According to journalist Giff Johnson, "From a traditional leader point of view, she was very active in the background in supporting the move that was being led by the political leadership here that ultimately was successful in rejecting a Micronesia wide constitution and then developing the Marshall Islands constitution in 1979 which is the foundation for government here ever since.
[1] President Jurelang Zedkaia's Minister in Assistance Ruben Zackhras declared a week of national mourning following her death.
[3] Zedkaia's state funeral ceremony was the largest in the Marshall Islands since the death of former President Amata Kabua in 1996.
[3] Approximately 1,000 family and friends of Zedkaia, who were each dressed in black, took part in the state funeral procession.
[2] Zedkaia's remains were taken from Majuro Hospital to the Nitijela, or parliament building, for her state funeral, which was broadcast on national television.