2023 Winter Concert Series

2023

Winter Concert Series Symphony Program

Sunday, December 3, 2023 Moanalua High School Performing Arts Center

Academy Program

Saturday, December 9, 2023 Kaimukī High School Auditorium

HYS Jazz Program

Sunday, December 17, 2023 Studio 909, Musician’s Association of Hawai‘i

HALEKULANI MASTERWORKS Highlighting musical excellence in Hawaiʻi

Dane Lam, Music Director

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Celebrating our 59th season!

Aloha!

A Message from the Maestro

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t’s that time of year! We are so excited to perform for all of you our Winter Concert Programs! Since the beginning of our season, we have been hard at work and tonight's concerts come to you as a culmination of all our musical efforts so far this year. We here at HYS couldn't be more thrilled that you are here tonight to join us in this musical journey!

Every year we begin with a new ensemble—new faces, new ideas, new concepts. It takes quite a bit of work to coalesce all these pieces to come together to express the meaning and the spirit of the music.

As exciting as our performances will be tonight, note that at present, we are only at the half-way point! The new semester brings along with it new repertoire and new challenges, and we will only continue to grow together from the strengths we've already built—strengths that we are proud to put on display for you tonight!

So, sit back and relax and enjoy the music! We hope you have a wonderful holiday season and we look forward to seeing you again at our Spring Concerts in April and May!

Aloha,

Joseph Stepec

Joseph Stepec Symphony Program Director Hawaii Youth Symphony

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Acknowledgements

We are grateful to our community partners, whose generous support and special talents are invaluable to Hawaii Youth Symphony.

State of Hawai’i Dr. Josh Green, Governor Hawai’i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts City & County of Honolulu Rick Blangiardi, Mayor Accounting KMH LLP Evan Yamamoto, Charles Gilmour, Robert Loke Audio and Video Engineer Duane Padilla Blake Entertainment Halekulani Hawai’i Symphony Orchestra Printing Edwards Enterprises Mark Ibara, Justin You Program Design Mark Nakamura Public Relations Becker Communications Susan Wright, Taryn Wells, Laura Young Social Media Vibe Creative Marketing Erica Mau-Schank, Jessica Nelson, Alyssa Kawamura Website White Space Studios

Niu Valley Middle School Laura Ahn, Principal Pālolo Elementary School Gary Harada, Principal Henrietta Clemons, Parent and Family Coordinator University of Hawai‘i Music Department Dr. Donald Womack, Chair William Watson, Facility Coordinator Jazz Program Concert Parent Volunteers Barney Brennan Wade Nobuhara Youth Symphony I Concert Parent Volunteers Amy Carlson Janet Maeshiro Wade Nobuhara Lawrence So Youth Symphony II Concert Parent Volunteers Michelle Funai Jill Kawaguchi Michele Nuibe Concert Orchestra Concert Parent Volunteers Jenna Kunihiro Roslyn Meinert Debbie Petilos

Boys and Girls Club of Hawaii Paddy Kauhane, Chief Executive Officer Claudia “Lala” Fernandez, Director of Operations Danielle Trinidad (Spalding) Kekoa Tupua (Nānākuli) Kaimukī High School Jamie Dela Cruz, Principal Melissa Selgado, Office Assistant MJ Matsushita, Auditorium Manager Kaimukī Middle School Frank Fernandes, Principal Le Jardin Academy Earl Kim, Head of School Faith Butterfield, Administrative Assistant to the Primary Deans Moanalua High School Robin Martin, Principal Elden T. Seta, Music Director Rhona Barbosa, Associate Music Director Cavin Takesue, Associate Music Director Todd Oshima, Associate Music Director Jensen Ball, Auditorium Manager Landon Mauricio, Technology Coordinator

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2023–2024 Board of Directors & Staff BOARD OF DIRECTORS Erica Mau-Schank, Chair Lauren Yoo, Vice Chair Lorrin Hirano, Esq., Secretary Collin Hoo, Treasurer Directors Sharon R. Himeno Martin Hsia, Esq. David Imanaka, Esq. Richard Ing Patti Look Malcolm Lau Michael Onofrietti Aaron Salā Jake Shimabukuro Jean Tsukamoto

Hawaii Youth Symphony 1350 South King St., Suite 201 Honolulu, HI 96814 Tel. (808) 941-9706 admin@hiyouthsymphony.org www.HIYouthSymphony.org Federal Tax ID #99-0119771

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ADMINISTRATION Randy Wong, President & CEO Joseph Stepec, Director of Orchestral Activities Hannah Watanabe, Programs Manager Lauren Sergent, Operations Manager Cyrinthia Richards, Development Coordinator Brent Ramos, Receptionist Veronica Cox, Music Librarian FACULTY Symphony Program Joseph Stepec, Conductor, Youth Symphony I Elton Masaki, Conductor, Youth Symphony II Susan Ochi-Onishi, Conductor, Youth Symphony II Wayne Fanning, Conductor, Concert Orchestra Academy Program Michael Lim, Conductor, String Orchestra Ensemble & Concert String Orchestra

