Zhantell Dudoit Lindo is a Molokaʻi-born leader with deep generational ties to the island and a strong commitment to the protection and stewardship of ʻāina. Her leadership is grounded in aloha ʻāina and guided by a vision that strengthens Molokaʻi’s cultural values, community capacity, and long-term sustainability. As Chief Executive Officer of the Molokaʻi Heritage Trust, Zhantell leads strategic efforts to restore lands on Molokaʻi to community stewardship while advancing initiatives that support responsible land management, cultural stewardship, and community-based governance. Experienced in community and emergency planning, and a founding member of the Molokai Heritage Trust; Zhan is recognized for her ability to bridge cultural knowledge, community leadership, and strategic partnerships to help ensure that Molokaʻi’s lands and resources are cared for in ways that sustain both the ʻāina and the people for generations to come.

Joseph Farber is a community and environmental planner serving as Hui o Kuapā Administrator. For the past 25 years, he has collaborated with a range of communities throughout Hawaiʻi to restore their loko iʻa (Heʻeia on ʻOahu; Koʻieʻie on Maui; Kapoho on the Big Island; and Keawanui, ʻUalapuʻe, Kahina Pōhaku, Honouilwai, and ʻOhalahala on Molokaʻi). Farber is a founding member of Hui Mālama Loko Iʻa and author of the 1997 book "Ancient Hawaiian Fishponds: Can Restoration Succeed on Molokaʻi?”.

Cameron Michel is a civil engineer specializing in construction management, bringing a scientific and technical perspective to Hui o Kuapā’s board. He first connected with the organization as a volunteer at Keawanui Fishpond, an experience that grew into a lasting commitment to its mission of restoring traditional Hawaiian aquaculture. Cameron studied Chemistry at the University of San Francisco, where his research in quantum chemistry was published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society. He later served as an Education Volunteer with the Peace Corps in Tanzania, leading trainings with local counterparts on agricultural practices, food security, and gender equality, and securing a grant to build a library for students at his school. Cameron currently lives on Kauaʻi, where he is helping transform agricultural land into an ulu farm focused on feeding the local community. His passions for food sovereignty and restoring ʻāina drive his work both on the farm and as a board member, where he brings together a background in science, engineering, and community-based work in service of that mission.

Maile Naehu is a Native Hawaiian educator, cultural practitioner, artist, author, publisher, curriculum developer, and community leader from Molokaʻi with more than 26 years of experience advancing Hawaiian education through culturally grounded, place-based learning. She is the founder of Ka Hale Hoaka – School of Hawaiian Knowledge, an Indigenous-led educational organization dedicated to revitalizing ʻike Hawaiʻi through innovative curriculum, educator professional development, online learning, and community-based programs that have served nearly 18,000 students, educators, and families worldwide. Maile also serves as Program Director for Hui o Kuapā, where she develops educational initiatives that connect environmental restoration, food sovereignty, and cultural stewardship through the restoration of Molokaʻi's ancient fishponds. Her work bridges traditional ʻike kupuna with contemporary teaching practices, helping learners reconnect with language, culture, history, and the natural world. As an author and publisher, Maile has written and published children's books, curriculum, teacher guides, educational journals, flashcards, and other culturally grounded learning resources that support Hawaiian language revitalization and place-based education. She has also developed a comprehensive K–12 curriculum, educator certification programs, online courses, and professional learning resources used by schools throughout Hawaiʻi and beyond. As an artist, she has directed large-scale community mural projects that celebrate Hawaiian identity and storytelling. A creative visionary, Maile also directed and produced Hoʻokupu: A Hip Hop Anthology of Hawaiian History, the 2023 Nā Hōkū Hanohano Award-winning educational album that brings Hawaiian history to life through contemporary music and storytelling. She performs under the stage name Queen Maile, using hip hop as a powerful medium to uplift Hawaiian language, history, culture, and social justice. Guided by the values of mālama ʻāina, kuleana, and aloha, Maile is dedicated to empowering future generations through education that honors Hawaiʻi's people, places, and enduring cultural traditions.

