Contract-less Coach Losses Injunction Request To Reinstate Contract

By Jeff Birren, Senior Writer. Sterling Carvalho was the head football coach at Kahuka High School from 2018 through 2024. It appears from media accounts that the father of one player publicly criticized Carvalho. Carvalho confronted the player who subsequently complained to school authorities. Following an investigation, Carvallo was terminated in March 2025. He sued Keith Hayashi, Superintendent of Hawaii State Department of Education; “Complex Area Superintendent Samuel Izumi”, who ter