Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors · TE RoomTE

#85 Oakie Salave'a

Class  SRStatus  ReturningHt / Wt  6'2" · 240 lbHometown  Leone Ili'Ili, AS · Tafuna HS

Depth-chart placement

Current role

TE2

Placement

Backup

Room

Tight End

Experience

4-SR

Last change

Updated 2026-07-29

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TE room context

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Oakie Salave'a holds the TE · Backup spot in Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors’s tight end room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

TE · StarterDevon TauaefaStarter

TE · BackupOakie Salave'aBackup

Background & career

Oakie Salave'a is a 6'2", 240-pound tight end for the Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors wearing number 85. A native of Leone Ili'Ili, American Samoa, he attended Tafuna High School and joined the program as a three-star recruit in the 2022 class with a rating of 0.8348. Salave'a enters his senior season in 2026 as a returning player.

Colorado2022

Hawai'i2023 — present

Recruiting3-star · No. 1624 nationalOriginLeone Ili'Ili, AS · Tafuna HS