Lei Ahu Isa

Lei Ahu Isa
Member of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees
In office
December 2014 – December 2022
Succeeded byBrickwood Galuteria
ConstituencyAt-Large Trustee
Member of the Hawaii House of Representatives
from the 27th district
In office
November 1996 – November 2002
Preceded bySuzanne Chun Oakland
Succeeded byRedistricted
Personal details
Born (1944-04-02) April 2, 1944
Honolulu, Hawaii
PartyDemocratic
Alma materUniversity of Hawaii at Manoa

Leinaʻala "Lei" Ahu Isa (born April 2, 1944) is a Native Hawaiian politician, educator, and real estate broker. She served as an At-Large Trustee for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) from 2014 to 2022 and was a member of the Hawaiʻi House of Representatives from 1996 to 2002, representing District 27 (Liliha, Nuʻuanu, Puʻunui).[1][2] She also served on the Hawaii Board of Education from 2004 to 2012 when it was an elected board.

Early life and education

Lei Ahu Isa was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. She attended Graceland University, University of Virginia Darden School of Business, and the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.

Office of Hawaiian Affairs

In 2014, Ahu Isa was elected as an At-Large Trustee for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. She cited her mentor and friend, Senator T. C. Yim, as inspiration to run.[3] She served as the vice-chair of the OHA Board of Trustees from 2018 to 2020. Her platform focused on the management of the Public Land Trust (ceded lands) and ensuring the transparency of OHA's multi-million dollar investment portfolio. In the 2022 general election, she was unseated by Brickwood Galuteria. She ran again in 2024 at the urging of trustee Mililani Trask, but lost to Keli'i Akina.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Ordonio, Cassie (October 9, 2024). "OHA race: Meet the 2 candidates vying for the at-large seat this general election". Hawai'i Public Radio. Retrieved April 9, 2026.
  2. ↑ None (July 11, 2016). "District 01 - Lei Ahu Isa (D)". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved April 9, 2026.
  3. ↑ Staff, The Civil Beat (July 3, 2014). "Candidate Q&A — OHA At-Large Position: Lei Ahu Isa". Honolulu Civil Beat. Retrieved April 9, 2026.
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