Team

  • Kaiulani Odom has been involved in the area of indigenous health for over 30 years. Her specialty is in `Ai Kupele, nutrition from a cultural perspective. She has experience in wellness, education, culinary, research and land-based healing. Her work includes developing educational media for print, television and screen.

     From 2011 – 2023, she was the first Director of the Roots Program at Kokua Kalihi Valley, a federally qualified health center. Under her direction the program grew to establish two community gardens, a cultural food hub that supports 30+ farmers, a café, cultural birthing and family health programs, culinary education, community engagement activities, produce prescriptions, internships, and volunteer opportunities. The program was built through deep and intentional listening, accountability and the commitment to a healthier future for all.

    She is currently the Executive Director of Hawaii Good Food Alliance, whose members passionately work for a thriving local and sustainable food system. When it comes to the food and health of our land and our people, we move forward by looking back and honoring our elders, traditions and culture.

  • Lucas is an advocate for sustainable food systems and public health, dedicated to fostering equity and reducing health disparities. As the Managing Director of the Hawaiʻi Good Food Alliance, he works to ensure that food-insecure communities gain access to nutritious and culturally relevant food. He received his BA in History and Biology from Seattle University and completed the six-month apprenticeship in agroecological horticulture at the Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems. He holds an MPH from NYU and is pursuing a DrPH at Johns Hopkins as a Bloomberg American Health Initiative Fellow in Food Systems for Health, focusing on dismantling structural inequities through innovative programming, policy, and coalition building.

  • Jordan is a dedicated public health and health equity practitioner with a deep passion for food justice. Raised between Missouri and Hawaiʻi, her experiences in Hawaiʻi have inspired her advocacy, fostering a deep appreciation for Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander culture and their enduring resilience. Drawing inspiration from her great-grandfather Owen Whitfield’s legacy in civil rights and equity, Jordan has focused her career on improving health outcomes for marginalized communities. With extensive experience in policy and systems change initiatives at the community, state, and federal level, she now leads the ʻAiaola Food is Medicine Center at the Hawaiʻi Good Food Alliance where we work to bridge healthcare with local food systems and traditional knowledge. Jordan holds a B.S. in International Health from Georgetown University and a Master of Public Health from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, striving to bridge the gap between theory and practice to advance justice and health for all in Hawaiʻi.