Glenn first came to Kauaʻi in 1965, learning to surf in front of the Coco Palms Hotel. Returning many times, he and his wife, Marian, came on their honeymoon in 1985 and eventually purchased a home here in 2003. At the same time, they purchased a run-down property in the Homesteads and gave it new life to serve the need for local rental housing.

Glenn and Marian served on the faculty for Leadership Kauaʻi. Glenn founded ʻOhana Legacy Foundation in 2019 in response to the conversion of Waipouli Apartments in Wailua from affordable to market rate rents.

Glenn’s focus is to develop forever attainable housing on Kauaʻi and beyond. He served two years as an advisor to the PAL Board before becoming an elected member. He has co-founded or served on the board/executive team of eight different nonprofit and nineteen for-profit organizations. Today his passion has turned to nonprofit capitalism, inspiring and guiding individuals, groups, and organizations to live their dreams while contributing to the good of the whole.

Glenn says, “We all deserve dignity. To achieve this, we need a different structure: a nonprofit, regenerative housing solution. It's time to shift the paradigm from ever-inflated market rate rental of housing and commercial property to at-cost rental rates that are stable for multiple generations. We are researching hemp-based construction materials and 3D home printing for lower construction costs with materials that are regenerative, eco-positive, and built to last hundreds of years so we can lower the cost significantly below what is currently considered affordable.”