Our Team

STAFF

Rae DeCoito
Executive Director

With Rae DeCoitoʻs undergraduate degree in accounting, and an MBA, Rae has been able to streamline the organizations operational and financial systems. Rae’s well-rounded leadership skills focus on creating and...

Sayo Costantino
Operations Director

Sayo brings over ten years of environmental education experience to Loko Ea. Her goal is to share her passion of nature, culture and preserving open spaces with students....

Makua Perry
Agricultural Specialist/Kaiāulu Outreach Coordinator

Raised in both Kaimukī and Mililani, Oʻahu, Makua is a graduate of Kamehameha Schools Kapālama, and is continuing his education at the University of Hawaiʻi...

Emily Geske
Water Quality Technician/Data Manager

Emily is a graduate of Colby College, where she doubled majored in Biology and Environmental Science with a concentration in marine science and minored in Chinese...

Andrew Tabaque
Aquaculture Technician/Volunteer Coordinator

Andrew grew up in Florida and moved to Hawai’i in 2017. He began with our organization through the Kupu Conservation Leadership Development Program and has returned...

Kēhau Akaka
Kaiāulu & Communications Coordinator

Kēhau is from Kahuku, Oʻahu. Kēhau is a graduate of UH Mānoa studying Hawaiian Studies with a mālama ʻāina concentration...

Savili Bartley
Native Plant Technician AKA the Plant Guy

Savili is a Native Hawaiian professional who is passionate & knowledgeable in Native plant propagation ...

Jacob Noa
Kupuʻohi Education Program Coordinator

Jacob Noa brings his passion for ʻāina education to Loko ea through the KUPU EIP Program. Jacob grew up in Mililani Town and...

Onaona Masaniai

Onaona was born and raised in Waipahu on the mokupuni of Oʻahualua. Her passions are Hawaiian Studies, music, and laughing...

Chance Duarte

Chance has always had a profound fascination with the whimsies of the world be it natural, temporal, or otherwise...

Angela Pastores

Angela lives in Pupukea where she loves to surf and aloha ʻaina. Hawaiʻi island is home, but her roots extend to the Philippines...

On-Call Staff

Joslyn–Marie Kikila
Education Program Assistant

Joslyn graduated from Leilehua High School in 2016 and started as an MLEF KUPU intern. She shares: "I like learning new things about my Hawaiian culture and sharing my knowledge...

Max Mukai
Hololeʻa Fishpond Tour Advisor

Max Mukai is Loko Ea's manager of Loko Ea's visitor tour program, Holole'a. This program hopes to engage the visitor market with an authentic eco-cultural tour...

PAST KUPU EIP INTERNS

They have gone and spread their beautiful wings but they still remain a part of Loko ea and who we are today. Mahalo kākou!

2020

2019-2020

Jonathan Rosen
Past KUPU Member

I’m Jonathan Rosen, born and raised on O’ahu for 25 years. I graduated UH Manoa 2018 with a BS in Biology. I’ve spent several years working...

Kiana Dulan
Past KUPU Member

It’s been fun jumping right into the thick of things, and I can’t wait for what the rest of the year holds for me! I just graduated from...

Mikala Regohos
Past KUPU Intern

My name is Mikala but most people know me as Kala, I was born and raised in Kona on the Big Island. Some of my hobbies include going to the beach to surf...

Noah Manning
Past KUPU Intern

Noah assisted with the restoration, education, and the maintenance of Loko ea. His kuleana here was great but he did it with hardwork and...

Aulani Herrod
Past KUPU Intern

As a recent graduate from UH Hilo and a native to Hale'iwa nei, Aulani struggled with figuring out what her next step would be in regards to her future....