Title III

ʻUmia ka hanu! Hoʻokahi ka umauma, ke kīpoʻohiwi i ke kīpoʻohiwi
Be of one accord, as in exerting every effort to lift a heavy weight to the shoulder and to keep together in carrying it along.

Title III ANNH Part F Ecology of Innovation Team

 Misaki Takabayashi

Misaki Takabayashi

Principal Investigator

Chancellor Carlos Peñaloza

Chancellor Carlos Peñaloza

Co-Principal Investigator

Louise Pagotto

Louise Pagotto

Chancellor Emeritus & Founder of KCC-GO

Brandon Marc Higa

Brandon Marc Higa

Project Director

Summer Barret

Summer Barret

Leeward CC partner lead

Maria Bautista

Maria Bautista

Principal Investigator (2023), Founding Member

Erin Yonemoto

Erin Yonemoto

Founding Member

Huliāmahi – Joining Together to Support Guided Pathways to Success: A Collaborative Partnership between Kapi‘olani Community College and the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa

Nāwa‘a Napoleon

Nāwa‘a Napoleon

Principal Investigator

Nalani Balutski

Nalani Balutski

Kelli Goya

Kelli Goya

Project Director

Willy Kaui

Willy Kaui

Kūlia – Advancing Indigenous Scholars for Success

Nāwa‘a Napoleon

Nāwa‘a Napoleon

Principal Investigator

Kelli Goya

Kelli Goya

Project Director

Joshua Faumuina

Joshua Faumuina

Kūlia Fiscal Stability Associate

Title III Part A Team

Pu'u Zablan

Pu'u Zablan

Kūloaʻa project director

Derek Lee

Derek Lee

Title III Grant & Native Hawaiian Program Fiscal Stability Associate

Kohlby Soong

Kohlby Soong

Māla Māunuunu Facilitator & Internship Support Specialist

Pōhai Medeiros

Pōhai Medeiros

Kūloaʻa Program Facilitator

Jace Ogata

Jace Ogata

Student Support Activities Facilitator

Jean Miyashiro-Saipaia

Jean Miyashiro-Saipaia

Native Hawaiian Student Basic Needs Coordinator

Kūkalahale: Building an Indigenous-Serving Institution through Professional Development

Chancellor Karen Lee

Chancellor Karen Lee

Principal Investigator

Paul Kalani Kaawa Flores-Hatt, Jr.

Paul Kalani Kaawa Flores-Hatt, Jr.

Project Director & Co-Investigator

Michaelyn Nākoa Hall

Michaelyn Nākoa Hall

Co-Investigator

Elise Ululani Kahikina

Elise Ululani Kahikina

Grant Manager

L. Mahi La Pierre

L. Mahi La Pierre

Hawaiian Culture Education Specialist – Kīpaipai Aloha & Hoʻomōhalu

Rokki Midro

Rokki Midro

Multimedia Specialist

Title III Part A Consortium with Chaminade University: Strengthening Chaminade University’s & Kapi‘olani Community College’s Capacity to Graduate Career and Workforce Ready Students

Michaelyn Nākoa Hall

Michaelyn Nākoa Hall

Campus Lead

Li-Anne Delavega

Li-Anne Delavega

Undergraduate Research Experiences (URE) Coordinator

Serena Harris

Serena Harris

Undergraduate Research Experiences (URE) Program Assistant

Grants Office

Martin Holzgang

Martin Holzgang

Title III Web Content Associate / Office Manager

Linda Duong

Linda Duong

Title III Fiscal Stability Manager

Stanford Fichtman

Stanford Fichtman

Extramural Programs Assistant Director