Velohana was founded by Coach Will Mather who is originally from Honolulu. An olympic level international coach and competitor on four continents, he returned home to the islands and started Velohana Cycling in Nuuanu.

In a rather unusual path to Olympic and Representative sport, Coach Will - a former collegiate athlete turned missionary - and his wife Rachal had moved from Honolulu to Dhaka, Bangladesh in 2008 where they were set to staff an orphanage. Shortly after their arrival, however, things took a turn and Coach Will was named National Head Coach in preparation for the South Asian Games.

The tiny nation seeded last would take bronze - their highest ever achievement - at the South Asian Games. Further accolades would come in the regions with Coach Will actively engaged with the International Olympic Committe, Professional Squash Association World Tour and more focusing on talent development and Women’s Sport.

He and Rachal would serve in Bangladesh for several years further until the birth of their daughter, achieving myriad results including a Guinness World Record!

Riding and competing on four continents with nearly half a million lifetime miles from all over the world, he returned home to his favorite roads whilst offering everything from local support for non profit events to product design and feedback on bits you love in cycling (Vision Wheels, Shimano Di2, Specialized Venge ViAS, Argon 18 TT to name a few).

Velohana is a local bike shop with a local heart… and a global reach serving pro, amateurs and manufacturers alike all over the world. With an aim to serve you with expertise and joy, we hope you’ll consider Velohana your new source for all bits cycling. You just never know who you might run into at the shop…

Coach Will’s professional palmares at a glance:

• Former National Head Coach, Bangladesh (Bronze Medal, South Asian Games)

• Former USA #3, PSA World Tour Ranking of #310

• International Olympic Committee Consulting Coach

• England Institute of Sport Elite Performance Coach (Levels 1, 2, 3)

• Australian Sports Commission Coach

• Guinness World Record with cycling community in Bangladesh

• Sport Performance Specialist, National Academy of Sports Medicine (USA)

• Former Head Coach, University of Warwick (BUCS Div 2 Champions)

• Rider Engineer/Feedback Specialized Bicycle Corporation (Venge ViAS)

• Rider Engineer & Technician, Shimano America (Di2)

• British Cycling Coach

• USA Cycling Coach

• Specialized Body Geometry Trained Bike Fitter

• Retul Trained Bike Fitter

• Guru Trained Bike Fitter

• Slowtwitch Trained Bike Fitter

• Founded Kalihi Valley Instructional Bicycle Exchange (KVIBE) w/ Honolulu City Councilman Gary Gill

• Pro & Amateur Team Affiliations:

  • NFTO Pro Cycling (UK/UCI)

  • Madison Genesis Pro Cycling (UK/UCI)

  • Lichfield CCC (UK)

  • Leicester Forest CC (Uk)