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Kahuku High and Intermediate School
Address
Map
56-490 Kamehameha Highway

Kahuku
,
Hawaii
96731

United States
Information
TypePublic, co-educational
Motto"Learning Today for Lifelong Success in College, Career, and Community!"
Established1897
School districtWindward District
PrincipalDonna Lindsey
Faculty94.00 (FTE)[1]
Grades7-12
Number of students1,319 (2022-23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio14.03[1]
CampusRural
Color(s)Red and white    
AthleticsOahu Interscholastic Association
MascotRed Raider
RivalFarrington High School
St. Louis School
Waianae High School
AccreditationWestern Association of Schools and Colleges
YearbookKe Ko'olau
AffiliationWASC
MilitaryUnited States Army JROTC
Websitehttp://kahukuhigh.org

Kahuku High & Intermediate School, located in Kahuku CDP,[2] 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,"[3] Kahuku High and Intermediate has academic and athletic programs and a Music Learning Center that features band and choral music[3] which have garnered state and national recognition. Their graduation ceremonies are known for their medley performances, even going viral in 2015.[4] The school's We the People team has advanced to the national competition several times.[5][6]

The campus has a bronze sculpture, Spirit of Kahuku, by Jan Gordon Fisher and Bruce Brown.

Kahuku High School Red Raiders football program

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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. [7] 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.[8]

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.[9] 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),[10] Vavae Tata (2015), and most recently Sterling Carvahlo (2021, 2022, 2023).[11][7]

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.[12]

Notable alumni

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Makua Rothman, world champion surfer
Chris Kemoeatu

Listed alphabetically by last name (year of graduation):

  • Camila Ah-Hoy Hafoka, Head Women's Volleyball Coach at Utah Tech University[13]
  • Dr. Robert Anae, Offensive Coordinator at Syracuse University[14]
  • Earl I. Anzai, former Attorney General of Hawaii[15]
  • Brenton Awa, Hawaii state senator and former news anchor[15]
  • Alexander Bonde, German politician[15]
  • Ry Bradley, country singer
  • Sam Choy, chef and television personality[16][15]
  • Eni F.H. Faleomavaega, U.S. congressman[15]
  • Jalee Fuselier, Miss Hawaii 2010[15]
  • Salu Hunkin-Finau, educator and politician[17]
  • Jack Johnson (1993), singer/songwriter
  • Natasha Kai, 2008 Olympian for the United States Gold medal-winning Women's National Soccer Team[15]
  • 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.[18] [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.[19][20]
  • Tanoai Reed, Actor and Hollywood stunt man - primarily for Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson[21][15]
  • Keala Settle (1993), Broadway and motion picture actress and singer[15]
  • Taylor Wily, actor, Hawaii Five-0 (2010 TV series)
  • Lucie Wilson, Miss Tahiti 2010, Miss Earth Hawaii 2013[15]

Professional surfers

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Professional football players

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National Football League

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National Football League invitees

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Former Kahuku Football players who were invited to NFL training camps or on NFL practice squads.

Other football leagues

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Former Kahuku HS football players who played in other professional North American football leagues.

Football head coaches

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Kahuku High & Intermediate School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
  2. ^ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Kahuku CDP, HI" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
    2000 Map: "CENSUS 2000 BLOCK MAP: KAHUKU CDP" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
  3. ^ a b "School History". www.kahukuhigh.org. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
  4. ^ "The story behind Kahuku High School graduation's viral video". KHON2. 2015-06-04. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
  5. ^ "Hawaii DOE | Kahuku High wins Hawaii 'We The People' title". www.hawaiipublicschools.org. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
  6. ^ "Kahuku High School's WE THE PEOPLE 2019 State Champs". www.librarieshawaii.org. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
  7. ^ a b "OIA Football Championship Information Main Page". Retrieved 2022-11-30.
  8. ^ "Back to Back State HI Football Champions Kahuku Red Raiders nationally ranked in 2001". Retrieved 2022-11-30.
  9. ^ "Kahuku wins HHSAA Open Division championship". KHON2. 2023-11-25. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
  10. ^ Star-Advertiser staff. "Kahuku beats Punahou to win Division I state football title". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
  11. ^ "Kahuku Shuts Out Punahou for 10th Hawai'i State Football Championship". Retrieved 2022-11-30.
  12. ^ "The 2022 Kahuku Red Raiders Shut Out Punahou for Another back-to-back state football championship in Hawai'i". Retrieved 2022-11-30.
  13. ^ "Utah Tech Women's Head Volleyball Coach". Retrieved 2022-11-30.
  14. ^ "Syracuse University athletic website". Retrieved 2022-11-30.
  15. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Recognized Alumni". www.kahukuhigh.org. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
  16. ^ "Sam Choy, American Airlines' Celebrity Consulting Chef" (PDF). American Airlines.
  17. ^ "Woman in race for American Samoa governor". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Associated Press. 2012-02-28. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
  18. ^ "Leo Reed Pro Football Archives profile". Retrieved 2022-11-30.
  19. ^ "Brief History of Kahuku Elementary School". Retrieved 2022-11-30.
  20. ^ "O'ahi Interscholastic Association - Football main page". Retrieved 2022-11-30.
  21. ^ "Meet Tano'ai Reed - The Rock's Stunt Double and Distant Cousin". Retrieved 2022-11-30.
  22. ^ "Kahuku Surf Club keeps reigning at sport of kings".
  23. ^ "Itula Mili - Seattle Seahawks - Pro Football Reference profile". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2022-11-30.
  24. ^ "Leo Reed in the Pro Football Archives database". Retrieved 2022-11-30.
  25. ^ "Manti Te'o gives back to school he once attended as a high school freshman: Kahuku High School". Retrieved 2022-11-30.
  26. ^ "E.J. Reid invited to S. Louis Rams NFL mini-camp". Retrieved 2022-11-30.
  27. ^ "Junior Ah You - Canadian Football League Hall of Fame profile". Retrieved 2022-11-30.
  28. ^ "New England Patriots drafted Junior Ah You in the 17th round in 1972". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2022-11-30.
  29. ^ "New England Patriots draft Junior Ah You in the 17th round of the 1972 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2022-11-30.
  30. ^ "Atuaia new head football coach at Timpview HS". Retrieved 2022-11-30.
  31. ^ "Olevao new head football coach at Highland HS". Retrieved 2022-11-30.
  32. ^ "Stant named new head football coach at Kamehameha". Retrieved 2022-11-30.
  33. ^ "Alemo Te'o new head football coach at Alta HS". Retrieved 2022-11-30.
  34. ^ "Alta HS hires Alemo Te'o as new head football coach". Retrieved 2022-11-30.
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