# Kaliko Kauahi

Kaliko Kauahi is a Hawaiian actress best known for her role as Sandra Kaluiokalani in NBC's comedy television series Superstore (2015–2021). Additionally, she played the recurring role of Principal Kwan in the Disney Channel series Raven's Home (2018–2019) and has appeared in numerous television shows such as Parks and Recreation and iCarly.

## Early life

Kauahi was born and raised in Lawai Valley on Kaua'i, Hawai'i's south side. She was a boarding student at Kamehameha Schools in Honolulu. She attended Loyola Marymount University, studying communications and recording arts.

## Career

Kauahi enrolled in acting classes and began pursuing an acting career in her late 20s, saying: "It just took me that long to admit to myself that this is what I wanted to do and to get over the fear." She first appeared in short films, and landed guest roles on television shows such as Modern Family (2011), Parks and Recreation (2013), The Big Bang Theory (2014), and Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2015). In 2015, she was cast in the recurring role of Sandra on NBC's workplace sitcom Superstore. On May 22, 2019, NBC announced she had been promoted to a series regular for season 5; she remained a series regular for the show’s sixth and final season.
She portrayed Principal Kwan in the Disney Channel television series Raven's Home (2018–2019). She had a guest role as Tammy, a patient and practical animal handler in the NBC sitcom American Auto (2023), in the episode "Dealer Event". In 2023, she also appeared as Danica in Paramount+'s comedy series iCarly, a revival series based on the 2007 Nickelodeon series of the same name. Her appearance on the show was well-received with fans hoping for her character's return for the fourth season. She landed one of the main roles on NBC's medical comedy series St. Denis Medical, set to air in fall 2024. The show follows doctors and nurses at a hospital in Oregon and Kauahi plays a veteran nurse Val.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2008 | Bad Mother's Handbook | Korean Lunch Guest | TV movie |
| 2009 | Tales from the Catholic Church of Elvis! | Obstetric Nurse/Calculus Teacher | |
| 2010 | Birds of a Feather | Female Japanese Tourist | TV movie |
| 2011 | Birds of a Feather | Hitomi | |
| 2011 | Hall Pass | Chief | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2007 | Mystery ER | Dr. Christine Todd | Episode: "Bittersweet/Ring of Fire" |
| 2007 | Chuck | Angry Woman | Episode: "Chuck Versus the Sandworm" |
| 2010 | Chuck | Customer | Episode: "Chuck Versus the Living Dead" |
| 2011 | Modern Family | Pedicurist | Episode: "Two Monkeys and a Panda" |
| 2011 | Southland | Saleswoman | Episode: "Let It Snow" |
| 2013 | Don't Trust the B---- in Apt 23 | Mrs. Nguyen | Episode: "The Leak" |
| 2013 | Parks and Recreation | Khongordzol | 2 episodes |
| 2014 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Kaliko/Security Guard | Episode: "Jennifer Love Hewitt/Clark Gregg/Clean Bandit" |
| 2014 | The Big Bang Theory | Marta | Episode: "The Gorilla Dissolution" |
| 2014 | Legit | Jim's Masseuse | 1 episode |
| 2015 | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Brenda Hix | Episode: "Ava" |
| 2015–2021 | Superstore | Sandra Kaluiokalani | 97 episodes; Main cast seasons 5–6, recurring seasons 1–4 |
| 2016 | Angel from Hell | Jackie | Episode: "Go With Your Gut" |
| 2018–2019 | Raven's Home | Principal Kwan | 4 episodes |
| 2019 | Matt and Dan | Caitlyn | Episode: "Cookie Girl" |
| 2022 | Ghosts | Sherry | Episode: "The Liquor License" |
| 2023 | American Auto | Tammy | Episode: "Dealer Event" |
| 2023 | iCarly | Danica | Episodes: "iGo to Toledo" and "iHave a Proposal" |
| 2024 | St. Denis Medical | Val | Main role |