Island Om | Barat Das

Barat Das is a true devotee of yoga, practicing every day for the last 22 years under the yoga tree in Kapiolani Park, teaching a free class at sunset to anyone who shows up, rain or shine. Read more about this yogi at Hana Hou! Magazine.

Island Om | Rick Bernstein

Rick Bernstein has been teaching yoga and meditation on Oahu for nearly forty years.

Island Om | Rachel Gonzalez

Rachel Gonzalez is the founder/owner of Body Alive Yoga and a tattoo artist in Wailuku, Maui. Her training is influenced by Hatha and Ashtanga yoga practices and she teaches a class called Body Rock Yoga, emphasizing strength building while playing rock music. Here she shows us some yoga postures at her studio and at beautiful Iao Valley Park, check out her story and more at Hana Hou! The Hawaiian Airlines Magazine.

Island Om | Conrad Gacki

Bikram yogi, Conrad Gacki, owner of Hot Yoga Nimitz, comes from a family of yoga instructors all over the mainland. Read more about him and other local yoga practitioners in Hana Hou! The Hawaiian Airlines Magazine.

Island Om | Kiko Nascimento

Matt Mallams and I worked on an award winning photo story last year for Hana Hou! Magazine about the many traditions of yoga thriving here in Hawaii, profiling six local yogis on the islands. Read the great article by writer David Thompson, and check back here for photos of each yogi and to see the final spread soon.
Kiko Nascimento is a yogi and mixed martial arts fighter on the Big Island, before his MMA bouts he performs body balancing acrobatic partner yoga to entertain his fans.

Kiko balances partners Alexa and Lydia in the Catapult Posture.

Kiko stands on his head, literally.

Solar Families | Hawaii HOME + Remodeling Magazine

We photographed 5 eco-conscious island families that made the switch to photovoltaic in their homes and drive hybrid or electric cars, helping save the environment and their finances, in this story about switching to PV for Hawaii Home + Remodeling Magazine.

Takai Family

Conklin Family

Cheng Family

Coffman Family



Jokiel Family