Dr. Kikiloi is an Assistant Professor at the Kamakakūokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. His courses focus primarily in the Mālama ‘Āina concentration and his research interest include Hawaiian resource management, indigenous knowledge, traditional society, genealogies, cultural revitalizations, and community empowerment. His research spans the main Hawaiian Islands, the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, and greater Polynesia.