Aloha, I am Barbara Lee, one of the elective teachers. I teach Keyboarding and Word Processing. I grew up in a small town in southeastern Oregon and received my education at Oregon State University majoring in Business. My bachelor’s as well as my master’s degrees were obtained at Oregon State University. My teaching experiences have been varied. They have included a Job Corp center, a state penitentiary as well as middle schools and high schools in Washington, Maryland, and Hawaii. I even taught English at Song Sim Women’s University in Seoul, Korea for two years. Hobbies include reading and jogging and finishing the Honolulu Marathon each year. My Motto--NO LOOKING AT YOUR FINGERS!!     Aloha! I am Mrs. Lori Murakami and am honored to be at Kamehameha School as the new 7th grade teen health teacher. I look forward to the exciting journey of learning and teaching to promote a healthy and active lifestyle to all the students. I attended the University of Hawaii at Manoa and received a Bachelor of Education and a Masters in Educational Administration. The majority of my teaching career has been with the Hawaii State Department of Education as a health/physical education teacher at various locations on the Windward side of the island for 17 years. I grew up on the Windward side and still reside on that side of the island with my husband Clinton and sons Jason and Carson who attend Kamehameha Elementary School. In my leisure I enjoy riding our family boat in Kaneohe Bay. My hobbies include surfing, tent camping and exercising. I look forward to a great year with all the 7th grade students! IMUA KAMEHAMEHA!     Mr. Palani Williams was born and raised in Kaimuki, Oahu. He attended Kamehameha since kindergarten and graduated in 1987. Mr. Williams played football, wrestling, waterpolo, riflery, and competed on the swim team at Kamehameha. He spent four years in the active duty Army as an Airborne Infantryman (11C). Mr. Williams was stationed for one year in Korea and spent the remainder of his enlistment at Fort Bragg with the 82nd Airborne Division. While there, he participated in Operation Just Cause (Panama) and Operations Desert Shield/Storm. Mr. Williams also spent six years in the Hawaii Army National Guard and his unit was called toKauai after Hurricane Iniki hit. He earned a Bachelor's Degree in Secondary Art Education and a Master's Degree in Middle Level Education from UH Manoa. He is currently pursuing a PhD in Educational Administration. Mr.Williams has been the Art Teacher at KMS since 1995 and is also the advisor for the Meat Club. He has coached Kamehameha's Intermediate Girls Basketball team in 2002 and Kamehameha's Wrestling Team since 1991. In 1999, as Head Coach, the team won it's third straight State Championship and he was awarded the ILH and State Coach of the Year for wrestling. Mr. Williams currently lives in Pauoa and enjoys playing basketball, wrestling, golfing, reading, doing art, going to the movies, collecting anime cels, and playing with his dog Pa'a.