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Heather Matsunaga P ’36

July 18, 2019

Mrs. Matsunaga joined Parker in 2014. She holds a bachelor of arts degree from Bowdoin College in Maine and a master’s in education from the University of Hawai‘i, focusing on elementary education. Mrs. M resides in Waimea with her husband and son. She enjoys spending time with her family, gardening, traveling, and playing in the […]
Lisa Medeiros-Fukumitsu P ’25

July 5, 2023

Lisa joined Parker School in 2023 bringing with her more than 17 years of accounting experience serving as a cashier/patient account representative in the patient financial services department at Queen’s North Hawaiʻi Community Hospital in Waimea. In addition, Lisa has 13 years of experience working in the dental field as a dental receptionist which includes […]
Uluwehi Montez

April 19, 2023

Uluwehi joined Parker School in 2023. She attended Hawaiʻi Pacific University, as well as Kapiʻolani Community College in pursuit of furthering her education in the medical field. She has worked side by side with medical doctors specializing in Women’s Health, as well as fertility specialists. Uluwehi also had the opportunity to work for Easter Seals […]
Aubrey Morse

July 13, 2022

Aubrey has been the fourth grade education resource teacher at Honokaʻa Elementary School for the last three years. She received her bachelors of food science from California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo and is currently receiving her master of education in teaching from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Aubrey previously served as […]
Kiyoshi Najita P ’12, ’16

July 18, 2019

The longest-standing Parker employee, a 2013 US Presidential Scholar Inspirational Teacher, and repeatedly voted “Most Inspirational Teacher” in the annual yearbook student poll, “Mr. Naj” has taught at Parker since 1995, when he moved from Chicago to Waimea with his family to teach English and history in the Parker middle school and become the third […]
Calley O’Neill

October 1, 2025
Adam Palya

July 31, 2024

Mr. Palya, a.k.a. “Mr. P”, joined Parker School in 2024 and brings with him more than 15 years of filmmaking experience. Mr. P has a bachelor’s of communications media degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and has held numerous positions in television production including production assistant, writers assistant, segment producer, associate producer, shooter and editor. […]
Adia Paulete

September 15, 2021

Profe Paulete joined Parker School in 2021 after working at Atlanta International School as a substitute teacher, Kona Pacific as an Educational Assistant, and Oakhurst Cooperative Preschool as a preschool teacher. Profe Paulete has a bachelor of arts degree from Agnes Scott College in Anthropology/Sociology with a minor in Spanish and a master of arts […]