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KA‘ALOA, R. Pi‘ilani H., Assistant Specialist in Hawaiian Studies and Hui Konohiki; BA 1996, MEd 2000, Hawai‘i

KA‘AWA, Makalapua, Instructor in Hawaiian; BA 1977, MA 1991, Hawai‘i

KABUTAULAKA, Tarcisius T., Associate Professor of Pacific Island Studies; BA 1988, Post-graduate Dip 1990, MA 1991, U of South Pacific; PhD 2003, Austrailian National U

KADOHIRO, Jane K., Assistant Professor of Nursing; BA 1969, BSN 1977, MPH 1990, MS 1994, DrPH 1999, Hawai‘i; Chancellor’s Citation for Meritorious Teaching, 2008; Robert W. Clopton Award for Outstanding Service to the Community, 2008

KAHIKINA-LOU, Krissy K., Librarian II in University Libraries; BA 1995, MLISC 2002, MA 2005, Hawai‘i

KAHMANN, Michiko Seki, Junior Specialist in Outreach College; BA 1988, Rikkyo U (Japan); MA 1991, Hawai‘i

KA‘IAMA, C. Manu, Instructor in Accounting and Hawaiian Studies and Director of Kaulele, 1998; BBA 1982, MAcc 1988, Hawai‘i; Dennis Ching Outstanding Teaching Excellence Award, 1998; Presidential Citation for Meritorious Teaching, 1999

KAISER, Nicholas, Associate Director of National Telescope Projects and Astronomer in IFA; BSc 1978, Leeds; MS 1979, PhD 1982, Cambridge

KAISER, Ralf I., Professor of Chemistry; Diploma Chemistry 1991, PhD 1994, Münster (Germany); Regents’ Medal for Excellence in Research, 2007

KAKAZU, Kerry K., Assistant Director of Operations in CRCH, BS 1979, Hawai‘i; MS 1982, PhD 1987, UC Davis

KAM, Samuel H. C., Assistant Information Specialist in CTAHR; BA 1962, MS 1965, Hawai‘i

KAMA, Michelle, Junior Specialist in Special Education; BEd 1995, MEd 2004, Hawai‘i

KAMAKA, Martina L., Associate Professor of Native Hawaiian Health; BA 1982, Notre Dame; MD 1986, Hawai‘i

KAMAKAWIWO‘OLE, Patrick K., Assistant Specialist in Student Affairs; BA 1989, Hawai‘i; MA 1994, San Francisco, PsyD 2002, American School of Professional Psychology

KAME‘ELEIHIWA, Lilikalâ, Professor of Hawaiian Studies; BA 1980, MA 1982, PhD 1986, Hawai‘i

KAMEMOTO, Lori E., Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology; BS 1980, MD 1984, Hawai‘i

KAMEOKA, Velma A., Professor of Psychology and Director of SSRI; BA 1972, MA 1975, PhD 1979, Hawai‘i; Regents’ Medal for Excellence in Teaching, 1989

KANE, Kathleen O., Specialist in Center for Teaching Excellence and Faculty Mentoring Program; BA 1983, MA 1988, PhD 1994, Hawai‘i

KANE, Thomas J., III, Assistant Professor of Surgery; BA 1973, Santa Clara; MD 1977, UC Davis

KANEHIRO, Naomi A., Associate Extension Agent in Human Nutrition, Food and Animal Sciences, CTAHR; BS 1969, Hawai‘i; RD 1970, MS 1971, Iowa

KANESHIRO, Kenneth Y., Program Director of CCRT and Researcher in PBRC; BA 1965, MS 1968, PhD 1974, Hawai‘i

KANNO, Kazue, Associate Professor of Japanese; BA 1980, MA 1983, Cal State; PhD 1992, Hawai‘i

KANUHA, Valli Kalei, Associate Professor of Sociology; BA 1973, Wisconsin, MSW 1975, Minnesota, PhD 1997, Washington; Regents’ Medal for Excellence in Teaching, 2002

KAOMEA, Julie, Associate Professor of Education; BA 1989, Stanford; PD 1990, UC Berkeley; MEd 1995, PhD 1999, Hawai‘i

