Biography

Kari Malia Carolan joined the William S. Richardson School of Law in 2018 as the Assistant Director of the Evening Part-Time Program and Academic Success. She has been serving as a steward in transitioning the in-person Evening Part-Time Program to the exclusively online Hawaiʻi Online JD Flex Program, which welcomed its inaugural cohort in the fall of 2023.

Director Carolan holds dual Bachelor of Arts degrees in American Studies and Women’s Studies from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, where her scholarship focused on the intersections of colonialism, indigeneity, gender, and law. She is currently pursuing a Master of Science in Counseling Psychology with a focus on Mental Health Counseling at Chaminade University of Honolulu and hopes to use her knowledge and experience to enhance the educational experience of her law students. She believes in the transformative power of education and is dedicated to supporting student learning through her various administrative and academic roles.