He studied at Oregon State University, receiving his Bachelor and Master of Science Degrees in Exercise Sport and Science in 2003 and 2004 respectively, where he graduated with Suma Cum Laude honors. In 2003, he was selected as the National Association of Sport and Physical Education Major of the Year. In 2011, he became a Native Hawaiian Health Scholar and earned his Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies degree from Pacific University in 2013.