Aunty Arline

Kupuna Arline Wainaha Kuuleialoha Brede Eaton, lovingly known as Aunty Arline, was one of only two keiki to have grown up in Pu‘uloa in an area now known as Iroquois Point, ‘Ewa Beach. Raised by her grandparents, Tutu Mama Malia and Tutu Papa Nahiala Kealoha, she remembers swimming in the ponds and traversing up and down the ‘Ewa Plain during a time when the area was mostly water.

Today, Aunty Arline is a Hawaiian studies teacher for Iroquois Point Elementary School, where she has worked since 1986. Prior to joining the state Department of Education's Kupuna Program, Aunty Arline spent 40 years working for Hawaiian Tel and raising her family. A grandmother now, she is still very active with the community. She is currently a member of the Royal Order of Kamehameha, the ‘Ewa-Pu‘uloa Hawaiian Civic Club, Hale Ali‘i O Hawai‘i, Ho‘omaika‘i Explorations Kamehameha Schools, Na Waiwai O Leeward, Ka Lei Pāpahi O Kakuhihewa, and the Business & Professional Women Organization.

Aunty Arline serves as President of the Hoakalei Cultural Foundation's board of directors.