Academic Advising

Undergraduate Academic Advisors
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Wendy Agrusa

Assistant Dean, Academic Advising

E-mail: wagrusa@hpu.edu

Phone: 808-566-2448

Campus: Downtown

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Carmen Chu

Academic Advisor

E-mail: cchu@hpu.edu

Phone: 808-544-0245

Majors: General BusinessInternational Business, Travel Industry Management, and Undecided.

Campus: Downtown

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Jennifer Strahl

Academic Advisor

E-mail: jstrahl@hpu.edu

Phone: 808-543-8027

Majors: Asian StudiesAnthropologyElementary Education, International Relations, International Studies, Justice Administration, Diplomacy and Military Studies, History, and Political Science.

Campus: Downtown

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Lisa Seese-Paterson

Academic Advisor

E-mail: eseese@hpu.edu

Phone: 808-544-1184

Majors: Advertising and Public Relations, Communication, Digital Media, Integrated Multi-MediaJournalism, Multi-Cinematic Production, and Multi-Media. 

Campus: Downtown

Jill Merl

Jill Merl

Associate Director/Advisor

Email: jmerl@hpu.edu

Phone: (808) 544-9364

Majors: Accounting, Business Economics, Computer Information Systems, Entrepreneurial Studies, FinanceHuman Resource Development, Human Resources Management, Management, and Marketing

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Patrick Eagle

Coordinator, Academic Advising--Technical Operations

E-mail: peagle@hpu.edu

Phone: 808-544-1181

Majors: Applied Mathematics, Pure Mathematics, Math Education, 3-2 Engineering, Computer ScienceEnglish, and TESOL.  

Campus: Downtown

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Chad Watanabe

Coordinator, Academic Advising--Athletes

E-mail: cwatanabe@hpu.edu

Phone: 808-544-9387

Majors: Humanities, Philosophy, Social Work, Psychology, Sociology, and Theater

Campus: Downtown

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Chrislene Bridge

Office Manager

E-mail: advising@hpu.edu

(808) 544-1198

Campus Downtown

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Ann Yamashiro

Director, Academic Advising

E-mail: ayamashiro@hpu.edu

Phone: 808-236-3570

Campus: Hawaii Loa

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Jill Teraizumi

Academic Advisor

E-mail: jteraizumi@hpu.edu

Phone: 808-356-5209

Majors: Environmental Studies, Environmental Science, Marine Biology, and Oceanography.

Campus: Hawaii Loa

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Rania Agua-Torres

Academic Advisor

E-mail: ragua@hpu.edu

Phone: 808-236-3573

Major: Nursing

Campus: Hawaii Loa

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Dee Royer

Academic Advisor

E-mail: droyer@hpu.edu

Phone: 808-236-3535

Major: Nursing

Campus: Hawaii Loa

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Jamie Gushiken

Academic Advisor

E-mail: jgushiken@hpu.edu

Phone: 808-236-5886

Majors: BiologyBiochemestryChemistryPre-Chiropractic, and Health Science.

Kelli Tranilla

Kelli Tranilla

Academic Advisor

Phone: 808-236-3599

Email: ktranilla@hpu.edu

Major: Nursing

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Darlene Ramos

Office Manager/Cashier

E-mail: hlcadvising@hpu.edu

(808) 236-3578

Campus: Hawaii Loa


Graduate Academic Advisors
Erleina Danao

Erleina Danao

Director, Academic Advising

Phone: (808) 566-2499

Email: edanao@hpu.edu

Norma Kop

Norma Kop

Assistant Director of Graduate Advising

Phone: (808) 356-5293

Email: nkop@hpu.edu

Majors: Business Administration (MBA), Organizational Change - Booz Allen Hamilton Students (MAOC)

Trevor LaClair

Trevor LaClair

Academic Advisor

Phone: (808) 543-8077

Email: tlaclair@hpu.edu

Majors: Communication (MACOM), Clinical Mental Health Counseling (MACMHC), Nursing (MSN), Social Work (MSW)

Shirley Zhuang

Shirley Zhuang

Academic Advisor

Phone:(808) 543-8031

Email: szhuang@hpu.edu

Majors: Global Leadership and Sustainable Development (MAGLSD) (Student last names A-J), Human Resource Management (MAHRM), Information Systems (MSIS), Marine Science (MSMS), Organizational Change (MAOC)

Leilani Arita-Takayama

Leilani Arita-Takayama

Academic Advisor

Phone: (808) 356-5296

Email: larita-takayama@hpu.edu

Majors: Elementary Education (MEDEE), Diplomacy and Military Studies (MADMS), Global Leadership and Sustainable Development (MAGLSD) (Student last names K-Z), Secondary Education (MEDSE), Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (MATESOL)

Karen Yim-Camarillo

Karen Yim-Camarillo

Office Manager

(808) 544-1150

E-mail: gradadvising@hpu.edu