Ka Haka ʻUla O Keʻelikōlani Hawaiian Language College

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Faculty and Staff

The faculty and staff are the core of Ka Haka ʻUla o Keʻelikōlani. Listed below are those pillars of ʻike, standing firmly behind the Hawaiian Language and constantly advocating for the betterment of the Hawaiian language revitalization movement.

Kaiu Kimura
Kaʻiu Kimura, Director of Ka Haka ʻUla o Keʻelikōlani and Executive Director of ʻImiloa Astronomy Center

Professors

Iota Cabral
Jason 'Iota' Cabral, Academic Division Chair and Associate Professor
Kaʻiuokalani Damas, Assistant Professor
Kaʻiuokalani Damas, Assistant Professor
Kekoa Harman
Kekoa Harman, Associate Professor
Noelani Iokepa-Guererro
Noelani Iokepa-Guerrero, Associate Professor
Kauanoe Kamana
Kauanoe Kamanā, Laboratory School Coordinator and Associate Professor
Keiki Kawaiʻaeʻa
Keiki Kawaiʻaeʻa, Interim Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Associate Professor
Larry Kimura
Larry Kimura, Professor
Kananinohea Kawaiaea-Makaimoku
Kananinohea Kawaiʻaeʻa-Mākaʻimoku, Associate Professor
Yumiko Ohara
Yumiko Ohara, Associate Professor
Hiapokeikikane Perreira
Hiapokeikikāne Perreira, Associate Professor
Scott Saft
Scott Saft, Professor
Kalena Silva
Kalena Silva, Professor
Pila Wilson
William 'Pila' Wilson, Professor
Leisy Wyman
Leisy Wyman, Associate Professor

Lecturers

Kehau Aipia-Peters
Kēhau ʻAipia-Peters, Lecturer
Carmelito Arkangel
Carmelito 'Lito' Arkangel, Lecturer
Malu Dudoit
Malu Dudoit, Lecturer
Henani Enos
Henani Enos, Lecturer
Pomaikai Iaea
Pōmaikaʻi Iaea, Lecturer & Curriculum Developer
Kainani Kahaunaele
Kainani Kahaunaele, Lecturer
Kanoelani Kawaiaea-Harris
Kanoelani Kawaiʻaeʻa-Harris, Lecturer
Kanoe Kanakaole
Kanoe Kanakaʻole, Lecturer & Program Assistant
Sebastian Ohara-Saft
Sebastian Ohara-Saft, Lecturer
Kalehua Ontai
Kalehua Ontai, Lecturer
Kauaokeakua Segundo
Kauāokeakua Segundo, Lecturer
Bruce Fischer
Bruce Fischer, Kaniʻāina Assistant

Staff

Kahuakai Iaea-Russell
Kahuakaʻi Iaea-Russell, Office Assistant
Kekaianiani Irwin
Kekaianiani Irwin, Project and Evaluation Manager
Lei Kapono
Lei Kapono, Associate Director
Kaawaloa Kauaula
Kaʻawaloa Kauaʻula, Kaniʻāina Assistant
Kuulei Kepaa
Kuʻulei Kepaʻa, Academic Support Specialist
Mahealani Kobashigawa
Māhealani Kobashigawa, Curriculum Development Specialist
Leilani Lindsey-Kaapuni
Leilani Lindsey-Kaʻapuni, Fiscal Assistant
ʻAinoa Manuia, Information Technology Specialist
Kekailiko Medeiros, Graduate Student Assistant
Lehua Miller
Lehua Miller, Office Assistant IV
Ikaaka Nahuewai
ʻIkaʻaka Nāhuewai, Internship and Hawaiian Langauge Media Resource Coordinator
Hiilei Vuta
Hiʻilei Vuta, Fiscal Manager