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Kaluka Maiava: California Dreams
With a last name like Maiava, transitioning to Hollywood's main stage is in the blood.
Kaluka Maiava is a college freshman trying to make a name for himself as linebacker for the University of Southern California. His uncle: Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. His grandfather: ex-professional wrestler Neff Maiava. With genes like that, playing football under the bright lights of the Los Angeles Coliseum must not be such a big deal?
"I can't tell you what it means to be the first guy from Maui to be playing for USC," said Kaluka Maiava, the former Baldwin standout. "The feeling when I step out onto that football field, in that uniform, it's indescribable."(Read more)
Colt Brennan
James Colton Brennan walked on to the University of Hawaii football team in the spring of 2005, with hopes of rejuvenating his collegiate career... (Read more)
