Jessica Anne Kauionalani “Kauʻi” Fu
Kauʻi is a Kauaʻi native committed to the island community that raised her. She currently holds the title of Community Services Coordinator at the Waipā Foundation, a longstanding nonprofit organization whose mission is to restore Waipā’s vibrant natural systems and resources and inspire healthy, thriving communities connected to their resources.
Her passions include ʻāina-based education and hands-on learning, sailing and paddling wa‘a (canoes), and harvesting and preparing food with her ʻohana. She is a mother of two children residing in Kīlauea. Kauʻi is a civil servant and emerging ʻōiwi leader of Haleleʻa, engaged in the work of the Hanalei Hawaiian Civic Club and serves as a coach for the Hanalei Canoe Club youth program.