About WAIEA Water
WAIEA Water is on a mission to deliver the purest, healthiest and most sustainable water to homes, workplaces and communities around the globe.
Our vision is a sustainable future that ensures clean drinking water to areas of scarcity, and a renewable resource to those looking to lead more eco-conscious and off-grid lifestyles.
WAIEA Water proudly supplies the highest rated Atmospheric Water Generators (AWG) and Gray Water Recycling Systems on the market. Our products offer sustainable solutions for green living, produce higher quality water than municipal supply while at the same time reduce plastic and water waste.
Let’s hydrate our families and staff with the highest quality water in the world, eliminate single-use plastics, and promote a culture of sustainability.
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Hawaii at the Heart of Healthy Living
The name WAIEA comes from the Hawaiian words WAI meaning water and EA meaning air. Together, our name reflects unity and life––our overcoming of water as an obstacle and our ability to fuse and live as one with water. Hawaii values community, caring for our land and sea, and wellness above all else. All WAIEA Water Distributors around the world adopt this very same love of the environment, of family and of water.
We hope WAIEA can impart those values with the world through unparalleled hydration, lifestyle awareness and education. By building conscious communities, we leave a brighter future for our global family—our ohana.
WAIEA Water has currently expanded distribution to Hawaii, Guam and Tahiti. More locations coming soon!
Our Team. Our Ohana.
Anton Smith
President & Chief Executive Officer
Anton has worked in healthcare for over 30 years and has traveled the world extensively. He has seen first hand the water scarcity for so many globally. At WAIEA Water, he is choosing to be a part of the solution.
Anton now calls Hawaii home, and he wants to invest in the people and in the community. He appreciates every moment he gets to spend with his family and his dog Charlie, going for walks, trying new restaurants and supporting other small businesses. For a family always on the go, Anton makes sure they refills their Hydroflasks with AWG water before leaving home and starting the day.
Charles D. Pham
Vice President & Director of Supply Chain Management
Charles has always had a passion for helping others, and he believes the core of life is water. So what better way to help as many people as possible than to make quality water accessible to all! Access to water while reducing waste and preserving the world for future generations is what gives Charles the fuel to keep on improving the world of AWG.
From graduating with a triple major from UH Manoa to working in the rewarding field of air medical dispatch, Charles has always strived for excellence. That dedication continues to his work as one of the co-founder of WAIEA Water. Hawaii is the extended family that helped him grow on his own path with no judgment, and he takes each day head on — refillable bottle covered in cool stickers in hand!
Timothy Warner
Chief of Operations
Timothy enjoys making a difference in the community by providing healthy solutions. His hope is that further global implementation of the atmospheric water generation will aid in solving our global water crisis.
22 years of military service with 11 focused in medical information management, Timothy is blessed to live and work in Hawaii. Hawaii is his home — it’s where he lives, where he worships and where he enjoys his family and God’s creation. He is grateful for time spent outdoors with loved ones, and you’ll always catch him with his 40 ounce Hydroflask drinking more water than ever before because of his AWG!
Mari Suyama
Online Marketing Manager
Mari has always been attracted to island living and the remote lifestyle where water solutions are critical. Working with WAIEA Water gives her the opportunity to grow a brand that is doing good in the world and helping people enhance their quality of life.
Marketing for socially conscious brands hits home for Mari. Speaking of home, Hawaii is where she feels most at home. No matter how far away she ends up, Hawaii always reels her back in. WAIEA Water has also helped her get closer to her health goals of drinking more water — which is a habit she will forever take with her wherever she goes.
Joshua Walter
Vice President & Chief Technology Officer
Joshua grew up in California, raised to be very water conscious. The importance of water conservation and dangers of water scarcity were instilled in him from a young age which inspired his research into AWG technology. The technology reminds him of Star Wars, how Luke Skywalker farmed moisture using Moisture Vaporators!
His work with the Water Energy Technology Center coupled with an unquenchable passion for all things water — making fresh juices with AWG water for a day of swimming Hawaii’s top beaches to hosting seminars on water sustainability — Joshua lives and breathes water!
Thomas Kannam
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Thomas finds motivation in seeing the impact of AWG and GWR technology in rural places like India. It fuels his passion for sustainability. This love and sense of stewardship for the natural environment is what he respects about Hawaii and the team he now calls family at WAIEA Water.
His multiple degrees from Dartmouth and extensive career on Wall Street and in the world of private equity and acquisitions gave Thomas the edge when it came to launching this new technology startup. Thomas, however, has always been a health and wellness enthusiast since his physician grandfather taught him the importance of drinking lots of water for overall health. As he hikes the many trails around his home or plays tennis with family — Thomas will always have water on hand.
Shy-la “Shy” Ako
Executive Assistant
Shy loves a good challenge, and she faces them regularly working with a startup. Her outstanding organizational skills, resourcefulness, and most importantly — her glowing personality make her the heart and soul of WAIEA Water.
This place many call their dream vacation destination is home for Shy. Hawaiian born and raised, Hawaii is her childhood and this special place has helped her become who she is today. As an alumnus from Wai’anae High, she makes the trek to Honolulu daily and tackles any and all tasks put in front of her with a smile. Always finding the solution is what sets Shy apart — and what makes her a star at work and at home.