(Ruling Chiefs) of Māmala Hoa
Māmala Hoa would like to recognize and mahalo its ruling chiefs for their dedication, commitment, and inspired leadership from its proud history to bright future.
| Name | Term: |
|---|---|
| Ali‘i ‘Aimoku, Pua Ishibasi | 2009 – Present |
| Aliʻi ʻAimoku, Paul K. Neves | 1996 – 2009 |
| Aliʻi ʻAimoku, Ernest Akoni | 1981 – 1996 (Born: 02/25/1918 Died: 01/03/2009) |
| Aliʻi ʻAimoku, Stephen Kaili | 1966 – 1981 |
| Aliʻi ʻAimoku, George Ah Tou Sr. | 1951 – 1966 |
| Aliʻi ʻAimoku, Tom Waipa | 1936 – 1951 |
| Hope Aliʻi ʻAimoku, William H. Beers | 1933 – 1936 (Born 11/02/1877 Died 03/14/1946) |
| Hope Aliʻi ʻAimoku, Noa Webster Aluli | 1908 – 1933 (Born 12/01/1880 Died ?) |
| Kaukau Aliʻi, Charles L. Oi | 1908 – 1908 |
| Kaukau Aliʻi, Chas. H. Siemsen | 1907 – 1908 |
Available Biographies
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Ali‘i ‘Aimoku Pua Ishibashi (2009 – Present)
Pua has been a member of the Royal Order of Kamehameha I, Māmala Hoa (Hilo Chapter) since 1995 and is currently serving as its Ali‘i ‘Aimoku (High Chief). Pua is married to the former Gloria A. Duvauchelle of Kaua‘i, and is the proud father of five beautiful daughters and one son (‘Alohiwailani, Kailani, Kaua‘i, Kanoenani, Kiana, and Kāhili). Pua received his law degree (J.D.) from Gonzaga University School of Law, Washington, an undergraduate degree (B.A.) from the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo, and an associate of science (A.S.) degree from Hawaii Community College, Hilo.
Ali‘i ‘Aimoku Paul Neves (1996 – 2009)
Kumu Hula Paul K. Neves is the previous Ali‘i ‘Aimoku of the Royal Order of Kamehameha I, Māmala Hoa. Kumu Paul resides in Keaukaha-Hilo, Hawai’i on Hawaiian Homelands with his wife Wanda Mokihana, and his son Kinohi. Their daughter Akalā is a student at the University of Portland. Kumu Paul has been a Kumu Hula since 1999 and is a student of Kumu Hula Wayne Kaho’onei Panoke who was ‘uniki (graduated) in 1968 from the late Kumu Hula Winona Napuailohiaanonokalani Desha-Beamer. Kumu Paul opened Hālau Ha’a Kea o Akalā in 1998. This hālau is now under the direction of his daughter, Kumu Hula Akalā Nāhikulani Neves. In 2004 he opened Hālau Ha’a Kea o Kinohi in California in honor of his son. This hālau is now based jointly in Hilo and San Francisco under Kumu Paul’s direction. In 2006, Kumu Paul opened Hālau Ha’a Kea o Mokihana in Washington D.C. in honor of his wife. Kumu Paul has judged and participated in hula competitions in Hawai‘i and Japan. Since 1984 Kumu Paul has been very involved in the spiritual, cultural, and political challenges facing the Native Hawaiian people and is an advocate of justice for the Native Hawaiian people. Kumu Paul was a founding member of Ka Lāhui Hawai’i, a sovereignty initiative, and served as its first elected LT Governor. Kumu Paul served the Catholic community of the Malia Puka o Kalani Catholic Community in Keaukaha, Hawai’i. He has given workshops on spiritual, cultural and political analyses of the Native Hawaiian people in Rarotonga, Cook Islands, across the United States, Puerto Rico, Europe and at the United Nations in New York, the World Council of Churches and the United Nations Human Rights Commission in Geneva, Switzerland. He has participated as an official observer for the Royal Order of Kamehaha I with regards to the Hawaiian Kingdom at The Hague, Netherlands at the World Court. Kumu Paul is a cultural practitioner of the traditional ways of the native Hawaiian people. Kumu Paul emphasizes aloha, ‘ohana (family) and alaka’i (leadership/ discipline) as the core of our communal expression. Kumu Paul’s purpose in supporting the creation of the hālau ‘ohana communities is to lay a foundation of aloha with the goal of inviting the Native Hawaiian culture at the forefront of making change in the world.