Kaina Makua is a Kanaka Maoli educator, cultural practitioner, kalo farmer, waʻa coach, nonprofit leader, and advocate for Hawaiian food sovereignty from West Kauaʻi. His work is dedicated to restoring traditional food systems, strengthening cultural identity, and empowering communities through ʻike kūpuna and mālama ʻāina. A graduate of Waimea High School, Kaina earned a Bachelor of Arts in Hawaiian Studies and a Master of Education through the Hoʻokulaiwi program at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. He began his career teaching Hawaiian language at Ke Kula Kaiapuni ʻo Ānuenue and later at Kawaikini Public Charter School before transitioning to full-time kalo farming. In 2015, Kaina founded Aloha ʻĀina Poi Company, LLC and co-founded Kumano I Ke Ala, where he serves as Executive Director. Through his leadership, the organization advances land restoration, sustainable agriculture, workforce development, and culturally grounded education for youth and families across West Kauaʻi. As a longtime waʻa coach, Kaina has mentored generations of youth and adults, using traditional canoe paddling to cultivate leadership, discipline, teamwork, and aloha ʻāina. Kaina is also widely recognized for portraying King Kamehameha I in the Apple TV+ series Chief of War. Discovered by Jason Momoa while coaching at a canoe regatta, he brought deep cultural knowledge and authenticity to the role. Above all, Kaina is most proud to be the father of six keiki. His dedication to ʻohana continues to guide his life's work of preserving Hawaiian culture, language, and ancestral practices for future generations.

Navid Najafi aka Illnomadic is a founding member of local conscious rap collective, the Super Groupers, and a two-time Nā Hōkū Hanohano Hip Hop Album of the Year award winner. Born in Tehran, Iran, and raised in New York, Najafi found a home when he moved to Hawai‘i after high school. Aligned with the core Hawaiian values of Aloha 'Āina, Najafi has become an active artist, organizer, teacher, mentor, and volunteer in the community. As a native Farsi speaker, Najafi considers English to be his second language, but he discovered that music and art often operate as a universal second language. His style is an activated form of hip hop, with lyrics that explore themes of migration, culture, solidarity, and home. Navid is currently the Learning Programs Coordinator at the Shangri-La Museum of Islamic Art, Culture, and Design in Honolulu. He is also the co-founder and an administrator/artist for Soundshop, a hip-hop education workshop series at the Honolulu Museum of Art.

For more than 27 years, Hanohano "Hano" Naehu has served as a Kiaʻi Loko, stewarding and restoring Hawaiian fishponds (loko iʻa) that are more than 800 years old on Molokaʻi. As Head Kiaʻi Loko and Director of Hui o Kuapā, a nonprofit dedicated to the restoration of traditional Hawaiian aquaculture since 1989, Hano has devoted his life to mālama ʻāina and moana, restoring the vital relationship between land, freshwater, and sea. His stewardship extends throughout Hawaiʻi and across Moananuiākea, where he advocates for the protection of Indigenous knowledge, marine ecosystems, and Pacific Island resources. Hano serves on the steering committees for the Pacific Remote Island Coalition and Hui Mālama Loko Iʻa–KUA, is a board member of the Molokaʻi Land Trust, and serves as Co-Chair of the Kanaloa Committee, helping guide collaborative efforts to protect Hawaiʻi's ocean resources, cultural heritage, and sacred places. Internationally, he has represented Hawaiʻi as a delegate to the World Wilderness Congress in Spain, as a presenter at the World Indigenous Peoples Conference on Education (WIPCE), and as a Hawaiian cultural consultant and ocean policy advisor through the Taiatea–Aotearoa partnership with the World Wilderness Foundation and Auckland Museum. Known as The Paniolo Prince, Hano is also an award-winning Hawaiian hip-hop artist whose music weaves together storytelling, history, and cultural advocacy. Raised as a Hawaiian cowboy on Molokaʻi, he and his cousin John "Brada" Kaiama set a National High School Finals Rodeo world record in team roping in 1995 with a time of 5.82 seconds. In 2023, Hano received a Nā Hōkū Hanohano Award for Hoʻokupu – A Hip Hop Anthology of Hawaiian History. Whether restoring loko iʻa, mentoring youth, creating music, or advocating for Indigenous stewardship, Hano is dedicated to ensuring that Hawaiian culture, ʻike kūpuna, and the values of aloha ʻāina continue to thrive for future generations.

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