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Faculty & Staff Directory

Administrators

Kurt Kawachi Athletic Director

Email Kurt Kawachi 8083135600
Heidi Pana Vice Principal

Email Heidi Pana 8083135551
Jason Trimble Vice Principal

Email Jason Trimble 8083135510

Jasmine Urasaki Principal

Email Jasmine Urasaki 8083135513
Erin Williams Vice Principal

Email Erin Williams 8083135556

Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID)

Julie-Ann Taniguchi Test Coordinator

Email Julie-Ann Taniguchi 8083135650

Athletics

Kurt Kawachi Athletic Director

Email Kurt Kawachi 8083135600
Jamie Okuda Athletics Clerk

Email Jamie Okuda 8083135601

Mark Samonsky Athletic Trainer

Email Mark Samonsky 8083135602

Band

Yvonne Yokoe Teacher

Email Yvonne Yokoe 8083135671

Boys Soccer

George Ichimaru Teacher

Email George Ichimaru 8083135545

Career and Technical Education (CTE)

Hippolyte Assi Teacher

Email Hippolyte Assi 8083135538
Brandon Hamamoto CTE Teacher

Email Brandon Hamamoto 3135546
Mari Nakamura CTE Coordinator

Email Mari Nakamura 8083135633
Kimberly Pangelinan Teacher

Email Kimberly Pangelinan 8083135646

Anthony Paopao Teacher

Email Anthony Paopao 8083135661
Charles Ramos Teacher

Email Charles Ramos 8083135620
Jacob Shon Teacher

Email Jacob Shon 8083135589
Karyn Tada Teacher

Email Karyn Tada 8083135571

Class Councils

Charlene Masuhara Student Activities Coordinator

Email Charlene Masuhara 8083135523

Communications

Luke Eclipse-Ujano Technology Coordinator

Email Luke Eclipse-Ujano 8083135623

KVIKS TV Club Advisor
Brandon Hamamoto CTE Teacher

Email Brandon Hamamoto 3135546
HHS KVIKS TV Communications Department

Email HHS KVIKS TV

Stephen Matthew Nae'ole Media Specialist

Email Stephen Matthew Nae'ole 8083135627
Brandon Respicio SASA

Email Brandon Respicio 3135509
Oly Ujano Parent Community Networking Coordinator (PCNC)

