Contact Information
Department of Humanities
Hale Na'auao , Room 124
Windward Community College
45-720 Kea‘ahala Rd.
Kaneohe, HI 96744
Phone: (808) 236-9224
Email: nikou@hawaii.edu
Courses Taught
Education
- University of Hawaii at Manoa, MA in American Studies, 2004 – present (in progress).
- University of Hawaii at Manoa, Graduate Museum Studies Certificate, 2004 - present (in progress).
- San Francisco State University, MFA in art, 1996.
- UHM, BFA in art with emphasis in photography, 1992.
- Windward Community College, AA with emphasis in the liberal arts, 1989.
Research Interests
- Museum informatics within the context of museums and community engagement
Writings
Favorite Food
- Mexican and Thai (or, spicy anything)
Favorite Movies
- All time favorites: Casablanca, King of Hearts, The Agony and Ecstasy of Michelangelo, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, and many more.
- New favorites: James Cameron's Titanic and Paul Haggis' Crash, the very first Matrix, and Goal.
- Television: The X-Files and Star Trek (past), Battlestar Galactica (present)
Favorite Books
- Fiction: Nikos Kazantzakis' The Last Temptation of Christ
- Nonfiction: Common law case studies in Contracts, Torts, and Criminal Law: All the first-year law school court Reporters
Most Interesting Job
- First: Stage Acting
- Second: Teaching
Favorite Place on the Island
Favorite Quote
"I'm cruel only to be kind."
Favorite Artists
- Francis Bacon (UK)
- Vik Muniz, and many many more.
Favorite Music
- Loreena McKennitt
- Noa
- UAKTI
- Dead Can Dance
- Azam Ali
- Bird York
- Paul Oakenfold, etc.
Favorite Sport
- To do: Chess, Tennis, hiking, walking
- To watch: Soccer
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