Kimo is a retired Army Aviation Colonel. He is a graduate of the U.S. Marine Corps Staff College, Quantico Virginia and the Armed Forces Management College.

Previously he was stationed in Balad, Iraq, where he was the Deputy Chief for Readiness of the Army Aviation and Missile Command's Theater Aviation Single Manager (TASM) for Iraq, Kuwait and Afghanistan.

He graduated from the Kamehameha Schools, holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Hawai'i, and a Master of Arts in Education from Pepperdine University and was an Associate Professor of Military Science at the University of California from 1988-1991.

He is a Life member of the Army Aviation Association of America (AAAA), the Association of the United States Army (AUSA), the Kamehameha Schools Alumni Association East Coast Chapter (KSAA), and the University of Hawai'i National Capitol Region Alumni Association.

During his career, he has been selected as the AUSA Small Chapter of the Year Commander (2000 and 2001), received the NGAUS Meritorious Service Award (1986), and been a member of the AAAA winning America's Industry Partner Team (2005). In addition he has several published articles on rotary wing maintenance operations and Conditioned Based Maintenance (CBM).

In addition to his Army career, he has also served as a paid or volunteer firefighter and fire rescue pilot in the Honolulu, Rodeo Hercules (California), and Spotsylvania Volunteer Fire Departments (Virginia).