Hannah Watanabe, Conductor, Beginning String Ensemble & Intermediate String Ensemble Brent Ramos, Academy Coordinator

Jazz Program Dean Taba, Jazz Program Director Ryan Howe, Jazz Conductor Noel Okimoto, Jazz Conductor

Super Strings Program Laurie Shimabukuro, Instructor

Music in the Clubhouse Dr. Yuseon Nam, Nānākuli Strings Instructor Christopher Cabrera, Music4Kids Instructor Pālolo Pākeke Ensemble Christopher Cabrera, Instructor

Pacific Music Institute Jeremy Lawi, General Manager Joseph Stepec, Artistic Director Ignace Jang, Solo & String Quartet Program Director Richard Scerbo, Orchestral Learning Alliance Dean Taba, Jazz Intensive Director

Celebrating our 59th season!

SYMPHONY PROGRAM

Winter Concert

Sunday, December 3, 2023 ❄ 2:00 pm Moanalua High School Performing Arts Center

Concert Orchestra Wayne Fanning, Conductor

Opening Night

Brian Balmages

Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring

J. S. Bach arr. Merle J. Isaac

Overture to Orpheus in the Underworld

Jacques Offenbach arr. Louis Bergonzi

Music from Frozen

arr. Johnnie Vinson

Youth Symphony II

Elton Masaki & Susan Ochi-Onishi, Conductors Oberon Overture

Carl Maria von Weber

My Whole Life

Stefano Fabrizio Sacchi

Night on Bald Mountain

Modest Moussorgsky adapted by Henry Sopkin

Pirates of the Caribbean

Klaus Badelt arr. Ted Ricketts

Youth Symphony I Joseph Stepec, Conductor

Conga del Fuego Nuevo

Arturo Márquez

Symphony No. 1 II. Tarantella

John Corigliano

Capriccio Italien, Op. 45

Pyotr Tchaikovsky

2023 Spring Concert Series

SYMPHONY PROGRAM ❄ December 3 | 5

Concert Orchestra Wayne Fanning Concert Orchestra Conductor

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ayne Fanning is a graduate of Hilo High School and participated in HYS Concert Orchestra and the Pacific Music Institute as a student. He received his Bachelor of Education and Master of Arts from the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. Fanning has performed with numerous professional and community ensembles throughout Hawai‘i. Prior to his current position at HYS, he served as director of the Music in the Clubhouse Band and a clinician for various HYS Orchestras. He has served as guest conductor for the Maui District High School Massed Band and the Central District Beginning Honor Orchestra, as well as several school bands and orchestras. He has been teaching band and orchestra at Niu Valley Middle School since 1998, where his musical ensembles have performed for music conferences in Honolulu, Denver, and Iowa. Most recently, they performed at Carnegie Hall and the Sydney Opera House.

6 | December 3 ❄ CONCERT ORCHESTRA

Celebrating our 58th season!

Concert Orchestra

Violin I

Geon Cha Dominic Chi Chloe Yunju Cho, Concertmaster Richard Kangmin Cho Ethan Chow Charles Haring Grace Jeong Cheyna Murakami Minh Chau Nguyen Noah Tanaka Elena Tjoeng Lantana Widana

Violin II

Xelhuan AndersonMartinez Clara Elham Colin Emerson Shannon Avery Go Cole Jackson Kian Jackson Sky Ko Tara Krishnagopalan, Principal Haley Lau Matthew Liu Victoria Lu Chloe Petilos Kolleen Roessig Tenley Tanigawa Max Villanueva Tobias Watanabe Marc Yoo

Viola

Seoyeon Byun Hyunwoo Chang Jada Kaya, Principal Zoe Sagadraca Asa Thompson

Cello

Clarinet

Lauren Chen, Principal Reia Jumawan Riu Kang Erin Suehisa Zephyr Tanigawa Yoshiki Yamada

Audrey Branner Eliana Chang Otto Ferguson Bronwen Nagayama Louis Rhee Daniel Schoen Evangeline Tjoeng, Principal Reese Walther

Bassoon

Cielle Charron, Principal Farrah Li

Trumpet

Bass

Harp

Chloe Chen, Principal

Flute

Dena Brennan, Principal Eunice Kim Anna Motohashi Baiyi Wang

Oboe

Ian Cho Charlotte Gimber Kamy Kaneshige, Principal Nainoa Tindle

Eri Kuroyanagi Misa Kuroyanagi, Principal

Horn

Ava Atagi Maile Judd, Principal Matthew Meinert Justin Morikawa Maiah Oba Paige Kawana Vincent Lassoff Reimer Wolf, Principal Erin Wong Carissa Miyamoto, Guest Musician Parker Nakamura, Guest Musician

Trombone

Kolten Hamana Xyon-La'Jount Jury Cy Kaneshiro, Principal Hikaru Kikuchi Harlan King Alex Shin

Tuba

Charles Schulberg, Principal Kai Shoemaker

Percussion

About Concert Orchestra

Mia Kim James Kunihiro, Principal Nanami Mata James Munoz Trinity Vong

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Concert Orchestra (CO) is the third most advanced of HYS’s seven orchestras and the entry point into the Symphony Program. This year, Concert Orchestra is composed of 83 students from 26 public, private, and homeschools across O‘ahu and Kaua‘i. This season’s concertmaster is Chloe Yunju Cho, a sixth-grade student from Niu Valley Middle School.

