Captain Nick Hill lives with his wife and two sons on Oahu. He is currently serving as the Director of Operations, Special Operations Command - Pacific. A living legend in the SEAL Teams, he is a testament to the SEAL Ethos and the only SEAL to have earned a Silver Star in both Iraq and Afghanistan. Accompanying his Silver Stars are three Bronze Stars (two with Valor) and a host of other meritorious medals. As a highly decorated SEAL officer through multiple combat deployments; his battle-tested leadership and experience has been instrumental to the SEAL Teams’ efficacy. A highly proven leader on and off the battlefield; he has served the last two decades holding various leadership positions at SEAL Team THREE and SEAL Team SEVEN, as Operations Officer at SEAL Team TEN, SDV Task Unit Commander, SDVT-1 Executive Officer, Special Operations Advisor to U.S. SEVENTH Fleet, Director of Operations at NSWG-Group THREE, Commanding Officer at SDVT-1 and currently as Dir. of Ops. Special Operations Command for the Pacific. Beyond his service, he is a dedicated husband and father, accomplished water polo player, US Naval Academy Graduate, Stanford Master’s graduate, and an icon to the people who know him. Spending time in Lahaina a week before the fire; he is honored to come to Maui to show support.

Antone Aku was born and raised on Oahu and is the fifth child of Jeannette Kealoha and Lopaka Aku. Antone graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 2009 with a Bachelors of Science in Systems Engineering and commissioned in the US Navy as an officer. He served briefly onboard a ship before making his way to Coronado, California to begin Navy SEAL Training with BUD/S Class 295. Antone graduated with his original BUD/S class and  SQT Class, attended Arabic Language School and received his first assignment to SEAL Team 7 in Coronado, California. Antone served on both West Coast and East Coast SEAL Teams, and has led dozens of SEALs into combat as a Navy SEAL officer. He has multiple combat deployments to Afghanistan, Iraq and Yemen. Antone left active duty in 2021 after 12 years to return home and pursue business. He is currently a social entrepreneur back in his home island of Oahu and resides in Kailua.