Interview with Shane Akoni Palacat-Nelsen
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2/21/2022
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Shane Akoni Palacat-Nelsen was born in 1969 to Jerry Nelsen and Godfrey Palacat, and was raised at Kealakekua Bay on Hawaiʻi island. His mother Jerry is a retired preschool director and his father Godfrey is retired from Hawaiian Airlines. Akoni graduated from Konawaena High school in 1987. He attended Hawaiʻi Pacific University on Oʻahu and worked in the tourism industry for fifteen years before changing his focus toward endeavors that support his Native Hawaiian community, in both the government and non-profit sectors. He currently also works for OHA (Office of Hawaiian Affairs), and as a lineal descendant from Hōnaunau, proudly serves as the President of Nā Hoaaloha o Ka Pua No Hōnaunau, a descendant’s group from Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau.
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Hōnaunau, Keʻei, Nāpōʻopoʻo, Kealakekua, Kaloko, ʻōpaeʻula, fishing, ʻōpelu
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