Lawrence Davis has eleven years of teaching experience. He has a MA in ESL from the University of Minnesota, a MS in Fisheries Science from Oregon State University, and a BS in Animal Science - Aquaculture from the University of California at Davis. He is also a Ph.D. candidate in the Second Language Studies program at the University of Hawaii.

Curt Hutchinson has twelve years of teaching experience. He has a TESOL certificate from Hanyang University - Oregon University TESOL. He also has a BA in English Literature from the University of California, Santa Cruz.

John Kahle has nineteen years of teaching experience. He has a MA in Asian Studies from the University of Hawaii, and a BA in Economics and Geography from the University of Chicago.

Haejin Elizabeth Koh has eight years of teaching experience. She has a Ph.D. in East Asian Languages & Literatures from the University of Hawaii, with a MA in Asian Studies from the University of Hawaii as well. She also has a BA in Electrical & Computer Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin.

Jed Lovingfoss has twenty-eight years of teaching experience. He has a MA in American Studies from the University of Hawaii, and a BA in Environmental Biology from the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is also a Ph.D. candidate in the American Studies program at the University of Hawaii.

Stuart Sakoeki has eleven years of teaching experience. He has a BA in Journalism and Psychology from the University of Hawaii. He was an English trainer at the Nippon Roche Research Center as well as a junior high/high school English instructor in Kanagawa, Japan from 2000 to 2001.

Heather Thomas has six years of teaching experience. She has a BA in Elementary Education from the University of Hawaii. She is also a ESLL teacher at Noelani Elementary School.

Stacey Thomas has fifteen years of teaching experience. She has a BA in French Language and Literature from the University of Hawaii. She is also a French teacher at Noelani Elementary School.

Jeffrey Allen Tripp has eight years of teaching experience, including time in Korea. He has a MA in Asian and Pacific Studies from the University of Hawaii. He is a Ph.D. candidate in the American Studies program at the University of Hawaii, and an American 212 lecturer.

Clifford Uejio has thirty-two years of teaching experience. He has a Ph.D. in English from the State University of New York in Buffalo. He also has a MA in Japanese Langauge and Culture and a MA in English from the University of California, Los Angeles. As well, he has a BA Psychology and Philosophy from the University of Hawaii.