KAOPUA, Lana Sue I., Associate Professor of Social Work; BA 1975, MSW 1980, PhD 2000, Hawai‘i

KAPAN, Durrell D., Assistant Researcher in PBRC; BA 1998, UC Berkeley; PhD 1998, British Columbia (Canada)

KARDAN, Kaveh, Technologist in Academy for Creative Media; BS 1985, MIT

KARL, David M., Professor of Oceanography; BA 1971, SUNY-Buffalo; MS 1974, Florida State; PhD 1978, UC San Diego; Regents’ Medal for Excellence in Research, 1985 and 1993

KARL, Stephen A., Associate Researcher in HIMB; BA 1980, UC Santa Barbara; PhD 1992, Georgia

KASPER, Gabriele, Professor of Second Language Studies; MA 1975, PhD 1980, Bochum (Germany)

KASUYA, Richard T., Assistant Professor of Medicine; MD 1989, Hawai‘i; Regents’ Medal for Excellence in Teaching, 1996

KATAOKA-YAHIRO, Merle R., Associate Professor of Nursing; BSN 1979; Hawai‘i; MS 1982, Rush; MPH 1984, Northwestern; DrPH 1991, Illinois

KATO, Andrew, Junior Specialist in SSRI; BA 1999, Hawai‘i; MA 2001, Maryland

KATO, Gerald Y., Associate Professor of Journalism; BA 1971, Hawai‘i; MA 1972, Missouri

KATZ, Alan R., Professor of Public Health; BA 1976, UC San Diego; MD 1980, UC Irvine; MPH 1987, Hawai‘i; Presidential Citation for Meritorious Teaching, 1989; Regents’ Medal for Excellence in Teaching, 1992; UH Mânoa Award for Distinguished Graduate Mentoring, 2008

KAU, Kenneth K. H., Assistant Professor of Family Medicine and Community Health; BS 1986, UC Riverside; MD 1990, Loyola U Stritch School of Medicine

KAUFUSI, Pakieli H., Junior Researcher in Tropical Medicine, Medical Microbiology and Pharmacology; BA 1990, USP (Fiji/West Samoa); MS 1997, PhD 2005, Hawai‘i

KAUILA, Pualani, Instructor in Hawaiian Studies; BA 2003, MA 2005, Hawai‘i

KAUKA, Crystella T., Librarian in Law Library; BA 1965, MLS 1970, Hawai‘i; AS 1982, Kapi’olani Community College

KAULUKUKUI, C. Malina, Assistant Specialist in Psychiatry; BA 1966, Oregon; MSW 1981, Portland

KAUFMAN, Andrew J., Assistant Landscape Specialist in Tropical Plant and Soil Sciences, CTAHR; BS 1992, MLA Arizona; MS 2000, Iowa State; PhD 2003 Washington State

KAVCIC, Aleksandar, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering; Dipl. Ing 1993, (Germany); PhD 1998, Pennsylvania

KAWABATA, Andrew F., Associate Extension Agent in Tropical Plant and Soil Sciences, CTAHR; BS 1976, MS 1977, Hawai‘i

KAWABATA, Wendy A., Assistant Professor of Art; BFA 1995, Massachusetts College of Art; MFA 2002, New Mexico

KAWAHIGASHI OSHIRO, Joanne N., Instructor in SPA-Speech-Language Pathology; BS 1986, MS 1990, Hawai‘i

KAWAKAMI, Alice J., Associate Professor of Education; BA 1973, UH Hilo; MEd 1974, PhD 1989, Hawai‘i

KAWAMOTO, Kevin, Associate Professor of Journalism; BA 1987, MA 1992, Hawai‘i; MSW 2006, PhD 1997, Washington

KAWAMOTO, Kris, Instructor in Anatomy, Biochemistry & Physiology; BS 2002, BA 2002, U of Pacific; MS 2007, Hawai‘i

KAWAMURA, Laura Jean Y., Assistant Extension Agent in Family and Consumer Sciences, CTAHR; BS 1979, Oregon State, MPH 1980, Hawai‘i

