Currently a Community Health Worker and Front Desk Representative, Denise Ropa joined the LCHC team in May 2016. Ola, as she is fondly called, hails from Ka’u, Hawai’i, but moved to Lāna’i in 1990 to be closer to her family, the Kaopuiki/Kanipae ‘ohana. Ola previously worked for Lāna’i Resorts/Four Seasons for 15 years and also owned Canoes Lāna’i Restaurant for 15 years. Denise is currently attending Maui Community College’s Lāna’i Education Center in pursuit of certification as a Community Health Worker and continuing studies in Human Services. She loves ‘Ohana, Ke Kai ame Mea ‘ai! (family, ocean, and food!)