Jamie Aloy, who was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 48th round of the 1999 MLB Draft out of the University of Hawaii at Manoa, had two sons and both followed in his footsteps, pursing baseball not just as a passion or hobby, but as a profession. His eldest son, Wehiwa Kapahulehua, attended the University of Arkansas and was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles with the 31st overall pick in the 2025 MLB Draft, where he is one of their top prospects. His youngest son, Kuhio Kamakanawehiwamaikalewa, was just drafted by the Mets. Kuhio attended Henry Perrine Baldwin High School in Wailuku, Hawaii, overlapping with his brother’s time there in 2022. Graduating in 2023, he struck out on his own and attended Brigham Young University.

The outfielder spent a single season with the Cougars, appearing in 52 games and hitting .269/.329/.447 with 9 doubles, 1 triple, 8 home runs, and 20 walks to 62 strikeouts, good for a 84 wRC+. He entered the transfer portal and transferred to the University of Arkansas; the season prior, his brother had done the same thing, and now they were once again playing together. Head coach Van Horn often penciled the two brothers into the line-up back-to-back, and multiple times over the course of the season, the two hit back-to-back home runs, or homered in the same inning, or drove each other in. In total, Kuhio appeared in 61 games for his new team and hit .317/.404/.539 with 15 doubles, 13 home runs, and 31 walks to 77 strikeouts, good for a 120 wRC+. That summer, as Wehiwa was being drafted and getting ready to begin his career as a professional in Delmarva, Kuhio was playing for the Bourne Braves of the Cape Cod Baseball League. In 16 games for them, he hit .333/.463/.500 with 3 doubles, 2 home runs, and 12 walks to 16 strikeouts. He had intended on playing for them longer, but a hand injury prompted him to withdraw from the team early.

Kuhio returned to the University of Arkansas for his junior year in 2026 and started 49 games in a row, 35 as DH and 14 in right field, before his season ended prematurely in late May due to a broken hamate bone in his left wrist likely sustained during an early at-bat in a game against the University of Tennessee. All in all, the outfielder hit .293/.352/.486 with 8 doubles, 9 home runs, 5 stolen bases, and 15 walks to 48 strikeouts, resulting in a 98 wRC+.

The 6’1”, 205-pound Kuhio stands square at the plate, holding his hands high with his bat wrapped behind his head angled at 2:00. He swings with a slight leg lift but is otherwise very still at the plate, utilizing virtually no load and weight shift, primarily engaging his upper body and generating power from bat speed and torque. When he makes solid contact and barrels balls, Aloy has the capability of launching balls with 100+ MPH exit velocity readings using composite bats, regularly launching tape measure home runs- the University of Arkansas measured many of his home runs over the course of the 2026 at 450+ feet.

The power comes with some swing-and-miss, with Aloy running a 25.8% strikeout rate with his two seasons with the Hogs and a 26.5% rate factoring in his season with Brigham Young as well. He draws a solid amount of walks- 9.4% walk rate over the course of his college career- but his 3:1 strikeout to walk rate is still a bit high for a player who is not a major slugger. While Aloy has maximized his HR/FB% ratio with a 23.7%, the outfielder still has some work to do elevating the ball in general. His batted ball data is extremely non-optimal for a player of his profile, running a 45.9% groundball rate, 25.6%, line drive rate, and 28.6% flyball rate in 2026, and 42.1%, 24.9%, and 33.0% over the course of his collegiate career. The preponderance of strikeouts and groundouts are a major reason why Aloy is a very streaky hitter.

Defensively, Kuhio does not bring much to the table, which is why the preponderance of his games have come as designated hitter. He does not have much foot speed, with a slow and plodding gait, and as such does not have much range. He does have a strong arm, possibly strong enough to profile well in right field. Because he carries his weight well and is already fairly well filled in, Aloy is unlikely to add enough mass to force him out of the outfield, but because of his limitations out there to begin with, he might simply be better at first base.