University of Hawai'i at Manoa Athletics

2019 (Senior):

• Made lone appearance in regular-season finale vs. Army.
• Tallied a tackle on special teams.
• A Mountain West Scholar-Athlete.

2018 (Junior):

• Appeared in one game, seeing brief time vs. Navy.

2017 (Sophomore):

• Did not appear in any games.
• Earned the Hank Vasconcellos Defensive Scout Team award.

Prior To UH:

• Spent one season at Southern Oregon University in Ashland, Ore.
• Member of a squad that captured the 2014 NAIA National Championship.
• Posted 11 tackles and 2.5 sacks in five games played.
• Had three tackles, a half sack, and a quarterback hurry in the Raiders’ national semifinal win over St. Xavier. 

Prep:

• A 2014 graduate of Mililani High School on O‘ahu.
• A two-time all-state selection.
• As a senior, was named the state Defensive Player of the Year after racking up 26 sacks in 12 games.
• Named the OIA Red West Defensive Player of the Year.
• Helped lead the Trojans to the 2013 OIA title and to a state runner-up finish.
• Had a season-high seven tackles with four sacks against Kahuku in the OIA semifinals.
• Recorded four sacks in season-opener against Punahou, then three tackles-for-loss and one sack during a rematch in the state title game.
• Helped lead Mililani to the state semifinals as a junior. 

Personal:

• Born in ‘Ewa Beach, O‘ahu.
• Given first name is Kelii.
• Major is human development and family studies.
• Member of the Hawai‘i Army National Guard.
• Has two brothers and one sister, younger brother Kaimana is a defensive lineman for the Rainbow Warriors.
• Parents are Dwayne and Christy Padello of Mililani, O‘ahu.