Staff Bios
Holokai is the director of our operations team, and works to ensure everything runs smoothly.
Morgan oversees our day to day sales, and ensures that our customers are happy with our products
Leilani is the inventory & fulfillment lead who assists Morgan with daily sales operation.
Tamara is builds relationships with our customers and assists in strategically growing the co-op’s sales.
Stephanie ensures that all our facilities and products comply with the current health and safety guidelines.
Chris expands ʻulu agroforestry by providing members with technical assistance, collaborating with partners and other organizations, and lending a hand on the ground whenever possible.
Kiara keeps our IT systems and backend workflows running behind the scenes, supporting software integrations, data management, troubleshooting, automation, and day-to-day operational efficiency.
Ryan is our Producer Support Lead, providing members with technical assistance and grant guidance.
Venus is our Community Outreach Assistant, working to bridge the gap between our membership network and community initiatives.
Ariel is our Production Manager at Honalo, overseeing day-to-day production operations from crop intake through final packaging.
Maja Thomsen
Production Supervisor
Maja is our Production Supervisor at our Honalo facility and helps uphold the integrity of our products through her exceptional attention to detail and precise packing, guided by years of experience with the co-op.
Eli Ednie
Processing and Facility Assistant
Eli is our Processing and Facility Assistant at our Honalo facility, where he also propagates and cultivates our young ʻulu trees in our Honalo nursery, with a robust and detailed understanding of ʻulu biology.
Ana Paulo
Agricultural Processor
Ana is an Agricultural Processor at our Honalo facility and plays a key role in supporting daily operations through her reliability and positive attitude, bringing years of experience, a creative eye, and a warm, friendly presence to the team.
Employee value statement:
As Hawaiʻi ʻUlu Cooperative employees, we represent the support system for our growers and we are committed to positively engaging with our members, partners, and community at large in order to advance the mission of the organization.
- Employees create added value that provides economic stability and critical market share to the farmers.
- Empower HUC’s farmer-members to be successful in producing high quality, sustainable food.
- Engage positively with our partners and community to increase awareness of the importance of our purpose and mission.
- Increase the operational efficiency and capabilities of the cooperative in order to expand membership and production, remain economically viable, and ensure the continued presence of the co-op as a leader in the local food system.
- Employees are creative, energized self-starters who offer solutions and are positively motivated by the work and mission of the cooperative; we continuously strive to improve our performance, are accountable to ourselves and each other, value every team member, and communicate clearly and constructively while remaining open to learning new things and being challenged each day.
