From Hawaii to Vegas and back twice, QB Jayden Maiava has found home again at USC

Jayden Maiava plays for Kaimuki during the first half of a Division II high school football game in 2019 at Farrington High School in Kalihi. (Jamm Aquino/Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

For years, Jayden Maiava’s pride has lingered an ocean away, heartstrings tugged back to his second home nestled at the foot of the south stretch of the Ko’olau mountain range on O’ahu.

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