Meet The team

Loves: How human-centered design has the power to develop creative solutions to climate change that consider how human behavior will drive their success or failure; a vigorous round of “Yes, and..” improv; a downwind run from Makai Pier to Kaimana Beach on her one-woman canoe.

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Hates: Pepper-jack cheese; our dependency on fossil fuels; talk with no walk. 

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Proud of:  Her kindergarten level ability to write and speak ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi; the work by her team on their Masters project in the Design Impact Program - which directly led to the incorporation of Shake Energy Collaborative!

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Working on getting better at: Asking for 100% of what she wants; meal prep; acknowledging her own biases and privilege.

Loves: Community empowerment, economic democracy, and a just transition. The mizithra cheese and browned-butter pasta from the Spaghetti Factory. Backyard jam sessions with friends. Traveling with my family. Star Trek! 

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Hates: Climate inaction, colonial mentalities, and folks who feel climate despair but won’t take collective action. We need more cooperatives and less paper straws.

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Proud of: Decades of community organizing work in these islands.

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Working on getting better at: Eating less pasta!

Loves: Advancing energy justice by collaborating with communities to achieve local and global goals; mālama ʻāina; hiking; and picnicking on the beach with friends.

 

Hates: Wicked problems, invasive slugs and snails in my garden, salad without dressing.

 

Proud of: Everyone who is trying to make a more just and compassionate world. His ever-growing garden.

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Working on getting better at: Being patient and steadfast when working toward long-term goals. Synthesizing power systems engineering, energy planning, and community co-design.

Loves: Poke, video games, using co-design practices to amplify the voices of marginalized communities.

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Hates: Cilantro, exclusive design practices. 

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Proud of: The work Shake Energy Collaborative does.

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Working on getting better at: Staying connected with my culture through learning about family history, language, etc.

Loves: Spending time with my family. Working with the 'aina and being involved around my community. Planting. Pasta, any kind of pasta. Sleeping has been a favorite of mine for a bit now.

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Hates: People who don't use blinkers. People who don't say "thank you"

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Proud of: My invasive plant identification and Native Hawaiian plant identification. Growing a child in my belly while working with this awesome company, making a difference in my community :) 

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Working on getting better at: This job. I really like this job and still have a lot to learn lol

Loves: Spending time outside, designing and sewing clothes, reading, laughing loudly with her friends, trying new things, running, breakfast

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Hates: Extractive design practices, greenwashing, being far away from the people she loves

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Proud of: Her ability to play the drums (started learning a year ago!), the relationships she's nurtured, her willingness to explore

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Working on getting better at: Co-designing, cooking, journaling