About Kaloa

I am versed in the processes of government at every level, and am confident in getting the work done that’s needed for our District and Island.

Spent 10+ years as a Hawai'i County Housing Specialist
Starting in 1988, I worked in community boards, Council, State, U.S. Congress, and U.S. Senate
Pacific Century Fellow, Class of 2003
Trained and worked as a Non-profit Executive Director
Volunteered as a Steward, Committee Chair, and Island Board Chair for the Hawai'i Government Employees Association (HGEA)
Contract Negotiator for BU13 representing County workers, under HGEA
Master’s Degree from George Washington University, Washington, DC
Married to Cecily Keakealani (Whittington), 5 children, 4 grandchildren

Things You Didn’t Know About Kaloa

I am a 10+ year cancer survivor and received treatment at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas.
I come from a single-mother household and my brother and I were hanai and formally adopted by my grandparents.
My spouse and 5 children are all fluent in ʻōlelo Hawai'i and have attended Kula Kaiapuni
Formerly a Pre-Med Counselor at the John A. Burns School of Medicine, Native Hawaiian Center of Excellence
Secured funding for the Rural Residency Program from the Legislature, which is the first neighbor-island Residency program administered by Hilo Medical Center and supported by the Hilo Medical Center Foundation
Lived and worked in Washington, DC for 7 years, and worked for every level of government (e.g. Kahaluʻu Neighborhood Board to U.S. Senate) with the exception of the White House
While in DC, our Hawaiʻi Delegation staff softball team played softball against Vice President Dan Quayle’s team. The Vice President hit a pop-fly out to left field, I caught it, and unceremoniously got the VP out
First person from Hawaiʻi to graduate from George Washington Universityʻs, Graduate School of Political Management with a Master’s Degree