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Ihilani Laureta

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👧🏽Single Mom |👷🏽‍♀️Construction PM
🏊🏽‍♀️🚴🏽‍♀️🏃🏽‍♀️IRONMAN ×3 | #4 🔜 2027
@garmin @defianttrainingmethod @buckedup
🩸Marrow Donor | 🌺 Kauaʻi

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💜💜We’ve been blessed to be a small part of this event for the past three years, and every year it’s so good to see more and more keiki and ʻohana coming out to enjoy the day.

🎣🙌🏽The Kamaliʻi Challenge just keeps getting bigger and better, and that’s all because of this awesome community that continues to show up and support.

❤️🙌🏽Mahalo nui loa for keeping this event alive and thriving. We can’t wait to see it grow for many more years to come!

💗💗Huge mahalo to all who puts in the time, hard work, and aloha to make the Kamaliʻi Challenge happen every year!

🩵🩵From the planning crew and volunteers to every helping hand behind the scenes, this event wouldn’t be what it is without all of you.

😍😍So much aloha, so many smiles, and plenty good memories.

🎣Hooked!
See you all again next year friends!
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#kamaliichallenge

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This is more than fitness.

These are just some the stories behind Defiant.

Our coaches.
Our clients.
Our struggles.
Our wins.

People from every walk of life who made one decision…

To stop accepting the life they were handed.

If you’re fighting your own battle right now, I hope you see yourself in one of these stories.

Because that’s exactly why we built Defiant.

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⚔️ WELCOME TO THE TEAM ⚔️

Welcome @__ihilani__ to the Defiant Performance Division.

Our first Ironwoman athlete.

• Single Mother
• Born & Raised on Kauaʻi
• Construction Project Manager
• 3-Time Ironman Finisher
• Trains 15–20 Hours Per Week
• Completed Ironman Texas 2026
• Volunteers at Local Endurance & Community Events
• Advocate for Sustainability & Affordable Housing
• Overcame an Eating Disorder
• Survivor of Sexual Assault
• Chose Discipline, Therapy, and Endurance Sports to Overcome Trauma & Alcohol Addiction
• Raising the Next Generation While Chasing Extraordinary Goals

Ihilani represents everything we value at Defiant: resilience, discipline, courage, service, and the willingness to do hard things.

As our first Ironwoman athlete, she’s helping expand what the Defiant Performance Division stands for and proving that grit has no limits.

Proud to have you representing the team.

Welcome to the Defiant Performance Division. 💪🔥

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@__ihilani__ she is out of the water and started her 112 mile bike ride at Texas Ironman! Cheer for Ihi go girl.

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Nothing fancy no crashes just cruising. Ihilani is that you ?

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Late post but Here is your 4th Annual Brothers in Arms “Kick for a cause” Kickball Champs. Team Brothers In Arms! We battled for years and finally took the gold. Here to another great day with great people supporting a great cause. Mahalo Everyone 🙏🏽♥️🤙🏽 #brothersinarms #biakru #bia808 #oneteam #onefight

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Another UCSI party in the books! You know it’s a great party when you wake up the next morning with a sore knee, tight thighs, cracked phone & some blacked out moments during the night LOL 😂 looking through my pics and not remembering taking some 🤣 thank you UCSI & @kuuleialohas for throwing another epic parking lot party.
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#2024christmasparty #weknowhowtoparty #parkinglotpartiesarethebest

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#teambia BIA KRU

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At one point I would say “Marriage is just a piece of paper”… it really isn’t. I feel so much more when I kiss, hug, look into his eyes, hold his hands, pray for him and when I say “I love you” to William Lopes. We would like to thank our parents for all they’ve done and supported us. Thank you to each and one of our wedding party who’s been there for us from the beginning and Till The End! Big Thank you to every guest who showed up to celebrate our love. Big thank you Micah Kagimoto for a beautiful venue! Mr. & Mrs Lenny Brezee for a beautiful ceremony. Mahalo to Ian Uyesono Jason Ladera Aaron Oana , Quazy and all kitchen crew for the ono food. Thank you Dustin Mahi for beautiful tents and set up, Joe and Marissa Ladera Photography for capturing our special day, Ihilani Laureta for coordinating our day. Melissa Peahu for the stage set up. Kana Pikini, Ola Kiilau, Pati, Tyrus, Keone Biggiemon Kaneholani, Rydge Nuesca, Kamaile Events-llc and Jason Keola Ahuna..thank you all for being on 🔥🔥🔥 on stage. Thank you Ronnie N Lynne Andres-Capitle for being a fun MC. Mahalo Pastor Darryl Kua for marrying and praying for us. We may have missed a few , but Thank you to anyone who provided for us on our big special day. Thank you also for the gifts! Please share any photos and videos by tagging us 🙏🏼🙏🏼 #LopesTillTheEnd #09072024

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Another Kauai 1/2 Marathon done ✅ Always fun battling the heat & Hills 🥵 Amazed a few of my friends who did the whole Marathon! I got on my bike to check on them, bring them goodies and cheer them on!

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Hiking to water falls….. yassss please🥰

My favorite adventures with the best people!

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