Ernest Akoni (1981 – 1996)
Ernest Akoni, 90, of Hilo, died Jan. 3 at Hilo Medical Center. Born Feb. 25, 1918, in Hilo, he was a retired boilermaker for Union Local 204, member of the Royal Order of Kamehameha, member of the Malia Puka O Kalani Catholic Church in Keaukaha, Boy Scouts of America, Keaukaha Community Association and an Army veteran. He is survived by wife, Judith Akoni, of Hilo; daughters, Julianne Akoni, Michelle (Ron) Nahale-a, both of Hilo; sons, Peter (Emilia) Akoni, Gregory (Rochelle) Akoni, Ernest Akoni, Stafford (Sonya) Akoni, all of Kona, Dwight Akoni, of the mainland; 12 grandchildren; numerous cousins, nieces and nephews.
Aliʻi ʻAi Moku, Stephen Kaili (1966 – 1981)
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Aliʻi ʻAi Moku, George Ah Tou Sr. (1951 – 1966)
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Aliʻi ʻAi Moku, Tom Waipa (1936 – 1951)
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Hope Aliʻi ʻAi Moku, William H. Beers (1933 – 1936) (Born 11/02/1877 Died 03/14/1946)
BEERS, WILLIAM HENRY, lawyer, Hilo, Hawaii; born in Honolulu, Nov. 2, 1877; son of Henry A. and Caroline (Kamakauahoa) Beers; married Maude Olive Hansen at Olaa, Hawaii, Dec. 19, 1902; children; William H., Jr., Lorrin H., Fred Douglas, and Naomi Hansen. Graduated Kamehameha Schools, Honolulu, 1895; normal department same, 1896; University of Michigan, law department, LL.B., 1908. Taught Honokaa public school, 1896-97; Hilo Boarding School, 1898-1902; clerk and interpreter, House of Representatives, Hawaii, session 1909; appointed county attorney, County of Hawaii, October, 1909, and elected to said office, 1910-12-15-19; former member board of prison inspectors, 4th Judicial Circuit; held office of second district magistrate, S. Hilo, 1906; lieutenant N.G.H.; charter member Hermitage Club (now Hermitage Order) University of Michigan; member Kamehameha, Owl and forester lodges.
Hope Aliʻi ʻAi Moku, Noa Webster Aluli (1908 – 1933) (Born 12/01/1880 Died ?)
ALULI, NOA WEBSTER, lawyer, Honolulu; born at Wailuku, Maui Co., Hawaii, Dec. 1, 1880; son of John Thomas and Sarai (Kepoikai) Aluli. Educated at Wailuku government school, St. Lous College (Honolulu), University of Michigan, LL.B., 1901; Yale University, LL.M., 1905; married Emma Akamu in Hilo, Hawaii, Dec. 23, 1910; four children; Alai, Kaouiokalani, Aima, Neaulani, Auwae Leong and Noa Tong. Practised law in Maui County; deputy county attorney, County of Hawaii, 1905-10; practiced law in Honolulu since 1911. Member Union League Club of New Haven, Conn.; San Salvador Council, No. 1, Knights of Columbus, New Haven, Conn., and Order of Kamehameha, Mamalahoa Chapter, No. 2, Hilo Hawaii.
Kaukau Aliʻi, Charles L. Oio (1908 – 1908)
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Kaukau Aliʻi, Chas. H. Siemsen (1907 – 1908)
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