Good things tend to happen when Notre Dame is affiliated with a Hawaiian linebacker or a four-star offensive tackle. Given Thursday included commitments from one of each, bringing the week’s tally of pledges to four, the Irish can consider their idle week a successful one.
Three-star linebacker Kahanu Kia (Punahou High School; Honolulu) follows in the footsteps of former high school teammate and current Notre Dame sophomore linebacker Marist Liufau as well as those of his former assistant coach and former Irish receiver Robby Toma rather than his father’s, a Utah defensive lineman from 1993-96.