Mentored by Pastor Wayne Cordeiro, Kipi has followed the call of God to be a Church planter and Senior Pastor at New Hope Kahului. Kipi and his wife Jacy have 5 Children spanning from the ages of 22yrs old to 3 yrs old. After tragedy struck Kipi in 2004 resulting in 55% of his body being burned at 3rd degree he decided to allow God to turn that tragedy into triumph by devoting his life entirley to Jesus and to pursue God with all his heart.