Our Staff
Keala Kahuanui
Special Projects (In-Kind Staffing Support for NKW Projects) Constellations Fellow & Project Director (Hanauna Mau)
Keala Kahuanui was raised in Waimānalo, now thriving in Puʻukapu, Waimea. She is a cook on the Hawaiian voyaging canoe Makali’i. She and her crew are committed to providing food provisions for voyages from home on Hawaiʻi island. Keala continues to learn and teach ancient and modern food preservation methods to maintain this practice of food sustainability for wa’a (canoe) and moku (island). She has been a crew member since 2000.
Experience:
Crew Member on Makali'i - Hana Taro Festival 2001
Crew Member, Cook & Quartermaster on Alingano Maisu - Ku Holo Mau 2007
Crew Member & Cook on Makali’i - Sail for Papa Mau 2010
Crew Member, Cook & Watch Captain - Malama Honua Hokule’a 2014
Crew Member, Cook & Quartermaster on Makali’i - Malama Honua 2017
Crew Member, Program Coordinator & Cook on Makali'i - Hanauna Ola 2019
Constellations Fellow & Project Director - Hanauna Mau 2023-2024