KAWASUMI, Miyuri, Junior Researcher in Anatomy, Biochemistry and Physiology; BA 2002, MD 2004, PhD 2007, Kinki U

KAWATE, Michael K., Specialist in CTAHR, BS 1979, MS 1973, Hawai‘i; PhD 1987, Oregon State

KAYA, Brock J., Associate Professor of Pathology; BS 1990, MD 1994, Hawai‘i

KAZMAN, Rick, Professor of Information Technology Management; BA 1981, U of Waterloo; MA 1982, York U; M. Math 1986, U of Waterloo; PhD 1991, Carnegie Mellon

KEAWE, Lia ONeill M. A., Assistant Professor of Hawaiian Studies; BA 1996, MA 1999, PhD 2008, Hawai‘i

KEELEY, Sterling C., Professor of Botany; AB 1970, Stanford; MS 1973, San Diego State; PhD 1977, Georgia; Regents’ Medal for Excellence in Teaching, 1996

KEIL, Klaus, Planetary Scientist in HIGP; MS 1958, Friedrich-Schiller, Jena (Germany); PhD 1961, Johannes-Gutenberg, Mainz (Germany)

KELLEHER, Thomas A., Associate Professor of Communication; BA 1993, Flagler College; MA 1996, PhD 1999, Florida

KELLER, Stefan; Assistant Professor of Public Health; BA 1987, MA 1991, PhD 1998, Phillipps U (Germany)

KELLETT, Carol S. Y., Librarian II in University Libraries; BA 1991, MLIS 1992, Hawai‘i

KELLEY, Christopher D., Associate Professor of Oceanography and Associate Specialist in HURL; BS 1977, Marietta; MS 1985, PhD 1995, Hawai‘i

KELLEY, Hiromi U., Instructor in Japanese; BA 1990, Waseda (Japan); MA 1998, Hawai‘i

KELLEY, Liam C., Associate Professor of History; BA 1989, Dartmouth; MA 1996, PhD 2001, Hawai‘i

KELLOGG, Judith L., Professor of English; AB 1968, MA 1970, PhD 1978, UC Berkeley; Regents’ Medal for Excellence in Teaching, 1991

KELLY, Kevin M., Assistant Specialist in SOEST; BS 1982, Texas-Austin; MS 1988, Hawai‘i; MBA 1998, Portland State

KEMP, Paul F., Specialist in CMORE Oceanography; BA and BS 1976, Washington; MS 1979, PhD 1985, Oregon State

KENNEDY, Anne, Assistant Professor of English; BA 1979, MA 2007, Victoria U

KENNEY, Christopher J., Junior Physicist in Physics and Astronomy; BS 1982, Duke; MS 1984, PhD 1989, William and Mary

KENT, George, Professor of Political Science; BEE 1960, Rensselaer; MA 1961, Boston; PhD 1965, Illinois

KENT, Noel J., Professor of Ethnic Studies; BA 1965, Wisconsin; MA 1967, PhD 1979, Hawai‘i

KESSLER, Cristy L., Assistant Professor of Education; AA 1991, BS 1993, MEd 1998, Maryland; EdD 2003, Delaware

KEWLEY, Lisa, Assistant Astronomer in IFA; BS 1995, U of Adelaide; PhD 2002, Australian National U

KEYSER, Harold H., Professor of Soil Science; BS 1970, MSc, 1974, PhD 1978, UC Davis

KHAN, Uzma Aslam, Assistant Professor of English; BA 1991, Hobart and William Smith Colleges; MFA 1994, Arizona

KHANAL, Samir, Assistant Professor of Molecular Biosciences and Bioengineering, CTAHR; BS 1993, Malaviya National Institute of Technology; MS 1997, Asian Inst. of Technology; PhD 2002, Hong Kong U of Science and Technology

KICKER, Darrell, International Exchange Coordinator and Junior Specialist in International and Exchange Programs; BA 1982, Alabama; MEd 1990, Ohio

KIKUTA, Claudia A., Instructor in SPA-Speech-Language Pathology; BS 1993, MS 1996, Hawai‘i

