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Work Experience


Owned and Operated a Small Business

Malama Surf Shop, 2012-2019, Owner/Operator
  • Conducted all tasks and functions of day to day business operations
  • Prepared and filed all taxes
  • Managed accounting and inventory, and prepared reports
  • Provided friendly and happy customer service
  • Focused on serving local residents through discounted pricing

Professional Experience in Non-Profit and Conservation Work

2018-present: Molokai Maui Invasive Species Committee, Outreach Assistant
  • Create and distribute informational products related to invasive species identification, impacts, management, reporting, and control
  • Prepare quarterly and annual reports
  • Manage MoMISC website
  • Organized a multi-agency cultural training for conservation workers on Molokai
2019-present: ‘Aina Momona - Project Coordinator
  • Draft, Submit, and Manage grants
  • Draft, execute, and manage contracts
  • Participate in project and program planning and strategic direction
Summer 2021-present: Halawa Hawksbill Project, Field Coordinator
  • Manage a hawksbill turtle monitoring and conservation project in an isolated coastal community
  • Coordinate all aspects of research and data collection, including track identification and counts, hatchling rescue, and compiled data for a final project report
  • Create, direct, and ensure adherence to work schedule
  • Interact and share information with community members

Professional Experience in Government

2021-present: County of Maui - Legislative Analyst
  • Track changes in legislation
  • Conduct research and compile findings
  • Assist in preparing new legislation
  • Prepare committee notes
  • Review committee minutes
  • Disseminate information to the community
  • Worked closely on the FY ’22 & FY ’23 County budget’s during the Council review processes. ​
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Education

Bachelors Degree - Public Administration - University of Hawaii, West Oahu
Kuleana Academy - HAPA Leadership Development Program - Cohort 5 Graduate

Community Experience


‘Aha Kiole, Member, 2018-current
  • Mana’e moku representative
  • Cultural and environmentally based decision making

Conservation Planning Committee, 2021-Present
  • Molokai member of the Maui County Conservation Planning Committee
  • Provides advisement to the Mayor regarding conservation planning and land acquisition
  • Oversees a green printing process

Hoahu Renewable Energy Co-op,  Member, 2020-current
  • Energy equity and community ownership of energy resources
  • Drafted the mission and vision for the Co-op
  • Member of the Bylaws committee, currently in draft form
  • Member of the PR & Outreach Committee
  • Participated in CBRE proposal process including site and developer partner selection

Kia’i Kanaloa, 2018-Present
  • Marine mammal response and advocacy
  • Work with DLNR, DOCARE, NOAA to respond to stranding’s and other events
  • Monitor onsite field necropsies
  • Monitor corpse decomposition 
  • Communicate with agencies to follow up on findings and return of remains 

Kuaaina Ulu Auamo, Participant, 2019-current
  • Member of Lawai’a Pono group
  • Member of Loko I’a group

Kupeke Ahupua’a, Founder and Board President, 2020-current
  • Environmental protection and cultural preservation 
  • Grant writing and reporting, accounting, tax filing
  • Organize and chair board meetings
  • Volunteer mangrove puller, native seed collector, kilo conductor
  • Project conceptualization, development, and execution
  • Fishpond restoration

Molokai Community Health Center, Board Vice President, 2018-current
  • Chair of Policy Committee
  • Review, amend, approve policies
  • Monitor and ensure compliance with all applicable Federal and State requirements
  • Administer CEO oversight
  • Oversee implementation of strategic plan and direction
  • Ensure organizational alignment and service to the mission

Molokai Solid Waste Task Force, Member, 2018-current 
  • Conducted a site visit and evaluation of Molokai’s Naiwa Landfill and Recycling center
  • Advocated for the successful funding of additional personnel positions
  • Currently seeking partners for incinerator pilot project

Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Grant Reviewer, 2021
  • Served as a volunteer grant reviewer 
  • Utilized scoring criteria and metric to independently and objectively score applications

Pane Huli Au - Molokai Climate Change Task Force, Member, 2018-current
  • Planned and organized the 2019 Molokai Climate Resiliency Summit, hosting numerous 
experts from around the State. 
  • Advocated at the Maui County Council for the successful funding of $500,000 for a Molokai climate change plan

Sustainable Coastlines, Volunteer, 2019-current
  • Volunteer at beach clean up events  

The Nature Conservancy, Volunteer, 2019-current
  • April 2019, “Bird Grabber” for Shearwater banding at Mo’omomi
  • October 2019, “Data Recorder” for Shearwater chick banding at Mo’omomi

GO Gorilla Ogo Hui 2021
  • Invasive limu removal work days at Kaunakakai Wharf

Civic Engagement

  • Molokai Planning Commission - Regular attendee and testifier
  • Molokai Burial Council meetings - Attendee and occasionally provide testimony
  • Commission on Water Resources Management - Track agendas and occasionally provide testimony
  • Division of Aquatic Resources - Regular participant in public scoping and hearings
  • Maui County Council committee and council meetings - regular attendee and occasional testifier
  • Authored and circulated multiple petitions including “ZERO Short Term Vacation Rentals on Molokai” and “Oppose U.S. Navy Training Exercises in the Nearshore Waters of Molokai”
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