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Ua launa mua ʻo Leo a me ʻAlohi ma ka Pūnana Leo o Waiʻanae. He mau hana lāua ma ia wā, a ua lilo koke i mau hoapili. I loko o 4 makahiki, ua mōhala aʻela i pili aikāne, i pili kōkoʻolua, i pili aloha hemo ʻole nō hoʻi. Leo and ʻAlohi first met at the Pūnana Leo o Waiʻanae. They were co-workers at the time, and immediately became best friends. Over 4 years, their relationship blossomed into what it is today.

He kanaka. He koa. He aloha ʻāina. He kumu hula. He aloha ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi. ʻO Oʻahu kona mokupuni, ʻo Waialua kona moku i hānau ʻia ai, ʻo Paʻalaʻa kona ahupuaʻa. Hānai ʻia ʻo ia ma nā kapakai o Haleʻiwa, i ka malu o Anahulu a me Puaʻena. Mai kona wā kamaliʻi, ua puni ʻo ia i ka hula a me ke oli. Ua ulu aʻe i kumu hula, i kumu ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi hoʻi. Eia mai ʻo Amber Darryl Luana Leonani Nāhoʻoikaika. A Hawaiian. A Warrior. A Hawaiian patriot. A kumu hula. An Aloha ʻŌlelo. Born on Oʻahu, in Waialua, in the district of Paʻalaʻa. She was raised near the shores of Haleʻiwa, in calm of Anahulu and Puaʻena. From a young age her favorite thing to do was hula and oli. She has grown into a kumu of both hula and Hawaiian language. - Amber Darryl Luana Leonani Nāhoʻoikaika -

He kanaka. He makuahine no Kalānui a me Māhealani. He koa. He aloha ʻāina. He aloha ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi. ʻO Maui kona mokupuni, ʻo Wailuku kona moku i hānau ʻia ai, ʻo Waiʻehu kona ahupuaʻa. Hānai ʻia ʻo ia ma Waiʻehu, ma ke alanui ʻo Lower Waiʻehu Beach, kahi o kona hale ʻohana. Mai kona wā kamaliʻi, ʻo ka pāʻani ma ke kahawai a ma kahakai kāna hana punahele. Ua puni ʻo ia i ka iho i kahakai ma Waiʻehu a me Maluhia no ka heʻenalu ʻana. Ua ulu aʻe i koa aloha ʻāina, i kanaka mālama iwi kupuna hoʻi. Eia mai ʻo Sherel ʻAlohilani Medeiros. A Hawaiian. Mother to Kalānui and Māhealani. A Warrior. An Aloha ʻĀina. An Aloha ʻŌlelo. Born on Maui, in Wailuku, in her home town of Waiʻehu. She was raised on Lower Waiʻehu Beach road where her childhood home still stands today. From a young age her favorite thing to do was be outdoors, wether down by the river or at the beach. Her favorite childhood memories were spent surfing on the shores of Waiʻehu and Maluhia. She's grown into a passionate Hawaiian advocate and protector of ancestral remains. - Sherel ʻAlohilani Medeiros -

Aloha palena ʻole ʻia nā keiki lūauʻi a ʻAlohi, ʻo Kalānui ("Big Fish") lāua ʻo Māhealani ("Small Fry"). Ua kapa ʻia lāua ma ia mau inoa kapakapa ma muli o ka ulu ʻana o ko lāua pilina me ʻAnakē Leo. He 10 makahiki o Kalānui, a he 8 makahiki o Māhealani. Ua hilo paʻa ʻia ka pilina o lākou ʻehā i lei poina ʻole ʻia. ʻAlohi's two children are greatly loved, Kalānui ("Big Fish") and Māhealani ("Small Fry"). They were both given these nick names as their relationship grew with their ʻAnakē Leo. Kalānui is 10 years old, and Māhealani is 8 years old. Leo, ʻAlohi, Kalānui and Māhealani share a tightly woven bond, much like unforgettable lei braided together.

Na ʻAlohi ke noi, na Leo ka ʻae. Ua hoʻolālā malū ʻo ʻAlohi i kekahi pāʻina hoʻopūʻiwa no ko Leo lā hānau piha 31 makahiki, a ma ia pāʻina ʻo ia e hoʻokō ai kāna noi hoʻāo kūikawā. I mua o ka ʻohana a me nā hoapili, ma kekahi meaʻono (i ʻā i ke ahi) i noi ai ʻo ʻAlohi iā Leo e pili hemo ʻole no nā kau a kau. ʻO ka ʻae koke akula nō ia o Leo me ka ʻuā (ua palekana ka meaʻono!). Ma hope o 3 makahiki, eia aʻe nō lāua... ʻAlohi proposed, and Leo said yes. ʻAlohi arranged for a surprise birthday party for Leo's 31st birthday to pop the question. In front of family and close friends, written on top her birthday cake (that actually caught on fire) ʻAlohi asked Leo to marry her. Leo screamed "YES!" (they saved the cake from burning!). After a long 3 year engagement, here they are...