canadian Football League's (CFL) Calgary Stampeders
* Miki "Junior" Ah You, Hawai`i Sports Hall of Fame, Canadian Football Hall of Fame. CFL's Montreal Alouettes, USFL's Chicago Blitz, USFL's New Orleans Breakers, and USFL's Arizona Outlaws Ah You was drafted by the New England Patriots and Played in the CFL,
* Brad Anae, United States Football League's (USFL) Philadelphia Stars, USFL's Houston Gamblers, and the USFL's San Antonio Gunslingers
* Robert Anae, (Drafted by the USFL's New Jersey Generals in 1985, the last year of the USFL before it shut down.)

### Football head coaches

* Donny Atuaia, Timpview High School (UT) Head Football Coach and Kahuku alum
* Darren "DJ" Johnson, Campbell High School (HI) Head Football Coach and former Kailua High School Head Football Coach and Kahuku alum
* Siuaki Livai, Former Kahuku High School Head Football Coach and Kahuku alum
* Kautai Olevao, Highland High School (UT) head football coach and Kahuku alum
* David "Kawika" Stant, Keio Unicorns (Japanese Football League), Kamehameha Schools Head Football Coach and Kahuku alum
* Alema Te`o, Head Football Coach at Alta High School (UT) and Kahuku alum,
* Reginald "Reggie" Torres, Former Kahuku High School Head Football Coach and Kahuku alum