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Here are true stories from clients that I have worked with. With the right guidance and support, those dreams have become their reality, and I couldn’t be more excited to share their experiences with you below.

I am lucky to have Kapi'olani as one of my coaches and mentors for the past three years. As an urban Indigenous person, I sometimes feel less secure expressing and exploring my indigenous identity. However, Kapi'olani’s mentorship has changed the way I view the world as an Indigenous person. She encouraged me to dive deeper into my passion for indigenous agriculture and food sovereignty— two areas I now hope to pursue in my career. Aside from academics and extracurriculars, Kapiolani is a motivating coach in personal growth areas. For a while, I was struggling to wind down after a busy day and get quality sleep. Kapiolani helped me set goals and stay accountable for my long-term health. I am incredibly grateful for Kapiolani’s mentorship, and I would highly recommend her expertise to anyone!

C. Webb (E. Band Cherokee), New Haven, CT, College Student & Athlete, Yale University

Throughout my life, I have worked hard to build stability in my career and my relationships. Being away from home for college, work, and law school has created difficulties for me to find balance in my life. Kapiolani provided me with the tools to center myself, despite being separated from my community and family. She employs a flexible strategy to fit any person's needs. Through dialogue and weekly goals, Kapiolani assisted me in grounding myself in healthy habits. These healthy habits fostered my time management, spirituality, and mental health. Having a strong mental and spiritual foundation has prepared me for success in my career. I highly recommend Kapiolani's services.

Emily H. (Muskogee), Ithaca, New York, Graduate Student, Cornell University

Kapi'olani is a very caring mentor. She honors the process of personal training because she makes sure each step of assessing and goal setting fits what you are comfortable with. She can help find solutions for anyone, and is respectful in asking what the best ways to help you are, whether through presenting new ideas, supporting current goals, reflecting on past solutions etc. I have enjoyed hearing about her own journey to her career, and what motivates and brought her to this work. I am thankful to have worked with her. Having a mentor who is also Indigenous opened so many doors in conversation through cultural relations and worldview. It meant I was able to truly open up about what is going on in my life and what my values are, and not have to go the extra step of explaining why. Even after our sessions ended, I feel very supported by her. I know that Kapi'olani will continue to help many others on their journey through her strong heart and reflection, and anyone who gets to work with her will be very fortunate. Mahalo nui for your time spent meeting with me. - Kamaka'ike

Kama'ike B. (Kanaka Maoli), Kailua, Hawai`i, College Graduate, University of Washington

I cannot imagine anyone I would more wish to support me through the most challenging conversations than Kapi’olani. Her profound empathy and ability to anticipate multiple perspectives, her patience and dedication to identifying an approach that will feel right to all involved, and her rigorous documentation of processes to ensure shared understanding, all make her uniquely qualified and poised to navigate the most sensitive situations. In a coaching conversation Kapi’olani once said to me “ask yourself whether it’s ready to move or it’s going to be ice.” This so deeply affirmed my own inner knowing of when I need help. If you look out into the web of your relationships and see that something is just going to be ice, call on Kapi’olani. As a white person I believe I am called to step forward toward dismantling the oppressive, systemically racist systems we have inherited and which continue to impact people and communities of color today. However, just because I am called upon does not always mean I am equipped. I feel profoundly blessed to have found Kapi’olani to lean on as I navigate the dismantling of these systems and how that intersects with my relationships. Her heart is so clearly and utterly in this work of supporting allies. She will walk alongside you as you navigate to where you need to go, through territory that may otherwise have been impossible. Kapi’olani’s wisdom is golden and I am truly grateful.

M. McNamara, New York, Administrator/Leadership Exec.

Kapi'olani is a deeply thoughtful coach and profoundly attentive consultant. Her approach to leadership development is distinguished by a keen ability to listen to clients and hold space for people and communities to work authentically across difference. Kapi'olani consistently creates the conditions for deep transformation in her work. Her earnest curiosity and wholehearted openness to learning inspire those same qualities in those around her. Her practice provides leaders and organizations with tools, inspiration and space for profound change to unfold. It is a pleasure to work beside and learn from Kapi'olani. I consider myself fortunate to be able to name her among my colleagues.

A. Argote, Ph.D., Massachusetts, Vice President & Faculty Director, Institute for Non-Profit Practice

I had the incredible privilege of hosting Kapi’olani as a guest speaker in my Master-in-Teaching course this past winter. Kapi’olani masterfully wove together her knowledge and experience in Indigenous and wholistic-based learning practices with a targeted focus on student assessment. Her guest lecture, which included her experiences facilitating the Three-Sisters Community Garden Project at Yale University, was truly inspiring and eye-opening. Through her empathy, passion, and compassion, Kapi’olani is able to tap into a deep desire in all people to make our world a kinder, more loving and beautiful space. Her lecture left my students feeling inspired by the possibilities that they too could create wholistic learning projects in their own high school classrooms that could go on to fundamentally change our world.

R. Wellington, Ph.D., Washington State, Instructor, Seattle University.

I can honestly attest that the life coaching sessions you have invited me to join have transformed my life over the course of our time together. Our journey of weaving my spiritual vision into concrete goals, plans, and actions within the last few months has had a significant impact on my personal development. Through your guidance, I have transformed into a stronger leader and I am eternally grateful for the impact your words and guidance have had on and continue to have on me. I look forward to continuing to work with you! There are many things books can't teach but spirits surely can and in order to transform into the strong scholar I had to learn to read past the lines, and you taught me exactly that. Thank you for giving me the rewarding experience of manifestation and teaching me the art of navigating past storms.

E. Alcantara (Dominicano), New York, College Graduate, Purchase College

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