Kamana‘o currently serves as cultural advisor for the Pilina Center for Wellbeing. He works for Kamehameha Schools as a Senior Supervising Program Manager. Previously, Kamana‘o came from the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands where he worked as Special Assistant to the Chairman for 13 years. Kamana‘o was formerly a teacher in the Hawaiian immersion schools and a Hawaiian Language teacher at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Kamana’o was also employed at the Office of Hawaiian Affairs – Culture Office, DLNR – State Historic Preservation Division Burials Program, and the Legislative Office of the Auditor. Kamana‘o has a Bachelor’s Degree in Hawaiian Language and a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa. Kamana‘o was the past chair of the Hawaii Board on Geographic Names, and is the current chair of the O‘ahu Island Burial Council. He also serves as a Commissioner on the Clean Water and Natural Lands Board for the City and County of Honolulu, and the Reconciliation of Place Names Committee for the U.S. Department of the Interior.