Meet the Team

A native Hawaiian from the Big Island of Hawai‘i. He grew up in Hilo attending Hawaiian Language Immersion schools all of his life until moving to Kaiser High School on O'ahu his senior year. Before leaving to Madagascar to volunteer in the Peace Corps for three years, Kamaka attended the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa and graduated with a B.A. in Communications and a certificate in Spanish. After returning home from the Peace Corps in 2019, Kamaka started a campaign called The Race To 50k where he paid off $53,757 of student loans in one year. Currently he is the Director of Outreach for Hawaiiverse and the host of "Keep it Aloha Podcast"

President and CEO of 6 Pillars Marketing, Lincoln Jacobe was inducted into the Junior Achievement of Hawai‘i 2024 Business Hall of Fame. A Pacific Century Fellow (Class of 2006) and founder of his Honolulu-based agency in 1996, Lincoln is an expert in strategic marketing, communications, and media. Under his leadership, 6 Pillars Marketing has managed campaigns for Fortune 500 companies across hospitality, real estate, tech, and entertainment. A strong advocate for young entrepreneurship and mentorship, he has earned multiple honors, including the Hawai‘i Music Foundation’s Young Entrepreneur of the Year, SBA Journalist of the Year, and Pacific Business News’ 40 Under 40 Award.

He has a diverse background spanning health care, fitness and wellness, startups, real estate, and technology, with multiple successful exits. After attending college in New York, he gained a deep understanding of the importance of financial literacy, fast-paced business operations, and strategic growth—insights he now applies to ventures in Hawai‘i. Preferring to stay in the background and work quietly, he focuses on creating impact without seeking the spotlight. He is the co-founder of Tellycom, Kima App, and the nonprofit Kima Network, and a partner in Accountants on Air (Hawai‘i sector), where he focuses on infrastructure development and community growth.

Jazlen Lucas is a young Native Hawaiian community leader dedicated to uniting traditional knowledge with modern pathways of learning and entrepreneurship. As the founder of Pūhano Hawaiʻi and a business student at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, she strives to create opportunities that strengthen cultural identity, education, and sustainability. Through her role at the Keep It Aloha Foundation, Jazlen represents the next generationʻs voice — committed to carrying forward the values of aloha, connection, and kuleana.

A kanaka ʻōiwi raised in Hilo, Kūakaloa Robinson serves as a cultural and community connector within the Keep It Aloha Foundation, helping shape the organization’s identity through values-driven programming. He is a graduate of Ke Kula ʻO Nāwahīokalaniʻōpuʻu — a Hawaiian language and culture immersion school — and the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, where he earned a bachelor's degree in psychology. A portion of his studies was completed in London, England, giving him a global perspective that he now carries into his work alongside his local grounding. Kūakaloa carries a deep commitment to uplifting ʻike kuʻuna through hoʻopono and ensuring that Hawaiian values remain central in community spaces. In all he does, he strives to cultivate environments where ʻike Hawaiʻi can thrive and our lāhui can move forward with pono and aloha. 

Waakoamaikalani Hoa‘āina Initiative member, driven by his love for the ʻāina and his desire to pass that connection on to his children while helping build a more sustainable Hawaiʻi. Born and raised in Kailua on Oʻahu’s east side, Elijah Sky—the youngest of four siblings and now a father of four—has always been driven and ambitious. With deep roots in Hawaiian music and entrepreneurship, his passion lies in bringing people together through music, agriculture, and sustainability.

Hoa‘āina Initiative member and one of the first local female law graduates from the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, she proudly hails from Maui. Known for her deep passion and meticulous attention to detail, she was raised among the expansive lo‘i patches, where her family cultivates some of the island’s largest kalo fields and leads a longstanding non-profit that provides support throughout Hawai‘i.