University of Hawai'i at Manoa Athletics

2024: 

• Appeared in all 12 games at linebacker and on special teams.
• Recorded 18 total tackles with eight solo.
• Made lone start of the season versus Sam Houston, tallying three tackles.
• Registered a season-high four tackles against UNLV.

2023:

• Appeared in all 13 games on defense and special teams.
• Started five games at linebacker.
• Recorded 35 tackles on the season including three for loss.
• In his first start of the season vs. UAlbany, had a key fourth-quarter fumble recovery that he returned 41 yards to set up UH’s game-sealing touchdown.
• Tallied five tackles including 1.5 for loss against San Jose State.
• Registered an interception against Air Force.
• Had five or more tackles in three games including a season-high six at New Mexico.
• Earned academic All-Mountain West honors.

• Appeared in all 13 games, primarily on special teams and as a reserve linebacker.
• Started at linebacker in games at San Diego State and versus Wyoming.
• Had two tackles each against the Aztecs and Cowboys.
• Finished the season with five tackles with 1.5 for loss.
• Earned academic all-Mountain West honors. 

• Played the last two seasons at Snow College in Ephraim, Utah
• Rated as a three star prospect and the fourth ranked JUCO linebacker according
•  to 247Sports. 
• Named a preseason first-team junior college All-American by Rivals in 2021.
• Included on ESPN’s JUCO Top 50 list. 
• Helped Snow achieve a No. 1 national ranking for much of the season before finishing the season with a 7-2 record and a spot in the NJCAA national semifinals 
• Part of the Snow team that advanced to the national championship game as a freshman.
• Recorded nine tackles in the NJCAA national championship.
• Finished with 79 tackles, 11 tackles-for-loss, three forced fumbles and six pass break-ups in a six-game, COVID-abbrevieated season. 

• A 2017 graduate of Lawrence Free State High School in Lawrence Kansas. 
• A member of two Sunflower League championship teams. 
• The school record holder for tackles-for-loss in a game (5) and tackles-for-loss in a season (26). 
• Finished his senior season in 2017 with 76 tackles, 26 tackles-for-loss, and 33 solo. 
• Played both varsity football and wrestling in high school. 
• Played in the inaugural 2017 Polynesian Bowl.

• Born in Lawrence, Kan.
• Full name is Noah Keanini Hokulani Heneli Kema. 
• Earned a degree in marketing at UH. 
• Served a two-year church mission in California before attending Snow College.
• Has two sisters and one brother. 
• Father Troy Kema was a standout offensive linemen at Utah State. 
• Father Troy and mother Stephanie of Lubbock, Texas.