 Owana Salazar was initiated into the Daughters and Sons of Hawaiian Warriors, "Mamakakaua," a lineage society of descendants of Hawaii's ruling chiefs.Throughout her life, Salazar has promoted Hawaiian history, culture and sovereignty.She served as family liaison to the Mayor's Office of Culture and the Arts for two years, with the goal of planning, commissioning and unveiling a life-size bronze statue of her great-grandfather the Honorable Robert Kalanihiapo Wilcox.