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.
Chancellor Misaki Takabayashi, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator
Chancellor Carlos Peñaloza, Ph.D.
Co-Principal Investigator
Chancellor Louise Pagotto, Ph.D. (retired)
Principal Investigator (2021-2022) & Founder of KCC-GO
Brandon Marc T. Higa, S.J.D.
Project Director
Joy Morisawa-Au Hoy
LeeCC Shared Services Center Director
Kevin Tangonan, Ph.D.
Sr. Fiscal Specialist
Erin Yonemoto
Founding Member & Former LeeCC Campus Lead
Summer Barrett
Interim CTE Dean & Former LeeCC Campus Lead
Interim Chancellor Maria Bautista, Ph.D. (retired)
Principal Investigator (2023), 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
Principal Investigator
Nalani Balutski
Kelli Goya, Ph.D.
Project Director
Willy Kaui
Kūlia – Advancing Indigenous Scholars for Success
Nāwa‘a Napoleon
Principal Investigator
Joshua Faumuina
Kūlia Fiscal Stability Associate
Kelli Goya, Ph.D.
Project Director (2021-2025)
Stanford Fichtman
Project Director (2026)
Title III Part A Team
Pu'u Zablan
Kūloaʻa project director
Derek Lee
Title III Grant & Native Hawaiian Program Fiscal Stability Associate
Kohlby Soong
Māla Māunuunu Facilitator & Internship Support Specialist
Pōhai Medeiros
Kūloaʻa Program Facilitator
Jace Ogata
Student Support Activities Facilitator
Jean Miyashiro-Saipaia
Native Hawaiian Student Basic Needs Coordinator
Kūkalahale: Building an Indigenous-Serving Institution through Professional Development
Chancellor Karen Lee
Principal Investigator
Paul Kalani Kaawa Flores-Hatt, Jr.
Project Director & Co-Investigator
Michaelyn Nākoa Hall, Ph.D.
Co-Investigator
Elise Ululani Kahikina
Grant Manager
L. Mahi La Pierre
Hawaiian Culture Education Specialist – Kīpaipai Aloha & Hoʻomōhalu
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, Ph.D.
Campus Lead
Renee Jorg, Ed.D.
Title III Workforce Development Coordinator
Li-Anne Delavega
Undergraduate Research Experiences (URE) Coordinator
Serena Harris
Undergraduate Research Experiences (URE) Program Assistant
Grants Office
Martin Holzgang
Title III Web Content Associate / Office Manager
Linda Duong
Title III Fiscal Stability Manager
Stanford Fichtman
Extramural Programs Assistant Director