Hana

Hana is a former member of The CMI as a botanist from Japan. She was first introduced in Max Einstein: The Genius Experiment, the first book of the series.

Personality and Appearance
Hana was initially seen as an innocent, petite, harmless, and polite child. She refused to eat meat, as she said that she didn't eat anything with a face. She loved vegan food. Max Einstein once joked that her field of study, plants, was all she ever ate. She stayed that innocent, petite, harmless, and polite child for the first 2 books. She was an agent for the Corp, spying on the CMI. That was how they knew what the CMI was planning and where the CMI was. With Ms. Tari Kaplan, the Corp was able to see and track the CMI's every move. However, the CMI doesn't discover that 2 members betrayed them until the third book, and fortunately, it was not too late. They found out about her and Ms. Kaplan's betrayals when the Corp recognized the 2 agents. Working for the Corp, she intended on creating GMO plants. She is ambitious and avarice because she wants to make lots of money like Ben.

Hana has olive skin, brown eyes, and straight, long, black hair. She is one of the three geniuses from Asia.

Background and Statistics
Not much is known about Hana's background, just that she was from Japan. She also mentioned that she was obsessed with GMO produced foods.

The Genius Experiment
Hana was a contestant for team leader of the projects in the first book. She was a plant-eating and plant-studying genius. She specializes in botany, the science of plant life. Hana had a keen interest in plant breeding - bringing new, sustainable foods to the world table while taking a broad view of the global ecosystem. She was not a main character, much rather a character who was shunted to the side and stayed in the shadows.

Rebels with a Cause
Hana was once again a character who was shunted to the side in the second book, Rebels with a Cause. This might be as she was secretly working for the Corp as she wasn't in the limelight. She helped Max and the team to solve the water problem in India.

Saves the Future
At the beginning, Hana plays her role as a recurring character, but she slowly gets exposed in the climax. She was first appointed as project leader, and carried a huge binder with sticky tabs. Max described it as having no room for improvisation. As mentioned before, she was exposed working for the Corp, and no one could forgive her, or her partner in crime, Tari Kaplan. She was later sent back to Japan on a flight which Ben issued, and he told them about Hana's vegan diet. She was not seen anymore after that.

Relationships

 * the CMI - Hana is a traitor in the eyes of the crew of the CMI. After all, she had been working with the Corp behind their backs.
 * Max - Hana is an ally of Ms. Kaplan, Max's enemy. It is unlikely that Max would forgive her and Ms. Kaplan after turning their backs on the CMI when they needed them the most.
 * Ben- Hana seemed to be jealous of the wealth that Ben had and wanted to be rich as him. She revealed to Max this during the third book.
 * Klaus- Hana seemed to dislike Klaus' rowdy and bragging personality because he wasn't including other members of the team in his acknowledgments.
 * Annika- Annika was supporting Hana when she was temporally the leader of the CMI team. They were good friends.