WHO WE ARE

The Hawai‘i Good Food Alliance is a diverse hui of community leaders who share in the production, aggregation and distribution of food to re-build thriving community food systems.

Our Team

(Click each island to learn about our partners)

Hawai'i

Chelsea Takahashi

The Food Basket
Hawai’i

Mercy Nakayama

The Food Basket
Hawai’i

Kristin Frost Albrecht

The Food Basket
Hawai’i

Cheryl Ka'uhane Lupenui

The Kohala Center
Hawai’i

Nicole Milne

The Kohala Center
Hawai’i

Deanette Staudinger

Kanaka Ha’a He’
Hawai’i

Maui & Moloka'i

Charity (Tita) Kaiwi Hartman

Maui Food Bank
Maui

Jamie Ronzello

Sustainable Moloka’i
Moloka’i

Tehani Kaalekahi

Sustainable Moloka’i
Moloka’i

O'ahu

Kukui Maunakea-Forth

MAO Organic Farms
O’ahu

Alicia Higa

WCCHC ‘Elepaio Social Services
O’ahu

Nicki Hasegawa

WCCHC ‘Elepaio Social Services
O’ahu

Jesse Lipman

Kōkua Kalihi Valley
O’ahu

Kaʻiulani Odom

Kōkua Kalihi Valley
O’ahu

Christen Oliveira

Kōkua Kalihi Valley
O’ahu

Christian Zuckerman

Kahumana Food Hub & Organic Farms
O’ahu

Kaua'i

Megan Fox

Malama Kauai
Kauai

Stormy Soza

Malama Kauai
Kauai

Stacy Sproat-Beck

Waipa Foundation
Kauai

Board of Directors & Staff

Harmonee Williams

Executive Director

Dr. Saleh Azizi Fardkhales

Project Director of Hawaii Food Hub Hui

Tanner Keys

Administrative Assistant

Betsy Cole

President

Kaʻiulani Odom

Vice-President

Kristin Frost Albrecht

Treasurer

Nicole Milne

Secretary

Dr. Monica K. Esquivel

Board Member

Tina Tamai

Board Member & Founder

Our Advisors

Bobby Cochran
Shift Health Accelerator

Noah Fulmer
Fair Food Network

Our Supporters