• Program Administrator for the Water Resources Division of the Honolulu Board of Water Supply, where he’s worked for 39 years
• Brings his experience working in water systems analysis, environmental, capital planning, water resource management, conservation, reuse, water rights and land use planning
• Barry is licensed professional engineer in Hawaii with a BS in Civil Engineering from the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa
• He led the development of O'ahu’s 8 regional Watershed Management Plans for resource protection and water use and development, and is a member of the Hawai'i Community Foundation’s Freshwater Council which developed the State Freshwater Blueprint for water conservation, reuse and recharge targets to ensure 100 mg/d of resilient water by 2030

Dana Okano, PhD, AICP, (she/her) is Director of the Natural Environment sector at Hawai‘i Community Foundation, and is responsible for programs such as Wai Maoli: Hawai‘i Fresh Water Initiative (est. 2013), Holomua Marine Initiative, and co-chairs the Hawai‘i Environmental Funders Group. She is also Director of the EPA-funded Hawaiian Islands Environmental Finance Center, providing Technical Assistance to communities across Hawai‘i for their water needs.

The Hawai‘i Fresh Water Initiative is focused on and finding solutions for Hawai‘i’s long-term water security.   

Prior to joining the Foundation, Dr. Okano worked for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Coral Reef Conservation Program and Coastal Zone Management Program in Saipan, CNMI.  Dr. Okano also previously worked as a Planner at County of Hawai‘i Planning Department, and she began her career as a Peace Corps Volunteer serving in Benin, West Africa.  

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Christin Reynolds is the Company Founder and Owner of One World One Water. Her expertise includes policy, engineering, mapping, and modeling. As a specialist in coastal and water management issues, she has provided/provides support for federal and local governments in Hawai‘i and American Samoa. With over a decade of professional experience in Geographic Information Systems, water resources, project management, and engineering, her career spans the public and private sectors.  A Rotary ambassadorial scholar, Christin holds a master’s degree in engineering and policy analysis from the Technische Universiteit Delft in the Netherlands and Harbin Institute of Technology in Harbin, China. She received her bachelor’s degree in civil and environmental engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts.

James Kimo Landgraf, Deputy Director, County of Maui, Department of Water Supply

Mr. Landgraf has worked in the water industry in the government and private sectors for more than 30 years, including more than 17 years with the Maui County Department of Water Supply, where he has served as the acting chief of the Water Treatment Plants Division since 2018. He is a trained civil and mechanical engineer.

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Jonathan Likeke Scheuer, Ph.D.

Dr. Scheuer has twenty five years experience in public policy and land management in the public, non profit, and private sectors, in the Native Hawaiian and broader communities. He assists clients by working with them to develop strategies designed to avoid, manage, and/or resolve deep and complex conflicts over the control and management of natural resources. Likeke also served on the State of Hawaiʻi Land Use Commission from 2014 through 2022, for which he also served as Chair for a number of years.