Isaiah Tufaga, a former All-State selection at Saint Louis School, is returning to Hawaii to play for the Rainbow Warrior football team.

The Honolulu Star-Advertiser’s Stephen Tsai reported today that Tufaga, a 6-2, 225-lb. linebacker, will join the UH program after transferring from Oregon State. Tufaga played nine games as a true freshman in 2018, starting three. He compiled 36 tackles (25 solo) and 3.5 tackles for loss. He had 5 tackles in the first game of his career, against Ohio State.

Tufaga will sit out the 2019 season and return in 2020 as a redshirt sophomore.