▁As ▁noted ▁by ▁author ▁Eth el ▁M ose ley ▁Dam on ▁in ▁her ▁book ▁on ▁the ▁church ' s ▁history , ▁Ak ana ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁K ahu ▁of ▁Hawai ian ▁ancest ry . ▁The ▁formation ▁of ▁a ▁young ▁pe op les ' ▁cho ir ▁had ▁its ▁beginning ▁under ▁Ak ana ' s ▁leadership . ▁While ▁remaining ▁well - lik ed ▁among ▁the ▁con greg ation , ▁he ▁restored ▁a ▁quiet ▁respect ▁for ▁God ' s ▁house ▁that ▁he ▁believed ▁had ▁been ▁missing ▁within ▁its ▁walls . ▁ ▁Death ▁and ▁legacy ▁Ak ana ▁published ▁a ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁research ▁report ▁" An ▁Ind uct ive ▁Study ▁on ▁the ▁Effect s ▁of ▁Tob acco ▁on ▁Human ▁Life ". ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁Ak ana ▁appeared ▁before ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁hear ings ▁on ▁" Public ▁Prote ction ▁of ▁Mat ern ity ▁and ▁Inf ancy ", ▁where ▁he ▁delivered ▁a ▁length y ▁report ▁on ▁the ▁subject ▁matter ▁as ▁it ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁Territ ory ▁of ▁Hawai i . ▁ ▁Under ▁his ▁tut el age ▁and ▁encourag ement , ▁Alice ▁K ah oku ol una ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁ord ained ▁by ▁the ▁Hawai ian ▁Evangel ical ▁Association , ▁and ▁in ▁her ▁time ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁ord ained ▁woman ▁Christian ▁minister ▁in ▁Hawai i . ▁▁ ▁He ▁died ▁February ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 3 3 , ▁and ▁was ▁buried ▁at ▁L ili u okal ani ▁Church ▁C emetery ▁in ▁H ale i wa , ▁Hawai i