Puanani Fernandez-Akamine
Puanani Fernandez-Akamine is the editor of Ka Wai Ola newspaper and a multiple award-winning writer. Before joining OHA in 2019, she worked for Kamehameha Schools. She is driven to help our lāhui tell their stories in their own words to inform, uplift and inspire. She cares deeply about social justice, Indigenous sovereignty, aloha ʻāina and animal welfare. Puanani lives in the ʻāina momona of Kahaluʻu, Oʻahu, with her extended ʻohana. Aloha Ke Akua. Aloha kekahi i kekahi.
