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Assistant Professor Arancon pioneered research in the utilization of earthworm-worked soil amendments, referred to as vermicomposts, in increasing the growth, flowering and yields of plants.

Professor Calton’s research tackles conventional theoretical assumptions about the primacy of the focal firm and the need for managers to deliver single bottom line profitability, often at the expense of poor stakeholder relations.

David Sing is founding executive director of Nā Pua No‘eau Center for Gifted and Talented Native Hawaiian Children. His research, scholarly activity and community outreach primarily focus on creating optimal learning conditions for Native Hawaiians and other underserved populations.

Associate Professor Diane Barrett’s research mainly focuses on math education, including inquiry in the math and science classroom, pedagogical content knowledge, assessment, and the impact of teacher collaboration on student learning.

Associate Professor Perreira says the revival of traditional Hawaiian oratory has the potential to play a vital role in the overall revitalization of the Hawaiian language by providing yet another, more formal context for Hawaiian expression.

Associate Professor Fukushima’s current research is focusing on the use of comedies and the role of the comedians in wartime Japan, with attention to the ways in which the Japanese military used theatre as a tool of collaboration in wartime China.

Recent themes of Professor Binder’s research have included time series analysis, the relation between chaos and theory of computation, and the study of siphons.

Assistant Professor Dana-Lynn Koomoa at the Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy in Hilo is investigating the role of novel proteins in the malignant progression of cancer.

Assistant Professor Higa-McMillan researches evidence-based practices for youth mental health. She specializes in anxiety and depression in, and mental health services for, children and adolescents.