AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.)?He is projected as an offensive lineman, most likely a center, as a true freshman in college.
HIGH SCHOOL?Ranked as the No. 31 center in the nation by Rivals.com, he was a first-team All-State and All-Maui Interscholastic League performer as a senior. He played mostly offensive guard, moving over to center when the game was usually in hand to get others in the game; he coordinated the O-line play calls once in from the coaching staff. A team captain, he averaged 10-12 pancake blocks a game as a senior, when he had eight direct touchdown blocks, was not call for a sack, and was called for just four penalties. He was a three-year starter on offense, at tackle as a sophomore, before moving permanently to guard as a junior; he had 8-10 pancake blocks per game that season when he earned honorable mention All-State and first-team All-MIL accolades. He did not allow a single quarterback sack during his high school career, and in spot play at defensive tackle as a senior (4-5 plays per game), he had 12 tackles, two for losses, with four hurries, a forced fumble, a pass broken up and a blocked field goal. His top games came against Kamehameha, where he went to school from the second through ninth grades; as a junior, he had 23 pancake blocks against them, and as a senior, another 18 with a touchdown block in two one-sided Baldwin wins. Under coach Jimmy Morimoto, Baldwin was 10-1-1 his senior year, the MIL champions, but lost in the state semifinals on a 43-yard ?Hail Mary’ pass as time expired to Kahuku, 22-20. BHS was 11-1 his junior season, also the MIL champs again reaching the state semis, and was 10-1-1 his sophomore season. He played one year of junior varsity basketball (as a sophomore), lining up at center; his best game was a 35-point, 10-rebound effort against Lahaina.
ACADEMICS?He is undecided on his major field of study at Colorado. An honor roll student as sophomore in high school, where his grade point average always hovered around 3.0.
PERSONAL?Born June 3, 1989 in Waikulu, Hawaii (the island of Maui). Hobbies include surfing, cliff diving, hiking, music and relaxing at the beach. Father (Scott Mahoney) was an offensive lineman for the Buffaloes, lettering three times between 1969-71 under coach Eddie Crowder and had a cup of coffee with the Kansas City Chiefs in the NFL. His grandfather (“Prince” Neff Maiava) was a famous world renowned wrestler in the 1950s and 1960s, and the six-time Hawaii heavyweight champion (his signature finishing move was the head butt, and he used to use his hair to cut his opponents hands). An Uncle is “The Rock,” Dwayne Johnson, a famous modern day wrestler turned actor and former Miami Hurricane football player. And an older brother, Kaluka, is a junior linebacker at Southern California. There is royal Samoan lineage in the family. Also an accomplished rugby player, as he earned All-Star honors his sophomore and junior years, and was the Hawaii heavyweight boxing champion as a junior. Full first name is Kealaka’i (pronounced kay-ala-ka-E; his last name is pronounced my-ah-vuh).
