Stephen Imamoto

NAME Stephen Imamoto

AGE 55

TOWN/MOKU Papakolea

ISLAND Oʻahu

NOMINATED BY Kamehaililani Waiau

Leadership Category Mauli Ola - Health, Personal & Family Development

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

I empower upcoming leader to keep Ke Akua near and treat other people as how you like to be treated and never take anything for granted.

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

To strengthen family relationships.

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

Leadership is about solving problems, when they stop bringing their problems is the day "we" stop leading them.

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

Mr. Ray Foster and Earl Kawa'a to name a few.

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

Olelo Hawai'i

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

olakino and ho'oulu