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Puka Nacua quickly became a star in the 2023 NFL season — and his girlfriend, Hallie Aiono, has been rooting for him from the sidelines.
The Los Angeles Rams wide receiver has been dating his girlfriend since at least 2021 when he was a student at Brigham Young University. The pair have posted snaps of each other on their Instagrams, including photos of them attending a Los Angeles Lakers game together in January 2024.
When Nacua scored his first touchdown as a professional in the NFL, Aiono posted a now-viral TikTok of herself crying as she watched the special moment on TV.
So who is Puka Nacua’s girlfriend? Here’s everything to know about Hallie Aiono and her relationship with the NFL star.
She is of Polynesian descent
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Aiono grew up in Arizona with three siblings. Her brother, Alex Aiono, opened up about their Polynesian background in an interview with Hawaii magazine in 2017, explaining that their mom is American while their dad is half Samoan and half Maori.
“That’s where the Polynesian roots are for my family,” he said of his dad. “Aiono is a Samoan last name. There’s a ton of Aionos in the Samoan culture. It’s like the last name Smith.”
Like Aiono, Nacua is also Polynesian, with his grandmother and mother immigrating from West Samoa, per The Salt Lake Tribune.
She has a famous brother
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Aiono’s brother, Alex, is a singer who gained fame from posting covers on his YouTube channel when he was a teenager. The family moved to Los Angeles from Arizona when he was 14 and his career took off since. He has collaborated with singers like John Legend and ventured into acting, appearing in Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin.
Aiono is close to Alex, often posting videos of herself singing alongside him on her Instagram. The sibling pair even have matching tattoos of the letter A on their wrists.
“I’m so lucky to have you as my big brother and best friend. Always proud of youðŸ¤,” Aiono wrote under a photo of the two debuting their new ink on Instagram.
She’s had multiple jobs from dental assistant to content creator
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According to Aiono’s LinkedIn, she is based in L.A. and has held a number of positions since she was a teenager. Her first job was as a paraprofessional at Lauren’s Institute For Education where she worked in classrooms with children with special needs.
In 2019, she pivoted to working as a dental assistant and continued her career in the position for another four years until January 2023. During that time, she also started another gig as a content creator with a contract from NewNew in November 2022. As a creator for NewNew, Aiono wrote that she was able to travel to different states, making videos based on dares people gave her.
Aiono also regularly posts content on her own social media platforms, sharing videos and photos with her more than 100,000 followers on Instagram and TikTok.
They have been dating since at least 2021
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Nacua and Aiono have kept the majority of their relationship offline, especially their early days, though Aiono has shared sneak peeks into their romance on social media.
One of the earliest TikTok videos that Nacua is featured in is from November 2021, where Aiono and one of her sisters try to guess the names of NFL teams based on their logos. At points throughout the video, Aiono pans to Nacua, who laughs at how badly they are doing at identifying the teams.
“puka still loves me i think,” Aiono captioned the video.
She is supportive of his career
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Aiono is a mainstay in the stands while Nacua is on the field, often posting photos of herself at his games. In one sweet video from January 2024, Nacua runs up to her on the sidelines to give her a quick kiss before heading back into the game.
Though her football knowledge may not have been the best in 2021, she has quickly caught up since Nacua joined the NFL, keeping track of his records. In January 2024, Aiono posted a TikTok of herself watching Nacua’s game as he was set to beat the rookie record for receiving yards and receptions.
“Today is a very big day. Puka is gonna hit the rookie record for receiving yards and receptions,” Aiono said in the video. “He only needs four catches and 29 yards.”
The following day Aiono posted another video after Nacua successfully broke the record, sharing how she set up congratulatory decorations for him and cooked him a steak dinner as he flew home from his game against the San Francisco 49ers.
“So Puka did hit his record…like that is so insane, I never doubted him but like the more people are talking about it, I’m like ‘Yeah, that is crazy,’ ” she said in her TikTok. “But it’s like Puka, like yeah, he was meant to do this. Nothing surprising, but very, very exciting.”
She went viral when Nacua scored his first touchdown
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In October 2023, Nacua scored his first touchdown in the NFL — making Aiono emotional. She posted a video of herself watching the special moment on TikTok and flipped the camera to herself when she started to slowly cry after realizing he’d done it.
She put her hands over her mouth in shock before wiping her tears away and saying, “Oh my god.”
The NFL reposted the sweet moment on their Instagram, writing, “Puka Nacua’s girlfriend Hallie watching him score the game-winning touchdown will have you in your feels. 🥹.”
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