Born in Hana, Maui, the daughter of Bernadette Wilhelm, Howard Manaois and Leslie Medeiros Jr., eldest granddaughter of Samuel & Elizabeth Wilhelm and Samuel & Cecelia Kalalau, Jr. University of Hawaiʻi Maui College graduate with AA Degree in 2017. Blessed to be living on Hawaiian Home Lands in Kahikinui, Maui. As Secretary of Wakiu Community Development Corporation, Desiree is honored to be part of such an Awesome Movement to assist the East Maui Native Hawaiians in striving for a better life on their own land that thrives in culture and traditions. Her Father-in-Law, the late Aimoku Pali, inspires her to continue his legacy of helping our Kanaka.
