• King Kekaulike High School / Grade 12

• GPA: 3.381

• SPORTS: Football, soccer, tennis

• FAMILY: Birlinda and Elias Akinaka of Makawao

• FUTURE PLANS: Attending Brigham Young University, Provo

• SPORTS LESSONS: “What I enjoy most about being an athlete is bettering yourself. I know it sounds cheesy, but when you look back at your season and look at where you started, you realize how far you have come as an individual and a team. It’s pretty amazing.”

* Sports Spotlight students are selected by athletic officials from Maui County high schools and these profiles are compiled by the sports department of The Maui News. The Alexander & Baldwin Foundation makes a $200 donation in honor of each student athlete to their high school’s athletic fund.