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Hearing Doctors of Hawai’i is committed to helping people hear better. We are dedicated to providing the highest quality, professional, compassionate, and personal care to the patients and families we serve. Our practice is privately owned and operated, by our audiologist, Ann Narimasu-Phomenone, Au.D. Dr. Narimasu-Phomenone has fifteen years of experience diagnosing and treating hearing loss and tinnitus in both children and adults.

We understand that hearing issues impact all functions of daily life. Hearing loss affects one’s ability to communicate with friends, family, and those around us. When left untreated, hearing loss can have a psychological impact and lead to cognitive decline. Hearing loss has been linked to health issues such as dementia, depression, diabetes, heart disease and more.

Our team works closely with patients to evaluate hearing loss and recommend hearing aids or assistive devices that can improve hearing and quality of life. We are dedicated to providing the most up-to-date diagnostic and treatment options available to ensure you can hear the world around you, and once again, actively communicate with the world around you.

Meet Our Team

Ann Narimasu-Phomenone, Au.D.

Owner/Audiologist

Ann Narimasu-Phomenone, Au.D., grew up in Honolulu and has been a practicing audiologist for 15 years. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Hawai’i at Manoa and received her Doctor of Audiology Degree from Central Michigan University. Prior to joining Hearing Doctors of Hawaii, Dr. Narimasu-Phomenone was the lead clinical audiologist for Kapi’olani Medical Center and was a clinical audiologist at the House Ear Institute in Los Angeles, California. She is board certified by the American Board of Audiology and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Audiology. She has extensive experience working with hearing technology including all FDA approved cochlear implants and bone anchored hearing devices. She enjoys working with patients of all ages from birth through geriatrics. Dr. Ann is passionate about improving the quality of life of her patients and their families through better hearing.

Peter Moats, Au.D.

Audiologist

Peter Moats, Au.D., grew up on Oahu and has been a practicing audiologist in Hawaii for over 10 years. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Hawaii at Manoa and Doctor of Audiology Degree from the University of Colorado at Boulder. He is board certified by the American Board of Audiology and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Audiology. Peter remains dedicated to providing exceptional audiology services to the people of Hawaii. His wide range of experience includes newborn hearing screening, diagnostic audiology, pediatric and adult hearing aids, cochlear implants and bone anchored hearing devices.

Briana Horgan, Au.D.

Audiologist

Briana Horgan, Au.D. has been practicing audiology for more than nine years. Originally from New Hampshire, Briana has been living and working as an audiologist in Hawai’i since 2015. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication Sciences from the University of Vermont and her Doctor of Audiology degree from University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Prior to living and working in Honolulu, Briana finished her doctoral externship and then worked as a clinical audiologist at Penn State Medical Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Briana has experience treating patients across the lifespan, with specific interests in pediatrics, cochlear implants, and hearing aids. She holds accreditation and certificate of clinical competence from the American Speech & Hearing Association.

Charlene Kaapana

Receptionist

Charlene is our dedicated receptionist who enjoys helping our valued patients with every step of their audiological journey. She assists in scheduling their appointments and supports patients by answering any questions they may have about their hearing devices. Charlene has been part of our extended audiology ohana for over 13 years. Charlene works out of our Honolulu office and assists primarily with our Hilo schedule and works with our cochlear implant/bone anchored patients.

Mabel Ho

Receptionist

Mabel is our devoted Honolulu receptionist who supports our patients on their path to better hearing. She has assisted in the scheduling of our appreciated patients for over 10 years. She enjoys providing excellent customer service to our patients and schedules their visits and answers any hearing device questions they may have. She works out of the Honolulu office and appreciates helping patients with their hearing needs.