Is an active member of the Waialua and Oahu North Shore communities and resident for 15 years. He started Hanai Collective in 2022 with the mission to create community and youth empowerment through education, agriculture and food. He currently Works in partnerships with RYSE, Thrive Farms, and The Island Mala.

Andrés received his Culinary Arts Degree from the California Culinary Academy in 2001 and has worked as a professional chef for 20+ years in both restaurants and private events.

Chef Andrés of Chilean decent, was born and raised in Northern California.

Bria wholeheartedly believes that spending time in nature, regularly working hard to achieve big & small dreams and serving the community are the recipe for a good life! She has found purpose and joy in creating engaging hands-on learning experiences for children- specifically in nature- in both Farm Schools and Co-ops!

Bria has received her BA in Anthropology from UC Santa Barbara and a Professional Certificate in Farming from GoFarmHawaii. She has owned and operated a small flower farm on the North Shore in the past and found the network of friendly farmers to be a great place to share resources and ideas, and that there are many creative opportunities to lift our community up.

She is also the Founder and Head Teacher of The Island Māla; a branch of The Hanai Collective.

Jen and Jason are both Jennifer Witte born and raised in Waialae-Kahala.

Jason born and raised in Mililani.

Our journey began when I was pregnant with our first child. Clean living became the number one priority for me and our baby, so it led me down the rabbit hole of growing our own food so we knew exactly what went into producing it. I was blessed to be accepted into GoFarm Hawaii where I learned how to farm vegetables. We have been producing food ever since with the highest level of care, attention, quality and taste fit for our children. It is our pleasure to share the same quality with our community so they can also nourish their minds, bodies and souls.

After attending GoFarm’s Orchard class, we have expanded our production to growing fruit trees in Mokuleia.

Jen and Jason are both born and raised on Oahu, Waialae-Kahala and Mililani respectively.

Stay tuned for future farm tours, farm-to-table dinners and other farm events!

Air, Water, Sun, Food, Shelter.

These are the the basic living rights of all species on the planet.

My mission is the education of our community for the reclamation of our individual sovereignty of all our basic living rights.

In 2000, I took a Permaculture Design Certification Course and began building food productive and land resorative ecosystems that are not only functional but also aesthetically pleasing. For the past eight years, I have focused my work to the North Shore of Oahu and specifically to Haleiwa, Waialua and Mokoleia. Establishing Nature.

Ian Hunter, founder of Cure Soil LLC. has been working in the organic farm industry for the past 25 years. Graduating from Oregon State University with a B.S. in Botanical Science, his passion for how our food is grown has taken him from research laboratories to field research, working with some of the leading names in soil science.

His company Cure Soil is devoted to providing farms and communities with viable alternatives to outdated farm practices with a focus on bringing food sovereignty to those whom he works with.

n his spare time, Ian and his partner work to be good stewards of the Earth tending to their farm. In the off season, he is a ceramicist and enjoys spending time with his blue heeler Gwendolyn at the beach and surfing around the world.

You can find him across the North Shore in the restaurant scene and farming communities. Mason is passionate about preparing the next generation to learn how to live with compassion and in harmony with the land. He enjoys surfing Chun’s, cooking with friends and helping bring ideas to life!

With over a decade of leadership experience working in the food and beverage industry, he has spent the last 3 years honing his culinary skills while focusing on field to table practices that support regenerative and biodynamic agriculture. Mason is eager to share his unique perspective on communication and team dynamics with the Hanai Collective members.