Kaliko Kauahi

Kaliko Kauahi is an American actress best known for her role as Sandra Kaluiokalani in NBC's comedy television series Superstore (2015–2021). Additionally, she played the recurring role of Principal Kwan in the Disney Channel series Raven's Home (2018–2019) and has appeared in numerous television shows such as Parks and Recreation and iCarly. She is currently portraying the role of Nurse Val on the NBC sitcom St. Denis Medical. Early life Kauahi was born and raised in Lawai Valley on Kaua'i, Hawai'i's south side. She was a boarding student at Kamehameha Schools in Honolulu.

Career Kauahi enrolled in acting classes and began pursuing an acting career in her late 20s, saying: "It just took me that long to admit to myself that this is what I wanted to do and to get over the fear." She first appeared in short films, and landed guest roles on television shows such as Modern Family (2011), Parks and Recreation (2013), The Big Bang Theory (2014), and Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2015). On May 22, 2019, NBC announced she had been promoted to a series regular for season 5; she remained a series regular for the show’s sixth and final season.

She portrayed Principal Kwan in the Disney Channel television series Raven's Home (2018–2019). In 2023, she also appeared as Danica in Paramount+'s comedy series iCarly, a revival series based on the 2007 Nickelodeon series of the same name. Her appearance on the show was well-received with fans hoping for her character's return for the fourth season. She landed one of the main roles on NBC's medical comedy series St. Denis Medical, which premiered on November 12, 2024. The show follows doctors and nurses at a hospital in Oregon and Kauahi plays a veteran nurse Val. It was renewed for a third season.

Filmography

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Television