Lower School Faculty

Hope Soo, Kindergarten

B.A., Colorado State University
M.S.Ed., Bank Street College of Education
hsoo@hpa.edu

Teri Chong '82, Grade 1

B.A., University of Hawai‘i, Hilo
tchong@hpa.edu

Carolyn White '79, Grade 2

B.Ed., University of Hawai‘i, Manoa
M.Ed., Heritage College
cwhite@hpa.edu

Cathy Grant, Grade 3

B.A., Dunedin College of Education
cgrant@hpa.edu

Cobey Doi, Grade 4

B.Ed., University of Hawai‘i, Manoa
M.Ed., University of Hawai‘i, Manoa
cdoi@hpa.edu

Kristin Tarnas, Grade 5

B.A., Bennington College
M.S.Ed., Bank Street College of Education
ktarnas@hpa.edu

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Erica Gargiulo, Education Specialist

B.S., California Polytechnic University
egargiulo@hpa.edu

Georgia Polakova, Music

B.M.Ed., Baldwin-Wallace Conservatory
gpolak@hpa.edu

Betsy Tranquilli, Physical Education

B.S., Emerson College
btranquilli@hpa.edu

Dee Walker, Education Specialist

A.S., Hawai‘i Community College
dwalker@hpa.edu

Mahealani Winters, Instructional Assistant

B.S., Chaminade University
M.Ed., Chaminade University
mwinters@hpa.edu

KC Stallsmith, Art

B.F.A., University of Hawai‘i, Manoa
kstallsmith@hpa.edu

 

David Giff, Library Media Specialist

B.A., University of California at San Diego
M.A., Lewis and Clark College
dgiff@hpa.edu

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