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Kaialiʻi Kahele was elected trustee for Hawaiʻi Island in 2024 and elected OHA board chair the same year. Trustee Kahele is originally from Miloliʻi in South Kona. He is a graduate of Hilo High School and earned a bachelor’s degree in education from UH Mānoa while playing on the UH Rainbow Warriors men’s volleyball team. He also has a master’s degree in strategic studies from the U.S. Army War College.