比基尼环礁
Jibas had a long involvement with the Kili-Bikini Atoll-Ejit Local Government Council. He worked as a Marshallese policeman during the 1970s. He then became a Councilman and Assistant Treasurer starting in the early 1980s. He remained as a councilman and treasurer until his election as Mayor of Bikini Atoll in November 2007. Jibas remained Mayor until his death in October 2008.