New Growth for the Sierra Club of Hawaiʻi

by Wayne Tanaka, Chapter Director | Reading time: 1.5 minutes

Dear members and friends, 

I am very pleased to announce some new changes to the Sierra Club of Hawaiʻi staff ʻohana.

First, after 8 years of building out our communications infrastructure - including our tremendous social media presence, our Mālama Monthly newsletter and online blog(s), our streamlined system of action alerts and email updates, and a brand that is recognized by tens if not hundreds of thousands of people throughout Hawaiʻi and beyond - Kirsten Kagimoto will now be able to use her creative powers, strategic acumen, and interpersonal brilliance to even further enhance our collective impact, as the Chapter Deputy Director.  

We are all so extremely excited to see how Deputy Director Kirsten takes our work to whole new levels, and are so grateful for her always-ready willingness to go above and beyond for our mission to build a hopeful, thriving future for our islands and our planet.  Hoʻomaikaʻi e Kirsten!

Second, we are also so very excited to welcome Jessica Raina Myers as our Maui Volunteer Coordinator! Jessica has already done tremendous work for the Sierra Club of Hawaiʻi as a volunteer member of our Maui Group Executive Committee, helping to coordinate events as well as running the social media and online outreach to educate and engage residents near and far on their work. By now joining the ranks of Chapter staff, Jessica will bring years of experience organizing large-scale community events to coordinate the restoration and maintenance of popular Maui trails, allowing Maui residents and visitors alike to safely enjoy our beautiful and unique landscapes with minimal environmental impacts. Welcome aboard, Jessica!

Please join me in congratulating Kirsten and Jessica as we embark on another new chapter in the Sierra Club of Hawaiʻi’s 56 years of work advocating for and protecting our Hawai‘i nei. 

Mahalo nui,
Wayne