Career

He served as the head coach at the University of Hawaii in 1941, as co-head coach with Eugene Gill, and from 1946 to 1950. Kaulukukui was also a standout college athlete who earned 17 letters in five sports and was the University of Hawaii"s first All-American football player. His number, #32, remains the only number to have ever been retired by the Hawaii football program

Kaulukukui died on March 9, 2007 at the age of 94.