Awards & Honors
- 2024: Big 12 Fall Academic Honor Roll
2024: Appeared in all 12 games during the 2024 season... Made 11 total tackles (4 solo, 7 assists)... Recorded 0.5 tackles for loss... Entered transfer portal on Jan. 12, 2025.
2023: Appeared in 12 games during the 2023 season… Made 15 total tackles (5 solo, 10 assists)… Recorded career-high five tackles in back-to-back games, first against Utah (11/18); second at Arizona State (11/25) in the Territorial Cup 59-23 victory.
High School: A dual sport athlete who played basketball and football at President Theodore Roosevelt High School in Honolulu, Hawai’i… Named First-Team All-State... A three-star prospect per 247Sports that is ranked 10th at linebacker in Hawai’i, and held offers from Army, Hawai’i, Nevada, Boise State, Utah, Washington, and Washington State… Recruited by defensive coordinator Johnny Nansen.
Personal: Son of Tanya and Jonathan Ka'aihue.. Two siblings named Kyle and Hikialani... Majoring in Communications... Loves surfing and going to the beach... Career goal is to play in the NFL... Best asset to the team is his versatility... Favorite team is the San Francisco 49ers... Favorite music is Hawaiian... Favorite movie is Nacho Libre... Favorite musician is Mark Ho'omalu... Favorite food is Hawaiian food... His dad (Jonathan) played Rugby... Nicknamed Kamu.
