Staff Directory

ADMINISTRATION

Joel Cosseboom, Interim Director & Publisher/Chief Financial Officer
(808) 956-8255; cosseboo@hawaii.edu

Trond Knutsen, Digital Publishing Manager
tknutsen@hawaii.edu

Melissa Ablon, Rights and Permissions/Administrative Support Specialist
(808) 956-8257; ablon@hawaii.edu

Noah Perales-Estoesta, Development and Digital Projects Specialist
perales6@hawaii.edu

BUSINESS & ORDER FULFILLMENT

Book Orders: uhpbooks@hawaii.edu
General customer service: (808) 956-8255

Kari Ann Hirata, Administrative Officer
(808) 956-6218; karis@hawaii.edu

Kiera Nishimoto Customer Service, Order Processing, Royalties
kiera@hawaii.edu

Cindy Yen, Customer Service, Order Processing, Sales Assistant
(808) 956-8256; cyen@hawaii.edu

ACQUISITIONS

Joel Cosseboom, Interim Director & Publisher (copublications)
(808) 956-8255; cosseboo@hawaii.edu

Masako Ikeda, Executive Editor, Acquisitions Editor (Asian and Pacific history, world history, Southeast Asian studies, Asian American studies)
masakoi@hawaii.edu

Stephanie Chun, Acquisitions Editor (East Asian anthropology, fiction in translation, film, language, literary studies, popular culture, religion, Buddhist studies)
chuns@hawaii.edu

Emma Ching, Associate Acquisitions Editor (Hawaiian and Indigenous studies, Pacific Islands studies)
emma6@hawaii.edu

EDITORIAL, DESIGN, & PRODUCTION

Santos Barbasa, Production Manager
(808) 956-8277; barbasa@hawaii.edu

Debra Tang, Production Editor 
dtang@hawaii.edu

Mardee Melton, Art Director & Designer
mmelton@hawaii.edu

Terri Miyasato, Administrative Support Specialist
(808) 956-8275; terrimiy@hawaii.edu

Cheryl Loe, Managing Editor
cheryl.loe@hawaii.edu

Grace Wen, Managing Editor
gracewen@hawaii.edu

MARKETING

Joel Cosseboom, Interim Director & Publisher
cosseboo@hawaii.edu

Carol Abe, Promotion Manager
abec@hawaii.edu

Blaine Tolentino, Digital Marketing Manager
blainemt@hawaii.edu

JOURNALS

Norman Kaneshiro, Subscriptions Manager
(808) 956-8833; uhpjourn@hawaii.edu

Alicia Upano, Journals Manager, Production Editor
(808) 956-8398; aupano@hawaii.edu

Donovan Kūhiō Colleps, Production Editor
collepsd@hawaii.edu

Benjamin Fairfield, Journals Editorial Assistant and Managing Editor for China Review International
bsf@hawaii.edu

WAREHOUSE

Kyle Nakata
(808) 956-3357; uhpwhse@hawaii.edu

IT SUPPORT

Collin Wong
cwong808@hawaii.edu