He served as a member of the Palau District Legislature and the House of Representatives of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.

[1] He subsequently became principal of Koror Elementary School,[2] and spent a summer studying at the College of Guam.

[3] Entering politics, he served in the Palau District Legislature as a representative of Koro until 1972.

[4] In April 1970 he defeated Jacob Sawaichi in a by-election for Palau's 10th district seat in the Trust Territory House of Representatives following the resignation of Minoru Ueki.

He died in hospital in Guam in 1979 whilst travelling to New York City for a meeting of the United Nations Trusteeship Council.