- year - old ▁Ak ana ▁c ited ▁the ▁S abb ath ▁being ▁broken ▁in ▁Hawai i ▁by ▁baseball ▁and ▁golf . ▁ ▁He ▁earned ▁a ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁ped ag ogy ▁at ▁ ▁Hart ford ▁Sem inary ▁in ▁Connecticut , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁president ▁of ▁his ▁gradu ating ▁class . ▁During ▁the ▁period ▁ 1 9 1 0 - 1 1 , ▁he ▁was ▁affili ated ▁with ▁the ▁Home ▁Miss ions ▁Board ▁of ▁Massachusetts . ▁After ▁his ▁return ▁to ▁Hawai i , ▁he ▁served ▁with ▁the ▁Hawai ian ▁Evangel ical ▁Association , ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁Young ▁People ' s ▁League ▁of ▁Hon ol ulu . ▁Ord ained ▁into ▁the ▁min istry ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁he ▁was ▁selected ▁as ▁chap lain ▁of ▁the ▁territorial ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 3 . ▁▁ ▁When ▁Rev . ▁ ▁Henry ▁H od ges ▁Parker ▁retired ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁after ▁ 5 4 ▁years ▁as ▁K ahu ▁of ▁K awa ia ha ʻ o ▁Church , ▁ ▁Ak ana ▁was ▁called ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁inter im ▁minister ▁before ▁being ▁formally ▁installed ▁as ▁K ahu ▁on ▁November ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁Music ▁for ▁the ▁occasion ▁was ▁provided ▁by ▁uk ule le ▁virt u oso ▁Ernest ▁Ka ʻ ai , ▁the ▁Cor rel li ▁Brothers ▁String ▁T rio , ▁and ▁students ▁of ▁K ame h ame ha ▁School s . ▁