Rose Ainini Miranda Chow was born on February 18, 1920 to George and Rose Miranda.  She was the second of four children.  Rose and George had six children, two of them were adopted.  Her mom comes from the Trask Ohana, and her dad from the Halualani Ohana. The Trask Ohana settled on Kauai in 1820.  Her mother Rose Trask comes from the David Kewiki Trask Ohana one of the founders of the Democratic party in Hawaii.  The Halualani Ohana can trace its roots to lineage of King Kamehameha the Great. Ainini Halualani is the great-grandaughter of Kamehameha and her father's mother.

Her father worked at the Honolulu Star Bulletin for more than 50 years and was recognized as a Hawaiian Language Scholar.  He was a consultant and a member of the committee who published the first Hawaiian Dictionary authored by Mary Kawena Pukui (class of 1924). 

Rose's siblings attended HMA, Lucille graduated in 1935, George Jr. in 1937, Rose in 1938, sister Jane in 1939, and Trask in 1940.  They all continued her education at Pacific Union College.  When she returned from PUC, Rose went to work at Island Paradise School from 1950-1968.  Then in 1969 she was asked to teach at Hawaiian Mission Elementary and Intermediate School teaching Kindergarteners until her retirement in 1982. 

During the summers Rose organized world tours in connection with the Pacific Union College in Angwin, California.  The educational tours included all of the 50 states, Europe, the Holy Land and the Orient.  According to her children, after each summer's project she was excited to share her experience and always ready to start another school year.

Rose spearheaded the "Service Mens' Luncheon" at Central Church where servicemen who came to church had a delicious meal every Sabbath.  These soldiers came from Schofield Barracks, marines from Kaneohe, and sailors from Pearl Harbor and airman from Hickam.   She taught in every division of the Sabbath School and held the position of General Sabbath School Superintendent for many years.  On Sabbaths that she was not the superintendent, you would find her at the door of the church greeting everyone with a smile and a kiss.  In 1971, because of her dedicated and outstanding service to her church and to its people she was awarded the HMA Alumni Ka Lamaku Award.  Then on every Sabbath beginning in 1972, she invited visitors to dine at her home.  She actually took the time to seek out the visitors and bring them home for a hot meal.  Alfred, her husband would pick them up at their hotel and take them back after the meal and an afternoon of music and thanksgiving.

According to daughter Stella (class of 1959), Rose learned at early age the art of growing orchids from her father, an avid grower of orchids and had won many awards at orchid shows.  For many years "orchid boutonnière" were place on all participants at Central SDA Church Sabbath services.  "As long as I can remember, she made the boutonnières each Sabbath and made wedding bouquets for friends and family from their orchids and never charged anyone one penny".

She was an accomplished pianist, using her talent to play for church services and for choir performances.   She was a writer and a  composer.  On one of her visits to Kalaupapa, Molokai in 1979, she was inspired to write the song "Kalaupapa", about a place where God dwells, a place where God heals those who are sick.  While in Kalaupapa she was inspired to write the music and words to "Kalawao".  This song tells of the "cliffs so high and green, with painted ferns and trees , the ocean cool and blue...the sunsets of yellow and gold..."  She writes of the waters that are "crystal clear and of the Master Painter who lives in Kalawao".   Today, those two songs are displayed in the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C. included with Senator Sparky Matsunaga's articles on Molokai.   She was also the President of the Hawaii Composer's Society for many years.

Rose died suddenly on November 4, 1985, leaving behind her husband Alfred (died in 1998), daughter Stella, son Virden and five grandchildren.  One phrase sums it up for her,"she loved people unconditionally", a committed servant of God and is named the number three (3) Treasure of HMA.