After returning from a two-year mission and overcoming a major knee injury, the physical Hawaii native finally finds his ...

SOUTH BEND — Nothing about the 2026 Notre Dame football season may unfold as planned for junior Kahanu Kia, but he will embrace everything about it with his every being. At best, he may be a backup to ...

Kahanu Kia spent the 2021 season playing under then-defensive coordinator Marcus Freeman before the linebacker embarked on a two-year religious mission in North Carolina. Much to the excitement of his ...

Kahanu Kia flashed just prior (November 2021) and just after (BlueGold Game 2024) his religious mission. But a summer ACL tear waylaid his 2024 campaign. Now the sophomore with three seasons of ...