HRM King Dr. Edmund Keli'i Paki-Silva Jr.
Bio Background Education & Experience
HRM DR. EDMUND KELIʻI PAKI-SILVA JR.
Hereditary King • Jurist • Educator • Martial Arts Grandmaster • Indigenous Advocate
HRM Dr. Edmund Keliʻi Paki-Silva Jr. is a Hawaiian royal leader, educator, jurist, martial artist, and advocate for Indigenous cultural continuity whose public work spans law, education, traditional leadership, diplomacy, and the preservation of Hawaiian heritage.
His academic portfolio is extensive.
Harvest Christian University identifies him as a distinguished professor in Educational Leadership and Indigenous Wisdom and Law and lists credentials including a Ph.D. in Political Science, a J.D. in International Law, an LL.D. in Constitutional Law, an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership, and studies in human rights and humanitarian diplomacy. HCU also records his association with Rockfield College of Sciences & Technology in Switzerland and his appointment as Royal Chancellor of Harvest Christian University in 2020. My HCU
His connection with Harvest Christian University has become a significant component of his educational legacy. University records state that he assisted in curriculum development, Indigenous education initiatives, and the advancement of programs incorporating traditional knowledge, leadership, law, and cultural studies. EIN Presswire
Dr. Paki-Silva’s legal background is also prominently reflected in published biographies. Sources associated with his royal biography state that he holds a law degree and previously served as a Federal Judge for the Aniyvwiya Cherokee Nation. That designation should be understood as a judicial office attributed to a Cherokee Nation or Indigenous governmental structure—not a judgeship in the United States Article III federal judiciary.
His martial-arts accomplishments are equally distinctive. HCU materials describe him as a 9th-degree black belt in Pekiti-Tirsia Kali and as a Professor and Grandmaster of Chi Kung Tung Kung Fu, with a reported induction into a Martial Arts Hall of Fame in 1987. EIN Presswire
