Our Leadership

Group of people dressed in traditional Polynesian costumes, standing outdoors by a body of water with trees in the background. They are posing in front of a banner that reads 'UTOPIA Hawaii OVERFLOWING WITH PRIDE.'

Von Ka’anā’anā, Von Appétit

Kahuku, Hawai’i

Communications Chair - UTOPIA Hawai’i

Pronouns - He, Him, She, Her, Māhū

Hawaiian | Māori | Tahitian | Chinese | French | Welsh

Von is in service to UTOPIA Hawai'i's mission pursuing Cultural Preservation through storytelling. CEO of Aikāne Media and is in partnership with UTOPIA Hawai'i to platform the talents of the MVPFAFF+ Queer community of Hawai'i. 

"UTOPIA Hawai'i has helped establish generational pilina with my community. We celebrate each other in the ways of our Kūpuna through mentorship, advocacy, and shared experience. The future of UTOPIA is providing safe access to a true Third Space where we may gather and develop each other fundamentally strengthening our Lāhui".