Email Oly Ujano 8083135658

Counseling

Kellie Frias Counselor

Email Kellie Frias 8083135534
Julie Ann Lawrence Counseling Office Assistant

Email Julie Ann Lawrence 8083135519
Nilton Oyama Counselor

Email Nilton Oyama 8083135525

Julie-Ann Taniguchi Test Coordinator

Email Julie-Ann Taniguchi 8083135650
Dawn Tillery Counselor

Email Dawn Tillery 8083135526
Agnes Yamauchi Counselor

Email Agnes Yamauchi 8083135518

Custodial

Ricardo Ramos Head Custodian

Email Ricardo Ramos 8083135674

Wayne Sarme Custodian

Email Wayne Sarme

DECA

Jacob Shon Teacher

Email Jacob Shon 8083135589

Debate Club

Elizabeth Laliberte Teacher

Email Elizabeth Laliberte 8083135663

Educational Assistants

Kaui Respicio EA

Email Kaui Respicio 8083135541

Fine Arts

Kristen Eberly Teacher

Email Kristen Eberly 8083135577
Wendell Ing Teacher

Email Wendell Ing 8083135654
Evan Jenkins Teacher

Email Evan Jenkins 8083135636
Ginger Krauss Teacher

Email Ginger Krauss 8083135635

Megan Mant

Email Megan Mant 8083135594
Jackie Seaquist PALC Teacher

Email Jackie Seaquist 8083135568
Yvonne Yokoe Teacher

Email Yvonne Yokoe 8083135671

Fishing Club

Donald Memmer Teacher

Email Donald Memmer 8083135573

Food Service

Julia Kunewa Meal Clerk

Email Julia Kunewa
Dean Masutomi Cafeteria Manager

Email Dean Masutomi 8083135655

Fraline Valenzuela Meal Clerk

Email Fraline Valenzuela 8083135657

Foreign Languages

Claire Camero Spanish Teacher

Email Claire Camero 8083135668
Awapuhi Duldulao Hawaiian Language Teacher

Email Awapuhi Duldulao 8083135669

Aya Shehata Japanese Teacher

Email Aya Shehata 8083135666

Future Health Professionals

Karyn Tada Teacher

Email Karyn Tada 8083135571

Girls Volleyball

Drew Fernandez Teacher

Email Drew Fernandez 8083135580

Health and PE

Anthony De Sa Teacher

Email Anthony De Sa 8083135675
Maxwell Ferlitsch Teacher

Email Maxwell Ferlitsch 3135563
Kyle Keamo Teacher

Email Kyle Keamo 8083135639

Matthew Masuyama Teacher

Email Matthew Masuyama 8083135649
Malia Naukana Teacher

Email Malia Naukana 8083135644

JROTC

Anthony Hafner Teacher

Email Anthony Hafner 8083135672

Ryan Taniguchi Teacher

Email Ryan Taniguchi 8083135678

Japan Club

Aya Shehata Japanese Teacher

Email Aya Shehata 8083135666

Japan Wizard

Aya Shehata Japanese Teacher

Email Aya Shehata 8083135666

KVIKS TV

Luke Eclipse-Ujano Technology Coordinator

Email Luke Eclipse-Ujano 8083135623

KVIKS TV Club Advisor
Reynard Galdones IT Specialist

Email Reynard Galdones 8083135584
Brandon Hamamoto CTE Teacher

Email Brandon Hamamoto 3135546

HHS KVIKS TV Communications Department

Email HHS KVIKS TV
Stephen Matthew Nae'ole Media Specialist

Email Stephen Matthew Nae'ole 8083135627

Key Club

Charlene Masuhara Student Activities Coordinator

Email Charlene Masuhara 8083135523

Language Arts

Kristin Aiona Teacher

Email Kristin Aiona 8083135598
Risa Carles Teacher

Email Risa Carles 8083135586
Janice Crowl Teacher

Email Janice Crowl 8083135662
Susan Izawa Teacher

Email Susan Izawa 8083135588
Sarah Kalawe Teacher

Email Sarah Kalawe 8083135660

Nekisa Mahzad-Nolan Teacher

Email Nekisa Mahzad-Nolan 8083135570
Raenette Marino Teacher

Email Raenette Marino 8083135597
Kelly Potter Tecaher

Email Kelly Potter
Brenda Pratt Teacher

Email Brenda Pratt 8083135667
Lisa Sugiyama Teacher

Email Lisa Sugiyama 8083135679

Leo Club

Todd Sato Teacher

Email Todd Sato 8083135554

Mathematics

Kristeen Arbles Teacher

Email Kristeen Arbles 8083135543
Jessica Blair Teacher

Email Jessica Blair 8083135587
James Carter Teacher

Email James Carter 8083135544
Tracey Fukushima Teacher

Email Tracey Fukushima 8083135550
Joell Kerr Teacher

Email Joell Kerr 8083135530
Coriann Lorenzo Teacher

Email Coriann Lorenzo 8083135549

Rana Minemoto Teacher

Email Rana Minemoto 8083135548
Angela Nakamura PTT

Email Angela Nakamura 8083135538
Ryan Nakasato Teacher

Email Ryan Nakasato 8083135547
Jaime Park Teacher

Email Jaime Park 8083135542
Kayleen Takase Teacher

Email Kayleen Takase 8083135529
Cynthia Tanaka Teacher

Email Cynthia Tanaka 8083135574

Multidisciplinary

Walter Atebara Teacher

Email Walter Atebara 8083135634
Andrew Correa HJSA (ALC)

