USC quarterback Jayden Maiava hosts youth football camp in Hawaii
This week, USC's starting quarterback was back in his home state giving back to the local community
With USC's commencement now in the books, the 2025-2026 academic year is now complete. For the football team, that means they have a little time off before returning to campus for summer workouts. Different players are using this time different ways.
For quarterback Jayden Maiava, it means returning to his home state of Hawaii, where he hosted a youth football camp this week. "Feels amazing," Maiava told KHON, a Hawaii television station . "You know, just everybody who showed up and showed out.
You know, I got a really good group of people around me. That really helped us, put this together. “It means everything.
When I was their age, I’d never thought I’d be throwing my own camp here, but, you know, being able to do that with the people around me. Just being able to, you know, come back to the community and, you know, be present. " Maiava is originally from Paolo, Hawaii.