Keli'i Kekuewa (Keli'i pronounced kay-lee-EE) enters his first season in Carolina as the assistant offensive line coach after spending the last four years on the Seattle Seahawks staff. Kekuewa served as assistant offensive line coach for the Seahawks the last three seasons (2021-23) after originally joining the staff in 2020 as an offensive assistant. He spent the 2019 season on Notre Dame's defensive staff as a graduate assistant before being elevated to interim tight ends coach for the 2019 Camping World Bowl.
He began his coaching career at Wake Forest (2015-16) before moving on to the University of Minnesota (2017) and Henderson State (Ark.) University (2018), working mainly with the offensive line and tight ends at each program.
Kekuewa played two seasons at Bowling Green, starting all 27 games during the 2012-13 seasons. An All-Mid-American Conference center, Kekuewa was a key part of the Falcons' offensive unit that averaged more than 34 points per game. BGSU finished 10-4 in 2013 including a win in the MAC Championship Game over Northern Illinois and a bowl bid to the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl.
The Puna, Hawaii native was an Academic All-MAC selection in 2013. He spent his first two seasons at Arizona Western Junior College where he led the Matadors to an 11-1 record and a berth in the National Junior College Athletic Association championship game.
Born on December 2, 1992, he graduated from Bowling Green in May of 2014 with a degree in environmental studies and earned his masters in liberal studies from Wake Forest in December of 2016. He is married to Namelelani (Akiona) Kekuewa.
2015-16 | Wake Forest - Graduate Assistant
2017 | University of Minnesota - Graduate Assistant
2018 | Henderson State - Offensive Line/Tight Ends
2019 | Notre Dame - Graduate Assistant
2020 | Seattle Seahawks - Offensive Assistant
2021 | Seattle Seahawks - Assistant Offensive Line
2024-pres | Assistant Offensive Line Coach
