In 2022, the Native Hawaiian chef-owner of two popular Honolulu restaurants, became the first female chef from Hawai‘i to win a James Beard Award—and the first Hawai‘i winner in 19 years.
As the outreach and education associate at the Maui Forest Bird Recovery Project, Rachel Kingsley is a part of a growing team committed to restoring the populations of Maui’s most threatened forest birds.
Ushering in a new model of travel in Hawai‘i, Kalani Ka‘anā‘anā hopes to establish enriching experiences for visitors, while supporting Hawaiian culture, local communities and the Islands’ natural resources.
O‘ahu-based coffee scientist Shawn Steiman has written books and papers on his favorite caffeinated crop and runs his own international coffee consulting business.