Neil Y. Morimoto is our Principal. He is a graduate of the University of Hawaii and has a Master’s of Business Administration degree from Pepperdine University. He is a Vietnam veteran, served in the U.S. Army as a Captain and was awarded three Bronze Stars with one for Valor.
Tatsuko Morimoto is our Vice Principal. She was born in Tokyo, Japan and is now an American Citizen. She learned ancient Chinese and Japanese massage modalities. In Hawaii, she started our massage establishment in 1974, and then chartered this school in 1983.
Akane Handa is our Director of Admissions. She teaches our Akamai massage class and basic academics in Japanese.
Kazumi Malley is a licensed beauty instructor and cosmetologist focusing on instruction in esthetic practical applications. She has years of experience in the spa industry.
Coreenann Ing is a NCBTMB Board Certified massage therapist, Master Reiki Instructor and licensed beauty instructor. She teaches our massage academics, Akamai massage class, advanced classes and esthetics academic course.
Wayne Kaneaiakala teaches our Akamai massage and advanced classes. He is a graduate of Kamehameha Schools and Brigham Young University (Church College) and is a true renaissance man of native Hawaiian ancestry. He is a veteran fireman of the Honolulu Fire Department and taught Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation to firefighters.
Yukiko Franzen teaches our Akamai massage class and basic academics in Japanese. She also teaches our advanced classes.
Amy Fukushima administers our clinical internship program. She has a Bachelor’s of Arts degree from the University of Hawaii.