| Tom Kaulukukui | |
| Birth Date: | 22 January 1913 |
| Birth Place: | Honolulu, Hawaii Territory, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Kailua, Hawaii, U.S. |
| Alma Mater: | University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa |
| Player Sport1: | Football |
| Player Years2: | 1934–1937 |
| Player Team2: | Hawaii |
| Player Positions: | Halfback |
| Coach Sport1: | Football |
| Coach Years2: | 1941 |
| Coach Team2: | Hawaii |
| Coach Years3: | 1946–1950 |
| Coach Team3: | Hawaii |
| Coach Years4: | 1956–1959 |
| Coach Team4: | ʻIolani |
| Coach Sport5: | Baseball |
| Coach Years6: | 1941 |
| Coach Team6: | Hawaii |
| Coach Years7: | 1947–1949 |
| Coach Team7: | Hawaii |
| Admin Years1: | 1949–1951 |
| Admin Team1: | Hawaii |
| Overall Record: | Football: 42–19–3 |
| Bowl Record: | 3–2 |
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Thomas Kaauwai Kaulukukui (January 22, 1913 – March 9, 2007) was an American football player and coach.[1] He served as the head coach at the University of Hawai'i in 1941, as co-head coach with Eugene Gill, and from 1946 to 1950.[2] From 1956 to 1959 he served as head coach of 'Iolani preparatory school in Honolulu.[1]
Kaulukukui was a standout college athlete who earned 17 letters in five sports and was the University of Hawaii's first All-American football player. He was nicknamed "Grass Shack" by legendary sportswriter Grantland Rice.[1] His number, #32, is only one of two numbers to have ever been retired by the Hawaii football program. He was inducted into the University of Hawai'i Sports Circle of Honor in 1981 and the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame in 2021.[3] [4]
During World War II, he served as a lieutenant in the United States Army Corps of Engineers. Prior to joining the Army, he was in a work battalion with Japanese-Americans who were not permitted to volunteer for the military. After his coaching stint at Hawaii ended, Kaulukukui ran an insurance agency before being appointed as federal marshal for the District of Hawaii in 1959.[5] Kaulukukui was also a trustee for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs for 12 years and was chairman in 1989.[6]