Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 20, Number 12, 1 December 2003 — Alakaʻi Maka Uʻi [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Alakaʻi Maka Uʻi

Profiling today's young Hawaiian \eaders Adrian K. Kamali'i Born: March 9, 1982, Wailuku, Maui

Education: Kamehameha Schools, class of 2000. Senior at Hawai'i Pacific University, pursuing a degree in political science, and also enrolled in HPU's concurrent master's program in integrated communications. Resume: President and CE0, Hui Ho'oulu, ine., a youth service organization. Partner in Pae 'Āina Communications, a cultural puhlie relations firm. Board member in New-York-based non-profit organization Future 500. Former President, 'īlio'ulaokalani Youth Coalition. Former head clerk for state Rep. Sol Kaho'ohalahala. Career goals: To attend law school and work on legal issues regarding land ownership in Hawai'i. Viewpoint: "l've always been interested in Hawaiian issues but never really knew what I could do to get involved. During my senior year at Kamehameha, Vicky Holtīakamine took me under her wing and taught me the concept of "ma ka hana ka 'ike - in the doing is the knowledge." Aunty Vicky taught me the art of activism through politics, and reaffirmed my feelings of activism through our culture."