Kaimuki High School football team gives special needs student a birthday touchdown

Oct 10, 2026

A Honolulu high school football team staged a celebration touchdown for a teammate with special needs, a feel-good moment as he leaves the school system.

  • Chase Michael Carter, a Kaimuki High student with special needs, just turned 22 and will age out of Hawaii's public schools.
  • Carter had served as manager for the Kaimuki football team.
  • His teammates arranged a touchdown run in his honor, with the crowd cheering him by name.
  • "Once a bulldog, always a bulldog" was the send-off from the team.

Outlook: Carter leaves the school system this year, but the team has made clear he keeps a place with the Bulldogs.

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