U`ilani recently worked with the Department of Interior (DOI) through the office of Native Hawaiian Relations (ONHR) where she served as the Technical and Training Assistant Coordinator  for ONHRs Ho`ihi grant program.

She has taken part in various panel and discussion forums and boards working on early education, culturally based learning, organizational change, leadership, and grant funding initiatives. U`ilani is a graduate of the Kamehameha Schools and holds a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education and a master’s degree in Education Technology both from the University of Hawai`i at Manoa. She also holds a master’s degree in Indigenous Education through Arizona State University and a doctoral degree in Organizational Change and Leadership through the University of Southern California.

U`ilani looks forward to working with Native Hawaiian community members, partners, and organizations to create change and provide support where it is most needed throughout the pae`aina.