Candid Conversations on Hawai‘i

CTL's "Candid Conversations on Hawaii" presents episode 4, featuring John Leong and Olivia Stoetzer. John is the co-founder and CEO of both Pono Pacific, a conservation and land management services company and Kupu, a non-profit organization focused on developing the next generation of environmental stewards. Olivia is a proud alumnus of the CTL Fellows program class of 2018, and a former Unfold Mentor with CTL. She is pursuing her bachelor's degrees in political science and environmental studies from Swarthmore College as a President’s Sustainability Research Fellow.

On this episode, our guests talk story about sustainability, local values, and raising the tides for all.

For our third episode we're listening in on Kathryn Matayoshi and Hi‘ilani Hopkins as they talk story about societal inhibitors of innovation, multi-generational cycles of change, and discussing what leadership in Hawai‘i and for Hawai‘i looks like.

In this episode we're listening in on Pat Saiki and Trisha Ramelb as they talk story about what "home" means, being the "dragon lady", and overcoming Gen Z's doubts.

For the first episode we're listening in on Bettina Mehnert and Allie Saunders as they talk story about finding their piko, changing the narrative of what it means to choose Hawai'i first, and how to prioritize the needs of local people. 

Aloha! We're a podcast series of 1-on-1 candid conversations on Hawai’i. Each episode will feature local GenZ and CEOs meeting over coffee to address the “elephants in the room” of our frustrations, our future, & how we can find our way home together.