Meet the Crew
Kris Casil - Kona
"Having the beach and ocean as my office is awesome but the best part is that I enjoy being able to help create life long memories and experiences for our guests and home owners, which make them want to come back for more."
Kane DeLacruz - Waimea
"Best part of my job is being able to play in the ocean for a living."
Mark Droscoski - Hōlualoa
"Favorite part of my job is meeting guests from all around the world and sharing with them the element that lured me to Hawaii... our pristine Pacific Ocean."
Trent Fischer - Waikoloa
"I'm lucky to come to the beach everyday and never feel like I'm going to work. Being on the Alakaʻi Nalu crew is not a job but a lifestyle. I'm fortunate to live this lifestyle versus having a "job" elsewhere."
Mike Heineke - Kona
"Favorite part of my job is getting to show everyone why I love the ocean so much."
Jimi Kilbride - Waikoloa
"Favorite part of my job is sharing the underwater world with old and new friends."
Richie Mitchell - Waimea
"The favorite part of my job is coming to work knowing it’s at the beach, working with a great crew, meeting new people, and experiencing new things every day."
Daniel Perez - Hāwī
"The Alakaʻi Nalu program has a threefold value to me. First it allows me to fiscally support an awesome wife and three wonderful children - what we call ʻohana. Secondly, I am able to still, for over 10 years now, grow and learn to be a professional in a competitive field here in Hawaii. And Finally, as I fulfill points one and two I still am able to impart some "manaʻo" or knowledge to peers and visitors (malihini) about the perpetual culture of my ancestors, who loved the ocean just as we the Alakaʻi Nalu do today."
Randall Perez - Kawaihae
"What can I say...knowing that every morning you wake up for work knowing your office is at the beach meeting and enjoying what you love with great people."
Stacy Spillman of Kona Highlands
"Favorite part of my job is working on, in, and around the ocean."
Chelsye Winkler - Kona
"What I like about my job is the people I work with and the great guests I get to meet."
