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Olelo paʻa Ogawa · The Aloha Chef
Come alive again.
Through the food you eat, the energy you carry, and the courage to listen within.
I’m Olelo paʻa Ogawa, The Aloha Chef: an award-winning chef, speaker and food-as-medicine educator helping people 50+ nourish their bodies, reconnect with themselves and step courageously into what’s next.
Food • Energy • Courage
Nourish your body. Listen within. Live fully.
Aloha!50+ years of cooking, a lifetime of aloha.
- Hawaiʻi Restaurant Association Hall of Fame
- #1 Amazon bestselling co-author with Dame Marie Diamond
- 50+ years in the kitchen
- Certified Healing Touch practitioner
- Featured in the Star-Advertiser & West Hawaii Today
- Certified Holistic Coach with Alan Cohen
- Student of Hoʻoponopono
- Nutritarian Coach with Dr. Joel Fuhrman
- Cooking with aloha on Nā Leo TV
This is for you if…
You know there’s more life in you.
- You’ve tried diets, routines and advice, but nothing truly sticks.
- You feel off in your body and don’t know what actually works anymore.
- You know there’s more life in you, but you can’t seem to reach it.
This isn’t decline. It’s disconnection, and it can be reversed.
Meet Olelo paʻa
I’m not teaching this. I’m living it.
At 72, I am still learning, expanding and evolving. I don’t teach from theory; I guide from lived experience.
For more than fifty years, food has been my language. I’ve been honored as an award-winning chef, but the moment I’m proudest of is when food stops being just food and becomes a doorway to something deeper. A spiritual awakening through Hoʻoponopono and energy work changed how I cook, how I live, and how I help others.
That’s why I know, with certainty, that vitality is possible at every stage of life. I’m the proof.
72 & expanding
Chef + Coach + Speaker
Rooted in Aloha
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From the Aloha Chef’s kitchen
Fifty years of cooking. Still my favorite language.
Island fish, fresh fruit, garden vegetables and dishes from every culture I have sat down with. This is the food I cook every day, for my family, my clients and the people I love.
Ways we can work together
Choose your next step
Whether you’re ready for a one-on-one conversation, a deeper coaching journey, or an inspiring talk for your group, there’s a way for us to connect.
Your Personal Recipe
One-on-one coaching that blends food as medicine, energy awareness and aloha to restore your vitality and purpose.
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Warm, funny and deeply wise talks for conferences, summits, retreats, women’s and senior groups, schools and wellness programs.
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What you walk away with
Feel like yourself again
More energy in your body
Clarity in your mind
Reconnection to your purpose
Joy and peace from within
Kind words
“A true ray of sunshine”
Olelo was a true ray of sunshine during one of my lowest moments. She understood and respected my faith and guided me in the sweetest, most compassionate way. I came to her with a heavy heart and left with a huge smile; even others noticed the change in me.
She has a gift for seeing the potential in others, even when they can’t see it in themselves. If you are searching for clarity, purpose, or simply someone who believes in you, Olelo paʻa is that person.
Her warmth and energizing presence feel like sunshine on my skin, light and uplifting. Olelo’s wisdom connects mind & spirit on a deeper level, the level where real change begins.
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See Olelo paʻa live
Upcoming · October 16, 2026
Unbound at Any Age
The Aloha Chef’s Recipe for Energy, Purpose & Joy
Join Olelo paʻa as a featured speaker at the free, global online UNBOUND-U Summit 2026 (6am Hawaiʻi · 9am Los Angeles · 5pm London). When you register, choose Olelo paʻa as the speaker who invited you.
“She has a natural ability to light up a stage while also leaving people with meaningful lessons, reflections and inspiration.”
Free community · Aloha Chef Ohana
Come as you are. You already belong.
The Aloha Chef Ohana is a welcoming place to gather, grow and share wisdom for nourishing the body, mind and spirit, with aloha.
Join a warm circle of people who believe in nourishing themselves through food, wisdom and connection. It’s free to join.
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#1 Amazon Bestseller in multiple countries
Global Conscious Entrepreneurs
Olelo paʻa is an international bestselling co-author of Global Conscious Entrepreneurs: 49 Entrepreneurs Changing the World, alongside Dame Marie Diamond, star of The Secret.
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You are not meant to fade. You are meant to come alive.
Your next chapter can be your most vibrant one. Let’s take the first step together.