KIM, Albert S., Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering; BS 1991, Kyung Hee U; MS 1997, PhD 2000, UCLA; Regents’ Medal for Excellence in Research, 2006

KIM, David S., Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology; BS, UC San Diego; MD 1997, SUNY Health Science Center of Brooklyn

KIM, Jang Hyun, Assistant Professor of Speech; BA 1996, MA 1998, Yonsei; PhD 2007, SUNY Buffalo

KIM, Joung-Im, Associate Professor of Communication; BA 1970, Yonsei; MA 1978, Hawai‘i; PhD 1986, Stanford; Presidential Citation for Meritorious Teaching, 1991

KIM, Karl E., Professor of Urban and Regional Planning; AB 1979, Brown; PhD 1986, MIT; Hung Wo and Elizabeth Lau Ching Foundation Award for Faculty Service to the Community, 2001

KIM, Min-Sun, Professor of Speech; BA 1985, Korea; MA 1987, Maryland; PhD 1992, Michigan State

KIM, Yong-Soo, Associate Professor of and Associate Researcher in Human Nutrition, Food, and Animal Sciences, CTAHR; BS 1982, Seoul; MS 1984, PhD 1988, UC Davis

KIM, Yung-Hee, Professor of Korean Literature; BA 1963, Ewha Woman’s (Korea); MA 1968, Indiana; PhD 1984, Cornell

KIMURA, Aya, Assistant Professor of Women’s Studies; BA 1997, Sophia U (Japan); MA 2001, Yale; PhD 2006, Wisconsin-Madison

KIMURA, Ehito, Assistant Professor of Political Science; BS 1996, Georgetown; MA 2001, Yale; PhD 2006, Wisconsin-Madison

KIMURA, Iris F., Professor of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Science; BSE 1974, Drake, MS 1975, Indiana State; PhD 1981, Texas Women’s U; BS, PT 1992, Stockton State College

KIMURA, James H., Orthopedic Researcher in Surgery; BS 1971, Hawai‘i; PhD 1976, Case Western Reserve

KIMURA, Spencer, Associate Specialist in Law; BS 1991, Georgetown; JD 1996, Hawai‘i

KING, Irvin L., Professor of Education; BA 1960, UC Riverside; MA 1965, South Carolina; PhD 1969, Wisconsin

KINOSHITA, Charles M., Associate Dean of CTAHR and Professor of Molecular Biosciences and Bioengineering, CTAHR; BS 1972, MS 1974, Hawai‘i; PhD 1980, UC Berkeley

KINZIE, Robert A., III, Professor of Zoology; BS 1963, Santa Clara; MS 1966, Hawai‘i; PhD 1970, Yale

KIPNIS, Kenneth, Professor of Philosophy; BA 1965, Reed College; MA 1966, Chicago; PhD 1972, Brandeis; Robert W. Clopton Award for Distinguished Community Service, 1987

KIRK-KUWAYE, Christine, Associate Specialist in Student Affairs; BA 1972, MA 1975, PhD 1999, Hawai‘i

KIRK-KUWAYE, Michael, Specialist in Arts and Sciences Student Academic Services; BA 1975, MA 1980, PhD 1996, Hawai‘i

KISTE, Robert C., Professor of Pacific Islands Studies; BA 1961, Indiana; PhD 1967, Oregon

KITAGAWA, Lisa C., Junior Specialist in Student Affairs; BS 2002, MEd 2005, Hawai‘i

KJOS-HANSSEN, Bjoern, Assistant Professor of Mathematics; BA 1996, MA 1997, U of Oslo; PhD 2002, UC Berkeley

KLAFEHN, Terry D., Assistant Professor of Japanese; BS 1969, Valparaiso; MA 1978, PhD 2003, Hawai‘i

KLEMM, E. Barbara, Professor of Education; BA 1964, Ohio Wesleyan; 5-Yr Certificate 1971, MEd 1972, EdD 1982, Hawai‘i

KLEYNA, Jan, Junior Scientific Researcher in IFA; BA 1992, Princeton; PhD 1998, Harvard

