Keith Bhonapha

Biography

Travers Family Head Football Coach Tosh Lupoi announced the hiring of longtime collegiate coach and Oakland native Keith Bhonapha as the program's running back coach on December 22, 2025. Bhonapha spent the past two seasons at Michigan State as the Spartan's assistant head coach/running backs coach. He also served as the program's co-special teams coordinator and held play-calling responsibilities for that unit. Bhonapha has more than 20 years of collegiate experience stemming from stints at Michigan State, Oregon State, Boise State, Washington and Hawai'i. A four-year letterwinner at Hawai'i (1999-2002), Bhonapha was a defensive back for the Rainbow Warriors, playing 35 games in his career, posting 55 tackles and scoring a touchdown on a blocked punt. He earned his bachelor's degree from Hawai'i in liberal studies with a focus in criminology in 2003, and his master's degree from Hawai'i in public administration in 2005. Bhonapha and his wife, Julia, have four children, Isaiah, Emery, Odin and Ellison.