Kai Lawrence of CrossFit HI Kauai
Kai Lawrence has over 6 years of experience as a CrossFitter and over three years of experience as a CrossFit coach. The majority of his time CrossFitting and coaching was spent at Dogtown CrossFit, one of the pre-eminent CrossFit gyms in Los Angeles. There he learned how a successful gym should be run, how to control and guide a class, and how to bring in new customers. Kai is Level 1 Certified as a CrossFit trainer and has an ISSA personal training certification as well. Additionally, Kai has competed in several CrossFit competitions which have helped him understand the industry and the mentality of CrossFit. He knows what it takes to help people succeed and meet their goals.
Nikki Ige of CrossFit HI Kauai
Nikki Ige is a CrossFit Level 1 Certified Trainer and has been CrossFitting for four years and has competed in several CrossFit competitions/fundraisers. She has experience teaching CrossFit classes of all levels, organizing CrossFit events/fundraisers, and is very skilled in the basics of functional gymnastic movements. By sharing her personal experiences with working out, she has helped motivate many members by changing their perspective on fitness and working out.
Lenette Vierra of CrossFit HI Kauai
Lenette Vierra, has been a fitness enthusiast and coach all her life, and has been a CrossFitter for over a two years, originally starting CrossFit at Kauai Crossfit,. She currently is a CrossFit Level 1 Certified Trainer and an Ace Certified Group Fitness Trainer. She has received instruction in how to prepare athletes using Marathon Training, Core Conditioning, Boot Camp, Basic Training for Running, IFT Model for Program Design, Metabolic Conditioning, and Sports/Conditioning Program Design. Lenette’s passion for fitness has inspired her to complete many local racing events including multiple sprint triathlons and four marathons, including Kaua‘i’s first Marathon in 2009. Finally, Lenette is a Kaua‘i native, born and raised on the island and, as a mother of three, with a daughter successfully graduating from Kaua‘i High and going on to college at Mānoa, Lenette has a unique understanding of what locals of all ages need and are looking for.
James Rocha of CrossFit HI Kauai
James has been CrossFitting for over two years, originally starting CrossFit at Kauai CrossFit, and is a CrossFit Level 1 Certified Coach. For the past three years, James has been a Fire Fighter and Emergency Medical Technichian at PMRF Barking Sands. His job requires him to be in top physical condition which helped him to quickly recognize the benefits of CrossFit when first introduced to it. As such, he introduced CrossFit into the daily fitness regimen of the members of his crew where he currently coaches and instructs other fire fighters in the basics.
Outside of work and CrossFit, James has, for the past five years volunteered as an assistant/head coach for Kauai High School and community volleyball where he has gained valuable experience coaching and helping youth in Kaua‘i succeed.