KLINGEBIEL, Kathryn A., Professor of French; BA 1965, UC Berkeley; MA 1979, San Francisco State; PhD 1985, UC Berkeley; Regents’ Medal for Excellence in Research, 1996; Presidential Citation for Meritorious Teaching, 2001

KLOOSTERZIEL, Rudolph, Assistant Researcher in Oceanography; BS 1983, MSc 1986, PhD 1990, U of Utrecht (Netherlands)

KNAPMAN, Lucinda, Communications Leader in SGCP; BA 1990, Ithaca College; MA 2005, Rhode Island

KNAPP, Ronald H., Professor of Mechanical Engineering; BS 1967, Hawai‘i; MS 1968, Cal Tech; PhD 1973, Hawai‘i

KNUTH, Rebecca, Associate Professor of Library and Information Science Program, ICS; BS 1971, Colorado; MA 1975, N Colorado; MLIS 1989, Hawai‘i; PhD 1995, Indiana; Presidential Citation for Meritorious Teaching, 2001

KOBAYASHI, Kent D., Associate Professor of and Associate Researcher in Tropical Plant and Soil Science, CTAHR; BS 1972, Hawai‘i; MAg 1975, PhD 1981, Oregon State

KOBAYASHI, Marcelo, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering; ME 1988, U Brazilia (Brazil); MSc 1991, PhD 1994, MSc 1996, PhD 2003, Technical U of Lisbon (Portugal)

KOEGEL, Sean, Instructor in Education; BA 1997, MEd 2002, Illinois

KOGA, Ralph, Instructor in Hawaiian Language; BA 1986, MA 2002, Hawai‘i

KOIKARI, Mire, Assistant Professor of Women’s Studies; BA 1988, Sophia U (Japan); MS 1990, PhD 1997, Wisconsin-Madison

KOLONEL, Laurence N., Professor of Public Health and Deputy Director of Epidemiology Program and Researcher in CRCH; BA 1964, Williams; MD 1968, Harvard; MPH 1970, PhD 1972, UC Berkeley; Regents’ Medal for Excellence in Research, 2003

KONAN, Denise E., Professor of Economics; BA 1988, Goshen College; MA 1990, PhD 1993, Colorado-Boulder

KONDO-BROWN, Kimi, Interim Associate Dean of College of Languages, Linguistics, and Literature and Associate Professor of Japanese; BA 1983, Tokushima (Japan); MA 1987, Utah; EdD 1998, Hawai‘i

KOO, Hagen, Professor of Sociology; BA 1966, Seoul National; MA 1971, PhD 1974, Northwestern

KOOKER, Barbara (Bee) Molina, Interim Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Professor of Nursing; BSN 1968, MPH 1980, MS 1980, DrPH 1989, Hawai‘i

KORTH, Jonathan, Assistant Professor of Music; BM 2002, Peabody Conservatory; MM 2004, DMA 2008, Stony Brook

KOSANKE, Suzanne M., Instructor in English; BA/BS 1966, Minnesota; MA 1988, Hawai‘i

KOSASA, Karen K., Assistant Professor of American Studies; BA 1972, Beloit; MFA 1983, Hawai‘i; MA 1995, PhD 2002, Rochester

KOSASA, Thomas S., Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology; AB 1967, BMS 1969, Dartmouth; MD 1971, McGill

KOSS, Wega G. M., Assistant Professor of Surgery; BS 1984, MD 1993, Ludwig-Maximillian U (Germany)

KOU, Luisa E., Instructor in Spanish; BA 1984, Florida State; MA 1993, Hawai‘i

KOZOK, Ulrich, Associate Professor of Indonesian; MA 1989, PhD 1994, Hamburg

KRAFT, James P., Associate Professor of History; BA 1975, Texas-Austin; MA 1985, Cal State Los Angeles; PhD 1990, USC

KRAMER, Kenton J., Associate Professor of Tropical Medicine, Medical Microbiology and Pharmacology; BS 1972, MS 1982, PhD 1990, Hawai‘i

