Ena – Owner and Guide
Ena grew up under the green cliffs of Windward O‘ahu, a fourth generation kama‘âina (resident) of the islands and descendent of a Danish sea captain who sailed under the Hawaiian flag. An experienced outdoorswoman, her first love has always been the mountains and she has accumulated many miles hiking and backpacking in the Hawaiian Islands, the Himalayas, the Sierras, Europe, and the Andes. Ena is an active member of the Hawaii Trail & Mountain Club, participating in maintaining and clearing the many trails of O‘ahu’s mountains, and is also a member of ‘Ahahui Mâlama I ka Lôkahi, an O‘ahu group restoring cultural sites and endangered plants. She also has experience kayaking the rugged and remote windward coasts of the islands of Kaua‘i, Moloka‘i and Hawai‘i.
Ena is a graduate of Brown University with degrees in History and International Relations. Her passion for world history led her into leading walking tours, first as a historical tour guide of Rome, the Vatican and the Vatican Museum for two years, then returning to the Islands to lead historical, eco-tours of O‘ahu for many more years. Ena’s love of knowledge and physical adventure has led her around the world, but always back home to the beautiful islands of Hawai‘i. She is also a mosaic artist.
| Ulu – Owner and Guide
Being part Hawaiian, Uluwehi has a passion for sharing her culture with anyone who will listen. Her education and work experience with various Hawaiian-based organizations such as the Polynesian Voyaging Society and the Kamehameha Schools has provided her with a wealth of knowledge of Hawaiian history, culture, land and language. That experience, combined with a love for and desire to be outdoors, led to her becoming an eco-tour guide on O‘ahu for two and a half years. She holds a degree in Hawaiian Studies from the University of Hawai‘i at Mânoa, and is currently working on a Master's program in the same field.
When she's not focusing on work, Uluwehi volunteers at Nâ Pôhaku O Hauwahine, helping in the effort to restore a native Hawaiian lowland forest. She also loves to travel, often to experience different places and activities. She has spent a cumulative total of about one year in Rapa Nui (a remote island approximately 2,000 miles off the coast of Chile and the south eastern point of the Polynesian Triangle), and most recently went backpacking on the Kalalau Trail in Kaua‘i.
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