Meet the Team
Maui Hub is a non-profit organization whose primary mission is to provide local fresh and affordable produce and added value items to Maui residents.
Maui Hub handles the marketing, aggregation and distribution for farmers and small businesses, so they can spend more time growing and creating! We are on a mission to grow the demand for local goods and create a more sustainable food system on Maui.
Board of Directors
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Autumn is the Director of the Hawaiʻi Organic Land Management Program of Beyond Pesticides. She is a community organizer and policy analyst around sustainable agriculture, pesticide use and organic farmer support/advocacy. Autumn supports fundraising, communications and growth strategies for the hub, connecting us to the larger county and state-wide local food and agriculture movements. Hobbies include surfing, skateboarding and local-foodie kine things.
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Mike joined the board as Maui Hub was expanding its facility and services. He brings extensive experience in commercial product manufacturing and distribution that he gained as an owner and operator of Kihei Ice Company for over 22 years. Mike moved to Maui 1986 and worked as a boat captain until 2000 when he went into the Ice business with his wife Tina. When he is not at work or on the water he is usually home gardening and entertaining his dogs.
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Emily has served on the Board of Directors since February 2021. Prior to that she volunteered as the West Side pickup site coordinator. She is the co-owner of Choice Health Bar, a locally sourced, whole food vegan restaurant group that she co-founded in 2011 with the mission to elevate the health of the community and the planet through fresh, plant-based nourishment. She brings her passion for this mission to her work with the Maui Hub, where her primary focus is around sustainable organizational development and supporting Maui’s farmers. Her hobbies include cooking, biking and hiking and spending time with her two dogs Pumpkin and Chopper.
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Ann was the instructor and program coordinator for the Agriculture and Natural Resources program at UH Maui College for 33 years until her retirement in December 2021. Currently, she is keeping busy working with her husband on their small family farm in Wailuku, Kīhāpai Horticultural. Kīhāpai produces a wide variety of vegetables and fruits as well as Ti leaf for Hula skirts and florists while focusing on soil regenerative practices including no-till, cover cropping and mulching.
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Gerry Ross owns and operates Kupa’a Farms with his wife Janet Simpson in Kula. It is a 4 acre organic biodiverse farm that raises vegetables, coffee, tropical fruit, and has focused on compost and food waste diversion as a means to build soil fertility. Kupa’a Farms has participated in farmers markets, ran a CSA for over 14 years, and sells to local restaurants. One of the mantras of Kupa’a Farms is to provide as much food as possible to the local community while deriving fertility from the waste stream. Keep it local from farm to table to farm.
Staff
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Originally from Portland, Oregon Lisa moved to Maui in May of 2020. She immediately got involved with Maui Hub as a volunteer while she was completing her business degree online from Portland State University. Lisa then became an intern through the DA BUX program. Once completing her degree in HR Management and Leadership she began working for Maui Hub full time. Lisa is a jack of all trades, handling producer procurement, accounts management, customer service, and operations!