
This Is Who I Am
Who knew four years ago that Levi Kealaluhi would be an aspiring musician. In 1997 he was catching the winning touchdown for Brigham Young University in the Cotton Bowl. Football was in his sights then, but the strong desire for music made him give it all up. Levi was born and raised in Makawao, Maui. There, his mother pushed a life of entertainment. Entering him in talent competitions, singing competitions: she was a real advocate of KO the entertainer. Life would have continued in Makawao had his father not pushed his football career. Levi moved with his family to California in 1989 to finish his senior year of high school playing football at Rancho Buena Vista in San Diego. Back and forth with different ideas of how life was going to play out, he returned to school at Grossmont Junior College in 1993. There he returned to his roots, football. That soon proved to be one of his greatest talents. He received a full scholarship to play for the Brigham Young University Cougars under the tutelage