Breann Nu‘uhiwa provides strategic counsel to Native entities in Tribal, state, and federal forums, with a focus on energy development, labor and employment matters, and self-governance. Before returning to private practice in 2023, Breann served as Deputy Staff Director (118th Congress) and Senior Counsel (117th Congress) for the majority on the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, where she led the team's labor, energy, water, gaming, public lands, and self-governance portfolios and assisted with management of all aspects of the Committee's legislative, oversight, and nominations activities. During her tenure with the Committee, Breann played an instrumental role in advancing Native equities through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) and the Inflation Reduction Act, and guiding multiple historic water bills through the legislative process to enactment.​

Breann’s prior experience also includes over fifteen years of direct service to Native communities as in-house counsel to Tribal governments and corporate enterprises in California and Arizona, and as Chief Advocate of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, where she managed federal, state, and local advocacy for the semi-autonomous Native Hawaiian trust/state agency. As Tribal in-house counsel, Breann co-led the initiative to form the first tribally owned and operated wholesale electric utility in the State of California, and she continues to work closely with the utility’s leadership team on legal and regulatory matters.

Born and raised in Hawaiʻi, Breann obtained her Bachelor’s Degree from Yale University, her law degree from the University of Southern California, and her LL.M. in Tribal Law, Policy, and Governance from Arizona State University.