I am the wife of Haia Auweloa and proud parent of a blended family of six children. I am born and raised in Lahaina but north and east Hawaii has been home for the past 27 years. I have worked as a conservationist for the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service for the past 22 years, and am the current State Rangeland Management Specialist for the Pacific Islands Area. I am passionate about 'āina, ecology and agriculture, especially the kula lands and regenerative grazing management practices. I recently organized and hosted the inaugural Hawaii Range Camp - a week-long educational camp for high school students that provided an immersive, hands-on experience in the many different STEM disciplines that interact on rangelands. I am a founding member and current VP/Secretary of the Lahaina Community Land Trust whose mission is to keep Lahaina Lands in Lahaina Hands and out of the hands of profit-driven investors. For the past four years, I have served as Secretary of Na Maka Onaona, a non-profit that seeks to cultivate and support ʻĀina Mōmona, thriving communities of people and place.

My vision for the future of Hawaii is to see our kaiaulu to continue to grow in connecting, empowerment and self-determination as we engage with and support each other and processes that create a sustainable, livable, prosperous Hawaii while protecting, restoring and caring for its ‘āina and ea. I enjoy making time to talk about God, garden, work with livestock, read, walk or hike and spend time with my family, preferably engaging with ʻāina.