Michele Sorensen, affectionately named the Tea Goddess by her friends, has been serving Afternoon Tea with love & passion since opening Tea at 1024 in Downtown Honolulu in 1999. She has been featured in several local publications such as Pacific Edge Magazine, Edible Hawaiian Magazine, Honolulu Magazine and Hawaii Luxury Magazine. Her recent feature in the national tea publication, Tea Time Magazine, was a long time business goal of Michele's. Tea at 1024 was Voted Best Afternoon Tea by Honolulu Magazine.

She is the consummate hostess and enjoys sharing Afternoon Tea with everyone that walks into her teashop. During the recent pandemic shut down she started a weekly LIVE Tea Chat series on Facebook. “I thought since we were all in lockdown, that it would be a great opportunity to reach out to my fellow tea enthusiasts from around the world and chat with them on a LIVE format. I started in April and have interviewed over 37 business owners from England, Ireland, Africa, Australia, all across the US and locally here in the Islands as well,” says Michele.

On Michele’s personal side she travels around the world competing in Ironman races. She is an 8 time Ironman Finisher and has qualified for 3 world championship slots by winning her age group.