ʻO Samantha Aolani Kailihou, no Mānoa, Oʻahu au a ʻo Puna, Hawaiʻi kahi e noho nei. ʻO ia ke Poʻo o Pūʻawalau, ke kikowaena alakaʻina a hoʻoholo ʻōiwi ma lalo of Hālau Kupukupu ma Ke Kula ʻO Kamehameha ma Hawaiʻi. ʻO Aolani, he mea e kahukahu mau ana i ka hoʻonaʻauao Hawaiʻi me ke ola ʻana o ka ʻōlelo makuahine o Hawaiʻi nei.
Samantha Aolani Kailihou is originally from Mānoa, Oʻahu and currently lives in Puna, Hawaiʻi. She is the Director of Pūʻawalau, Center for ʻŌiwi Leadership & Advocacy under Hālau Kupukupu at Kamehameha Schools Hawaiʻi. Aolani is an advocate for Hawaiian education and the sustained growth of ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi as a living language.