MGZ is the premier real estate developer on the east side of Hawaii’s Big Island, set to complete over 50 ground-up projects in 2025. Our real estate ecosystem contains five divisions: Max Gainz, Gainz Master Plan, MGZ Capital, MGZ Financial, and MGZ Productions. We vertically integrate the entire construction process—from land clearing to construction - ensuring quality and efficiency.
Team
MAX BEHRENS
Max Behrens, also known as Max Gainz, was raised in the Ka’u district of Hawaii’s Big Island. He pursued higher education at the University of Hawaii at Hilo, earning a degree in kinesiology, sports medicine, and exercise science. Following graduation, Max remained on the east side of the Big Island, where he established himself as a prominent real estate investor and developer. Over the past decade, he has successfully completed numerous ground-up construction projects. His extensive real estate portfolio includes 40 long-term rental properties and several Airbnb units. His approach to construction is fully vertically integrated, encompassing land clearing, septic installation, on-site material utilization, home construction, and landscaping, ensuring a streamlined and efficient process.
Vienna Rye
Vienna Rye is a distinguished self-taught digital media artist. Initially pursuing a degree in international economics at New York University, she later chose to dedicate herself to the arts, forging a successful career as an art director and content creator. Vienna has collaborated with an impressive roster of clients, including Alicia Keys, RocNation, NY Green City Force, the First Step Act (enacted by Congress in 2018), Kamehameha Schools, and others. Specializing in digital and social media, she has leveraged these platforms to engage tens of thousands within local communities and spearhead multiple viral campaigns.
Her artwork has garnered significant recognition, featured in an expansive campaign spanning over 80 billboards across Los Angeles and throughout LAX (Los Angeles International Airport). Vienna’s pieces have been showcased internationally, including in the “Líneas Vitales/Vital Lines” exhibition at the Elizabeth Catlett Art Space and Printmaking Studio in New York City, private exhibitions in NYC, La Maison Baldwin in France, and various others. Her work has been commissioned by notable organizations such as Amplifier Art and the Center for Cultural Power, and published by 1804 Books, among others, solidifying her influence in the creative industry.
OUR CORE VALUES
We value developing and contributing to our community with integrity, honesty, vision, and paying our success forward to grow and sustain our families. We make it a point to incorporate laughter, fun, and fitness to balance stress so that we can persevere and learn from our challenges.
OUR VISION
We envision a local and native community that is engaged in the real estate industry, not just having a voice in the development of our ‘aina, but having a financial investment in our ‘aina. It’s time for us to step up and hold ground in an industry that has been displacing us for too long.
We envision a real estate industry that keeps local families in Hawaii by providing financial education and affordable housing. To do this, we need to educate ourselves on ways we can malama ‘aina with our money, not just our hands. We realize that we cannot do this with our money alone, so we are soliciting soljahs who are down to learn how to build and grow generational wealth through real estate in our Gainz Master Plan.
Our responsibility is the development of Hawaii’s two most important resources which are the land, and the next generations who will be taking care of it.
The next generations:
Our goals for the younger generations are to provide positive inspiration, financial education, and opportunities to learn how to consciously develop Hawai’i. We do this through collaborations, free community events and social media platforms.
The land:
Our goal for the land is to research and consult with cultural practitioners and experts to create real estate development practices that are culturally and environmentally conscious. Our efforts include:
Conscious land clearing
Conservation native forestry and cultivating non-invasive vegetation
Housing local families so they can stay in Hawaii and continue to contribute to our communities