– 1 9 3 3 ), ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁K ahu ▁( p ast or ) ▁of ▁Hawai ian ▁ancest ry ▁at ▁K awa ia ha ʻ o ▁Church ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁ ▁He ▁served ▁in ▁that ▁capacity ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 . ▁ ▁Background ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁December ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 8 8 4 , ▁to ▁Ch un ▁Ak ana ▁and ▁Har ri et ▁K ah ema ▁in ▁the ▁K ai hu w ai ▁district ▁of ▁ ▁Wa ial ua ▁on ▁the ▁Hawai ian ▁island ▁of ▁O ahu , ▁in ▁the ▁Territ ory ▁of ▁Hawai i . ▁Ak ana ▁was ▁of ▁ha pa ▁( m ixed ) ▁ancest ry , ▁with ▁a ▁Chinese ▁father ▁and ▁Hawai ian ▁mother . ▁ ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁K ame h ame ha ▁School ▁for ▁boys ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁and ▁was ▁assigned ▁as ▁a ▁teaching ▁assistant ▁at ▁his ▁al ma ▁mater . ▁ ▁The ▁min istry ▁At ▁the ▁October ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁annual ▁meeting ▁of ▁the ▁ ▁American ▁Board ▁of ▁Commission ers ▁for ▁Foreign ▁Miss ions , ▁Ak ana ▁delivered ▁a ▁speech ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁stated ▁that ▁his ▁decision ▁to ▁enter ▁the ▁Christian ▁min istry ▁was ▁a ▁direct ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁ground work ▁laid ▁by ▁the ▁Christian ▁mission aries ▁who ▁set ▁up ▁churches ▁in ▁Hawai i ▁dec ades ▁before ▁his ▁birth . ▁In ▁encourag ing ▁the ▁board ▁to ▁continue ▁its ▁work ▁in ▁Hawai i , ▁the ▁twenty - two