*Disclaimer: SOW Peer Mentors are NOT licensed mental health providers and cannot offer therapy or official mental health services. SOW Peer Mentors serve as a support system to help you navigate stress and challenging moments through and can direct you to professional help if needed. For immediate crisis support and intervention, please contact the Mental Health Crisis Support Hotline by dialing 988.
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Mentors by Island
Click on the name or photo of a mentor below to view their biography and find the right match for you. You may reach out to a mentor directly using their contact information listed, or click ‘Match Me With a Mentor’ above for us to connect you.
Hawaiʻi Island
Gail Byrne Baber
District: Kohala
Farm Owner & Farm Wife/Engineer/Natural Resource Manager
808-938-8880
Micki O’Brien
District: Hilo
Membership Director at HFUU
basic functional in American Sign Language, beginner ‘Ōlelo Hawai’i
Courtney Lee Provance
District: Kaʻū
Rabbit Farmer and Producer of Food, Fiber & Education
Brilla Rose
District: Kohala
Organic Grower, Kohala Food Hub Team Member, Breathwork Practitioner
808-315-0197
Maui
Tixo Augustus
District: Wailuku
Board Chair Maui Farmer Network
*Speaks Mandarin Chinese and Yoruba
Tyler Barnick
District: Kahului
Ag Consultant and Avocado Farmer
8085008492
Avi Berman
District: Kaupo
Tool Operator & Mechanic for the Tool and Equipment Lending Library of the Maui Farmer Support Network.
Ashley Hogue
District: Pukalani
Farmer, Outreach director for HFUU and a food security community activist on Maui
Lani Thur-Fine
District: Haleakalā
Farmer business owner-manager and books/taxes consultant, massage therapist
808-557-5882
Molokaʻi
Ipolani Mae
District: Ho’olehu
Mental Health Advocate / Garden Manager
Fluent in ‘Ōlelo Hawai’i
Oʻahu
Bonarath Bo Bory
District: Honolulu
Farm Manager; Social Entrepreneur Specialist
Nicole Cacal
District: Honolulu
Deputy Director of Social Enterprise Programs
Kūʻiʻolani Cotchay
District: Waianae
Farm Manager
Elizabeth Fujii
District: Waialua
COO Kokua Hawaii Foundation
liz@kokuahawaiifoundation.org
Vincent Kimura
District: Honolulu
Program Manager – Good Jobs Oahu, University of Hawaii, Farmers Union, Entrepreneur
808-628-0128
Logan Taylor Motas
District: Honolulu
Outreach and Project Specialist, Oahu RCD
Francesca Scola
District: Honolulu
Food Safety Specialist at North Shore Economic Vitality Partnership
808-868-6805
fscola@nsevp.org
Tiana Townsend
District: North Shore
Farm worker, elementary school staff
Kauaʻi
Rae Dean
District: Kapa’a
Soulei Hannah Sunrise Dicker
District: Kapa’a
Student; Health Practitioner Professional; Ag consultant
808-563-9876
Joell Edwards
District: Halele’a
Wainiha Valley Small Business Owner
916-778-8313
