
Our Faculty & Staff
Since 2003, Ho`ala School has been recognized by the "National Schools of Character" with various awards sponsored by the Character Education Partnership (CEP) of Washington DC.
Educational professionals and student teachers from around the world are encouraged to visit and to learn more about our model program. Formal professional trainings and student teaching positions may be pre-arranged by request through our office.
The Ho`ala Model has inspired the philosophies and practices of several other new schools in Hawaii and on the mainland. Numerous Ho`ala-trained teachers currently apply these practices in their public school classrooms as close by as Hale`iwa and as far away as Iowa, Alabama and New Zealand.
Full -Time Faculty & Staff
Dr. Christopher J. Campisano
Head of School
Darlene Dela Cruz
Admissions & Marketing Director
Justine Lafata
Bookkeeper
Carolyn Brown
Kindergarten
Amber Suzui
1st and 2nd Grade Teacher
Lori Fukuoka
3rd and 4th Grade Teacher
Jodie Austin
5th and 6th Grade Teacher/Music Teacher K-6
Tina Markel
Art and Drama Teacher K-6/5th and 6th Grade English Language Arts Teacher
Part -Time Faculty & Staff
Patricia Heitkamp
5th and 6th Grade Science Teacher/Extended Learning Program (Ho`ala +) Director
Linda Perry
Physical Education Teacher K-6, Retired Head of School, Current Board Member
Kamalani Getz
Hawaiiana Teacher K-6
Jef Fern
Retired Ho`ala Master Teacher. Currently the Facilitator for Parent-Teacher Study Group; Substitute Teacher, Current Board Member