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Alana Anuhea Nakahara Piliere

Anuhea’s entire professional career has been spent in academia, working to educate and serve the Native Hawaiian population. Currently, she works for the University of Hawaiʻi as a Distance Education Academic Support Specialist at Kauaʻi Community College.

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Lindsay Leipuaahilehuaokalani Scott Wann

Lei is the Director of the Limahuli Garden and Preserve, part of the National Tropical Botanical Garden on Kaua‘i, and in this position, she follows the path of her ancestors who were the historical resource managers of the Limahuli Valley for a millennium.

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Allison Soo Eun Lee Young

Allison was born in Seoul, Korea and grew up in the Washington, DC area. She has worked in various community health roles as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Armenia, environmental health advocate, Community Health Worker, certified massage therapist, and Public Information Officer at the Frederick County Health Department in Maryland.  Allison has a Bachelor of Science, Family Studies, from the University of Maryland.

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