Friday - January 26, 2011
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Brothers Chris and Maake Kemoeatu may be living their dreams as football players in the NFL, but the two Kahuku High School graduates have never forgotten their roots.
Chris, a guard for the Pittsburgh Steelers, and Maake, who plays nose tackle for the Washington Redskins, are from Tonga and moved to Hawaii in 1986.
“We moved a lot when we were in Hawaii,” recalls Maake. “The first place we lived was in Kalihi, then we moved to Makaha, then Waianae, Kailua, Waimanalo, Hauula and Kahuku, and we also lived in Waipahu. We lived in all those neighborhoods, all the rough spots.
“But my brother and I grew up around the Boys and Girls Club, and that kind of kept us out of trouble and from joining gangs. Our parents were really strict. When we left the house, the only place we’d go to was the Boys and Girls Club (in Waianae).”
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