later he transferred to the university of hawaii at manoa where he saw action as a special teamer and as backup in 2006. in 2007, veikune was named a 1st team all-wac selection even though he never started a game. he led the wac in sacks with seven (pre-bowl). in 2008, veikune earned a 2nd team all-wac selection after he was the team’s third leading tackler with 73 and was among the wac’s leaders with 16.5 tackles for loss and nine sacks. he played defensive tackle and defensive end at hawaii. he also had 11 quarterback hurries and forced four fumbles.