our story
after years of living a scheduled, hurried, and often disconnected life in honolulu, brynne and her husband, alex, felt a deep call to slow down. brynne’s lifelong practice of mindfulness and yoga has become the foundation of how she and alex choose to raise their children and guide their relationship — and they recognized how far they had drifted from those values.
together, they longed to live more fully embodied, present, and connected. that desire led them to untether from the pace of the city and relocate to the quiet beauty of kaʻaʻawa — a move guided by intuition and a longing for something more rooted.
the invitation and gift that kaʻaʻawa offered was a return to an unhurried rhythm. the ʻāina brought deep healing — to their bodies, minds, and spirits. in the stillness of the land, brynne devoted herself to tending her inner world, grounding into the simplicity of family, nature, and mindfulness. it was in this stillness — in the quiet commitment to slowing down and reconnecting — that their life began to transform, and the inspiration for le cruz cafe was born.
a space to slow down.
to pause between the doing.
an invitation to embody an unhurried rhythm — with coffee, with nature, and with yourself.
moved by the majestic beauty of kaʻaʻawa — and inspired by her travels through japan and france, where coffee is often served with intention from the simplest of spaces — brynne brought her vision of a mobile, oceanside café to life. she imported a 1995 subaru sambar from japan and transformed it into le cruz cafe, a roaming expression of warmth, craft, and connection.
rooted in her commitment to local and sustainable design, brynne collaborated with Dr. Dani McLeave of Sol Designs to shape the concept, and with Joey Valenti of The Albizia Project to craft the custom woodwork from reclaimed island materials.
with a heart for community and connection, le cruz cafe partners with local creatives and farmers to serve fresh, organic coffee, artisan breads, and thoughtfully sourced flowers. hawai‘i-made and organic whenever possible, every detail is chosen with care and intention.
