Kaleikoa Kaʻeo

Name Kaleikoa Kaʻeo

Age 56

Town/Moku Waiohuli

Island Maui

Leadership Category Education

Nominated by Ileana Ruelas

Share with us a little about yourself and what you do.

I am a community educator, an associate professor at UH Maui College, and an advocate for Lāhuikanaka liberation.

Why is the work that you do important to you? The community?

My main work is to raise and empower Hawaiian consciencism to provide self-determination to our Hawaiʻi community, especially our Lāhuikanaka.

Share with us the qualities of leadership you admire and how you express those in your life.

I aliʻi nō ke aliʻi i ke kanaka; Ma ka hana ka ʻike; I ka ʻōlelo nō ke ola, i ka ʻōlelo nō ka make; E ʻike i ka hoa kanaka o kipa hewa ke aloha i ka ʻīlio

Who has inspired you to do the work that you are doing?

Kīhei Nīheu, Gail Kawaipuna Prejean, Haunani-Kay Trask, Dr. Kekuni Blaisdell, S. Noʻeau Warner, Māmā Lydia Hale, Mau Piailug

What is one word that describes something you are excited about for the lāhui?

Hoʻoulu

What is one word that describes a pressing issue that is facing our lāhui?

Hoʻonaʻauao