About this speaker
Kūhiō Lewis is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement (CNHA).
Established in 2001, CNHA is a non-profit organization whose mission is to enhance the cultural, economic, political, and community development for Native Hawaiians.
Under Kūhiō’s leadership, CNHA expanded its services to the Native Hawaiian community and the broader public through the establishment and administration of the Hawaiian Trades Academy, the online marketplace Pop-Up Mākeke, the KūHana Business Program, Kilohana, and a nationally-recognized emergency rental and mortgage assistance programs. Kūhiō has grown CNHA’s annual budget to nearly $90 million and increased its staffing to roughly 100 employees.
Kūhiō is a single father of two and a state Department of Hawaiian Home Lands lessee, living in the Kānehili Homestead in Kapolei, Oʻahu.
