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Noʻeau Peralto, Executive DirectorDr. Leon Noʻeau Peralto was born and raised in Waiākea Uka, Hilo, Hawaiʻi, and is a proud descendant of kūpuna from Koholālele, Hāmākua, Hawaiʻi. He is the son of Joel & Valerie (Miranda) Peralto, and holds a PhD. in Indigenous Politics from UH Mānoa. His dissertation research explored the continuity of aloha ʻāina praxis in Hāmākua Hikina through the resurgence work of huiMAU and its founding ʻohana. Noʻeau is a founding member of huiMAU, a storyteller, avid gardener, and the editor of our Moʻolelo no ʻUmi Blog, featuring the story of our famous chief, ʻUmi-a-Līloa.
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Haley Kailiehu, Director of Creative DevelopmentHaley Kailiehu was born and raised in the ʻili of Kukuipuka, ahupuaʻa of Kahakuloa, on the island of Maui. She is a granddaughter of Mary Keliʻipahulio Travis of Kainehe, Hāmākua, and the daughter of Alfred & Ina Kailiehu. Haley is a professional artist, and is currently pursuing a PhD. in Education at UH Mānoa, with a focus in Curriculum Studies. As an artist and researcher she is interested in creating community-centered and ‘āina rich experiences that allow current and future generations of Kanaka ʻŌiwi to (re)learn and (re)establish their kuleana and connections to our moʻolelo and kūpuna.
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Hōʻale a Maninini (HoAMa) Program Staff
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Loke Alpiche, HoAMa After School & Summer Program CoordinatorAunty Loke Alpiche, Kanaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian), was raised in Paʻauilo before moving to Kainehe, Hāmākua, Hawaiʻi, where she now resides. She is the daughter of Primo & Millie Travis Bailado of Kūkaʻiau and Kainehe. Aunty Loke has had the honor of taking care of the keiki of Hāmākua through her six years of work in after school programs in Paʻauilo and her current work at Paʻauilo School. She is grateful to be able to give back to the community she grew up in.
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Melissa Frazier, HoAMa After School & Summer Program AssistantMelissa Frazier is the daughter of Rudy & Marlene Palacol, the wife of Genard Frazier, and mother to two beautiful daughters, Azahrae and Ghenae. She loves going to the beach, spending time with God, family, and friends, and enjoys her arts & crafts. Melissa has over 17 years of experience with children and currently resides with her family in ʻOʻokala, Hilo Palikū.
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Mālama ʻĀina Staff
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Kodie Solis-Kalani, KaHua HoAMa Mālama ʻĀina TechKodie Solis-Kalani was born and raised in the Kanilehua rains of Hilo. As a youth, she participated in numerous environmental education programs that led to her passion to pursue a Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture: Tropical Plant Science and Agroecology. When first introduced to the KaHua HoAMa project, Kodie was just a volunteer that wanted to mālama ʻāina with people that aloha ʻāina. In just a year or so, she has seen KaHua grow and become an ʻāina momona and hopes to continue to restore it to the functionalities that it once had before, while giving back to her ʻohana that were from Hāmākua a few generations ago. Ola!
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Huali Alpiche, Koholālele Mālama ʻĀina TechHuali Alpiche was born, raised, and has lived her entire life in Kainehe, Hāmākua. She grew up with Koholālele as her backyard, raised by her mākua and kūpuna who are also ʻŌiwi of these ʻāina. Huali graduated from Honokaʻa High School, and has worked for the Hawaiʻi Humane Society for six years. She is a founding member of huiMAU, and has worked for huiMAU as a part-time Mālama ʻĀina Tech at Koholālele since July 2017, under the mentorship of her grandmother, Mildred Bailado, who is huiMAU’s most senior kupuna member and volunteer—a lifetime ʻŌiwi resident, fisherwoman, and farmer of these ʻāina.
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