Email Andrew Correa 8083135628

Charlene Masuhara Student Activities Coordinator

Email Charlene Masuhara 8083135523

Na Liko Lehua O Hilo Hanakahi

Awapuhi Duldulao Hawaiian Language Teacher

Email Awapuhi Duldulao 8083135669

Office

Trisha Clarabal Finance Clerk

Email Trisha Clarabal 8083135508
Allison Hoota Office Assistant

Email Allison Hoota 8083135504
Tiffany Hoota Office Assistant

Email Tiffany Hoota 8083135501
Kadi Igawa Office Assistant

Email Kadi Igawa 8083135502

Liane Kozohara Registrar Clerk

Email Liane Kozohara 8083135515
Jamie Okuda Athletics Clerk

Email Jamie Okuda 8083135601
Brandon Respicio SASA

Email Brandon Respicio 3135509

PALC

John Kea Assistant Technical Director

Email John Kea

PALC
Jackie Seaquist PALC Teacher

Email Jackie Seaquist 8083135568

Project Unify

JoAnn Nishimoto Teacher

Email JoAnn Nishimoto 8083135647

Registrar

Liane Kozohara Registrar Clerk

Email Liane Kozohara 8083135515

Melissa Mitsuda Registrar

Email Melissa Mitsuda 8083135512

Resource Teachers

Krystal Moore Resource Teacher

Email Krystal Moore 8083135511

Robotics

Nyra Dee Teacher

Email Nyra Dee 8083135591

Ryan Nakasato Teacher

Email Ryan Nakasato 8083135547

SBBH

Gary Cooper SBBH

Email Gary Cooper 8083135615
Malia Daniel SBBH

Email Malia Daniel 8083135613

Dwight Kobayashi SBBH

Email Dwight Kobayashi 8083135611
Christina Manliguis SBBH

Email Christina Manliguis 8083135612

Science

Michelle Araki Teacher

Email Michelle Araki 8083135593
Nyra Dee Teacher

Email Nyra Dee 8083135591
Maud Gooch Teacher

Email Maud Gooch 8083135578
Kurt Iokepa

Email Kurt Iokepa 8083135582

Kristine Takata Teacher

Email Kristine Takata 8083135592
Cynthia Tanaka Teacher

Email Cynthia Tanaka 8083135574
Garet Uemura Teacher

Email Garet Uemura 8083135575
Nancy Usher Teacher

Email Nancy Usher 8083135564

Security

Security Office Security

Email Security Office 8083135652

Social Studies

Elizabeth Benson Teacher

Email Elizabeth Benson 8083135553
Donald Memmer Teacher

Email Donald Memmer 8083135573
Debra Sanbei Teacher

Email Debra Sanbei 8083135561
Todd Sato Teacher

Email Todd Sato 8083135554

Tanyalee Switzer Teacher

Email Tanyalee Switzer 8083135562
Jared Yamanaka Teacher

Email Jared Yamanaka 8083135566
Matthew Yarberry Teacher

Email Matthew Yarberry 8083135572

Special Education

Heather Aiona Teacher

Email Heather Aiona 8083135665
Erik Belcher SPED Coordinator

Email Erik Belcher 8083135540
Drew Fernandez Teacher

Email Drew Fernandez 8083135580
Charlotte Husen Teacher

Email Charlotte Husen 8083135642
George Ichimaru Teacher

Email George Ichimaru 8083135545
Elizabeth Laliberte Teacher

Email Elizabeth Laliberte 8083135663
Paul Lee Teacher

Email Paul Lee 8083135660
Sherilyn Len Teacher

Email Sherilyn Len 8083135645

Serena Nishihara Teacher

Email Serena Nishihara 8083135532
JoAnn Nishimoto Teacher

Email JoAnn Nishimoto 8083135647
Vanessa Pereira-Kahihikolo Teacher

Email Vanessa Pereira-Kahihikolo 8083135533
Billie Vieira Teacher

Email Billie Vieira 8083135632
Cheryl Walker Teacher

Email Cheryl Walker 8083135595
Joseph Watts Teacher

Email Joseph Watts 8083135596
Scott Yamada Teacher

Email Scott Yamada 8083135651

Special Olympics

JoAnn Nishimoto Teacher

Email JoAnn Nishimoto 8083135647

Student Association

Charlene Masuhara Student Activities Coordinator

Email Charlene Masuhara 8083135523

Student Support

ISS In School Suspension

Email ISS In School Suspension 8083135659
Andrea Lindsay SSC

Email Andrea Lindsay 8083135616
Dana Revilla BISAC

Email Dana Revilla 8083135581
Jolanda Rosario Health Aide

Email Jolanda Rosario 8083135552

Jessica Valdez Teacher

Email Jessica Valdez
Leanne Yamada SSC Clerk

Email Leanne Yamada 8083135617
Nicholas Yamamoto Student Activities

Email Nicholas Yamamoto

Technology

Brandon Arakaki IT Specialist

Email Brandon Arakaki 3135583
Luke Eclipse-Ujano Technology Coordinator

Email Luke Eclipse-Ujano 8083135623

KVIKS TV Club Advisor
Reynard Galdones IT Specialist

Email Reynard Galdones 8083135584

Stephen Matthew Nae'ole Media Specialist

Email Stephen Matthew Nae'ole 8083135627
Oly Ujano Parent Community Networking Coordinator (PCNC)

Email Oly Ujano 8083135658

Tennis

Leanne Yamada SSC Clerk

Email Leanne Yamada 8083135617

Wrestling

Ryan Taniguchi Teacher

Email Ryan Taniguchi 8083135678

Yearbook

Megan Mant

Email Megan Mant 8083135594

Young Christians

Serena Nishihara Teacher

Email Serena Nishihara 8083135532