KRATKY, Bernard A., Professor of and Horticulturist in Tropical Plant and Soil Sciences, CTAHR; BS 1967, MS 1969, PhD 1971, Purdue

KRAWCIW, Annie K., Master Programs Advisor in Business; BA 2000, MA 2002, Hawai‘i

KRIEGER, Linda H., Director of and Professor of the Ulu Lehua Program; BA 1975, Stanford; JD 1978, NYU School of Law

KRISHNA, Sankaran, Professor of Political Science; BS 1980, Loyola; MA 1986, PhD 1989, Syracuse; Chancellor’s Citation for Meritorious Teaching, 2008

KROENKE, Loren, Geophysicist in HIGP; BS 1960, Wisconsin; MS 1968, PhD 1972, Hawai‘i

KROHN-CHING, Waldtraut L., Professor of Education, CRDG; BS 1968, MA 1969, Eastern Michigan; MFA 1974, Hawai‘i

KROT, Alexander, Researcher in HIGP; MS 1981, PhD 1989, Moscow State; Regents’ Medal for Excellence in Research, 2004

KRUG, Jr., Gary S., Assistant Specialist in Education; BEd 2001, MEd 2003, Hawai‘i

KUBA, Carolyn K., Instructor in Dental Hygiene; BEd 1972, Diploma 1973, Certificate 1978, MEd 1986, Hawai‘i

KUCERA, Geoffrey Z., Professor of Education; BS 1959, MA 1960, Florida; PhD 1968, Michigan State

KUDLACEK, Trina, Junior Specialist in Student-Athlete Academic Services; BA 1989, MEd 1992, Kansas; EdD 1996, Temple

KUDO, E. Takeo, Professor of Music; BEd 1965, MA 1977, Hawai‘i; MM 1975, Indiana; DMA 1980, Miami; Presidential Citation for Meritorious Teaching, 1991

KUDRITZKI, Rolf-Peter, Director of and Astronomer in IFA; BS 1971, PhD 1973, Technische Universität Berlin

KUEHNLE, Adelheid R., Professor of and Researcher in Tropical Plant and Soil Science, CTAHR; BA 1982, Middlebury; PhD 1988, Cornell

KUH, Anthony, Professor of Electrical Engineering; BS 1979, UC Berkeley; MS 1980, Stanford; MA 1984, PhD 1987, Princeton

KUHN, Jeffrey R., Associate Director of Maui Operations and Astronomer in IFA, BA 1977, Kalamazoo College; MS 1979, PhD 1981, Princeton

KUIOKA, Aki, Master Programs Advisor for Shidler College of Business; BA 2000, MA 2004, Hawai‘i

KUKEA SHULTZ, Pohai, Junior Specialist in Education; BA 1997, Lewis and Clark; BEd 2000, MEd 2002, Hawai‘i

KUMAR, Jason P., Assistant Professor of Physics; BS 1995, California Institute of Technology; PhD 2000, Stanford

KUMARAN, Muthusami, Assistant Professor of Public Administration and Social Sciences Public Policy Center; BS 1982, MA 1986, PhD 1991, U of Madras; PhD 2002, Louisville

KUMASHIRO, Kristin K., Associate Professor of Chemistry; BS 1989, Hawai‘i; PhD 1995, Yale

KURANO, Heather M., Instructor in Spanish; BA 1992, MA 1994, Hawai‘i

KUTARA, Pamela, County Extension Agent in FCS; BS 1976, Hawai‘i; MS 1977, Purdue

KWAK, Sally Y., Assistant Professor of Economics and Urban Planning; BA 1992, UC Berkeley; EdM 1994, Harvard; PhD 2006, UC Berkeley

KWAN, Julia, Instructor in Chinese; BA 1961, National Taiwan U; MA 1966, Washington

KWOK, Reginald Y., Professor of Asian Studies and Urban and Regional Planning; Diploma 1963, Polytechnic London; Diploma, Architectural Association London; MS/MS 1969, PhD 1973, Columbia

KWOK, Theodore J., Librarian IV in University Libraries; BM 1982, Indiana; MA 1988, MLIS 1989, Hawai‘i