EXHIBIT 32.1

                  CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
                       PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
      AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of K-Fed Bancorp (the "Company") on Form
10-Q for the period ending March 31, 2004 as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Kay M. Hoveland, Chief
Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and in
connection with this quarterly report on Form 10-Q that:

     1.   The Report fully complies with the requirements of sections 13(a) or
          15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and

     2.   The information contained in the report fairly presents, in all
          material respects, the company's financial condition and results of
          operations.


Date: May 5, 2004                                /s/ Kay M. Hoveland
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                                                 Kay M. Hoveland
                                                 Chief Executive Officer







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