Amy's background includes seven years of teaching
French, French as a Second Language, Enriched English and English
as Second Language in the western Canadian school system. She is
certified TESOL instructor, and has been an instructor with the
Maui Language Institute for five years. Amy also teaches French
for the Pace program on Maui. She is an avid sports enthusiast and
enjoys volleyball, snow boarding, tennis, sailing, windsurfing and
kite surfing.
Derek holds a Master's degree in English as
a Second Language (ESL) from the Second Language Studies department
at UH-Manoa. His teaching background includes being an English instructor
both in Japan and in Hawai'i. Immediately before joining the staff
at the Maui Language Institute, he was an English instructor for
3 years at the Hawai'I English Language Program (H.E.L.P.) at UH-Manoa.
Derek has also been an English instructor in UH-Manoa's N.I.C.E.
Program, UH-Manoa's Special English Program, Kapi'olani Community
College's Special English Program, and at TransPacific Hawai'i College.
He has also worked extensively in the areas of ESL program administration
and international student housing coordination. Derek is passionate
about Hawaiian history and culture and one of his
main focuses in the field of ESL is in content-based curriculum
development in the area of Hawaiian Studies. In his free time, Derek
enjoys learning about Hawai'i, traveling, hiking, snorkeling, watching
college basketball, and spending time with his wife.
Eric has taught English in America and Japan for twenty-four years. He taught Conversational English, English Composition, and English and American literature at the University of the Ryukyus on Okinawa for six years, a lecturer at Maui Community College, and UH-Manoa's Maui Outreach from 2000. He specializes in Business English and has taught executives from around the world. He has published five books of poetry, most recently Lahaina Noon, Portable Planet and Living at the Monastery, Working in the Kitchen. He is also a writer of fiction and non-fiction and review books for a local weekly newspaper. He received Hawai‘i's 2002 Elliot Cades Award for Literature. His other interests include running, reading, hiking, snorkelling, playing guitar, studying Hawai‘ian and Indonesian, and watching sunsets with his wife Veronica.
Jackie has been an instructor for the Maui Language institute
for eight years, and is currently serving as a guest instructor for visiting colleges
and universities. Most recently, she designed and implemented the curriculla
for Japan's Fukuyama City Junior College for Women, Koriyama University, Den-en
Chofu University and students from Hachijo Island. Jacky is also a counslor and advisor for MLI students.
Keli`i Tau`a is a hula master and has been teaching hula
and chant at the Maui Language Institute for two years. Previously, Keli`i taught
Hawaiian Studies for the University of Hawaii - Leeward Community College and
the Department of Education on Oahu. In 1986, he joined Maui Community College
as the PR and activities coordinator. His goal with international students is
to heighten their awareness of hula by demonstrating through his teaching that
it is more than movement; it encompassed everything one tastes, sees, hears,
and feels to tell the story of the dance. Hula students gain a better understanding
of the chants' messages about life in the past and present, and what is to be
expected in the future.
Kapono hails from Maui where he graduated from Baldwin
High School and studied Hawaiian studies and liberal arts at the university
level. He graduated as a Kumu Hula in 2001 after nine years of study under Kumu
Keli`i Tau`a. He has taught Hawaiian studies and hula at Haleakala Waldorf School,
Maui Waena Intermediate School and Baldwin High School. He is the vice president
of the Polynesian Tahiti Fete and can be seen in performance as a chanter and
dancer at the Old Lahaina Luau.
Mark had lived and taught English in Japan for five years
from 1999 - 2004. Mark has worked for a number of agencies including a privately
owned Japanese corporation (GEOS), various government high schools, an independent
language school and Nihon University. His time in Japan enabled him to develop
into an experienced teacher and also gave him insight into the wonderful language
and culture of the Japanese people. In his free time, you can find Mark either
up a mountain or in the ocean as he loves outdoor activities, especially, snowboarding,
waterskiing, scuba-diving and now, windsurfing. Mark is an avid traveler, and
photography is also an important part of Mark's life as it has allowed him to
capture his most memorable moments throughout Europe, Africa, Asia and Oceania.
Nicole joined the Maui Language Institute faculty in 2004.
She taught conversational English and Hawai`ian history for Rainbow Studies,
MLI’s summer program. Prior to MLI, Nicole taught United States history for
the Department of Education for five years. She has also tutored students in
a broad range of topics. Nicole is native to the island of Maui and enjoys spending
leisure time with her family, especially weekend trips to the beach with
young daughter.
Susan has an extensive teaching career in ESL both in Hawaii
and on the US mainland. Prior to joining the faculty at the Maui Language Institute,
Susan was an instructor and administrator with the Pasadena City College where
she also supervised and coordinated all operations in the ESL multimedia lab.
During her doctorate degree, Susan specialized in Higher Education Administration
and conducted her research in "The Impact of Video Disc Computer Assisted Instruction
on College Students Studying English as a Second Language".
Joe is licensed to practice law in the states of Texas
and Ohio, the United States Supreme Court, Court of Military Appeals and numerous
federal appellate and district courts. He was attorney of record in cases
featured on "Sixty Minutes" (CBS), "20/20" (ABC), "Hard Copy", "A Current Affair",
and "Inside Edition". He has also authored or contributed chapters on
over 90 articles and books dealing with public entity, law enforcement, employment
discrimination, business law or other legal subject matters. Joe has lectured
or instructed courses nationally since 1978 at numerous colleges, law schools,
graduate programs and continuing education. He has taught custom
designed business law courses for visiting international lawyers and business
professionals at the Maui Language Institute.
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BA, BEd (University of British Columbia)
BA (University of Hawaii), MSW (University of Hawaii)
PhD (Columbia Pacific University) Hawaiian Studies
BA (University of Leeds, UK), MSc (University of Salford, Manchester, UK).
BEd (University of Hawai’i at Manoa, MC (University of Phoenix)
BA (California State University), BBS (Weber State College) MEd (University
of Hawaii, Manoa), PhD (University of Hawaii, Manoa).