Career
She has served as the chaiperson of the board of directors of the Palau National Communications Corporation. Leilani Reklai was tentatively elected the governor of the state of Aimeliik in the state elections of November 13, 2007. Reklai had 218 votes while Etpison, a Palauan legislator, had 183 votes.
A total of 468 were cast in the Aimeliik election.
Leilani Reklai became the first female governor of Aimeliik and only the third female governor in Palau"s history. Palau"s other two women governors were Governor Vicki Kanai of Airai State and Governor Akiko Sugiyama of Ngardmau.