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Youth Symphony II Susan Ochi-Onishi Youth Symphony II Conductor

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usan Ochi-Onishi has proudly served as a middle and high school music educator in the Hawai‘i State Department of Education since 1988. Prior to teaching at Kaimukī Middle School, she has held music teaching positions at Wai‘anae Intermediate School and Moanalua High School.

Mrs. Ochi-Onishi is in her 30th year at Kaimukī Middle School where she instructs the beginning, intermediate, and advanced band students and directs the Kaimukī Middle School Symphonic Winds. During her tenure at Kaimukī, she has worked hard to nurture, build and consolidate the KMS Music Department.

She provided opportunities for her colleagues to serve as KMS Department Head while she focused on leading the KMS Symphonic Winds to a higher performance level. As the first middle school band from Hawaii to receive an invitation, KMS Symphonic Winds have proudly represented the State of Hawai‘i by performing at the 2019 Music for All National Festival. In 2015, KMS Symphonic Winds was the first middle school band from Hawai‘i to perform at Carnegie Hall, where they received the Gold Award for their high adjudication scores. In addition to performing at the ASBDA Convention and traveling to share their music with others, many of our students continue to participate in the Hawaii Youth Symphony Programs.

Mrs. Ochi-Onishi received her Bachelor’s Degree and PDMUS in Music Education and Oboe Performance from the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. She received her Master’s of Music degree from Northwestern University, where she was a student of Chicago Symphony Orchestra musicians Ray Still (oboe) and Grover Schlitz (English Horn). Her past oboe teachers include: Linda Strommen, Jeffrey Rathbun, Thomas Boyd, Margot Golding, and Roy Yanagida. She has performed with the Honolulu Symphony Orchestra, Royal Hawaiian Band, Maui Symphony, Diamond Head Theater, and various music ensembles. She served as the oboe lecturer at the University of Hawai‘i and continues to serve as the oboe clinician for the Pacific Music Institute. Her professional affiliations include the O‘ahu Band Directors Association and the American School Band Directors Association. Mrs. Ochi-Onishi is Co-Conductor of the Hawaii Youth Symphony II and is an alumna of the Hawaii Youth Symphony Program where she served as Principal Oboe during her time as a student.

❄ Elton Masaki Youth Symphony II Conductor

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lton Masaki holds a Bachelor of Education Degree in Secondary Education with an emphasis in music from the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa and a Master of Music in Education Degree from Boston University. Mr. Masaki is the current high school orchestra director at Kamehameha School Kapālama Campus and the associate conductor of Youth Symphony II. In the past, he has also taught orchestra at Mid-Pacific Institute, Kamehameha Middle School, and with the Hawaii Youth Symphony Academy String Program. In addition to this, Mr. Masaki also serves as an orchestra clinician for a number of different camps and workshops both on and off island and manages the A Major Quartet. When he isn’t teaching, he is active as a community violin/viola player with performances in numerous musical theater productions as well as with other community orchestras such as the Oahu Civic Orchestra, UH Symphony, Oahu Chamber Orchestra, Allegro Chamber Orchestra, Hawaii Chamber Orchestra and has also subbed as a violinist with the Hawaii Pops, Maui Symphony, and Kona Symphony.

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Celebrating our 59th season!

Violin I

Youth Symphony II

Flora Elham Brayden Fabro Elizabeth Fink, Co-Concertmaster Yanling Guo, Co-Concertmaster Kai Im Jayden Kim Vincent Lau Brian Lim Maria Swan Natalia Tangonan Katherine Wu Eileen Zhang

Violin II

Narissa Chen Hailee Choi Airi Choy Sydney Chung Elena de Lima Brycen Fabro Hayden Freitas Kara Kim Brenna Lewis Lily Nomura Hayley Okano, Co-Principal Taylor Rogers Manami Sato Sage Shiroma Sherry Taguchi Naomi Thompson Tri Truong, Co-Principal Kirstin Wee Shion Yamasaki

Viola

Leala Florendo, Co-Principal Eun Ha Sophie Kaiser Sean Lee Yunseo Lee, Co-Principal Kyla Miyamoto

Bass

Sayuri Yamamoto, guest musician Riley Paakaula, guest musician

Harp

Beylih Beale, Principal

Piccolo

Hope Bayudan Jason Okutani

Flute

Hope Bayudan, Principal Xinyi Dai Celine Lee Jason Okutani Henry Rhee

Oboe

Sage Andrews Sara Inao, Principal Paula Marley KongMercado Brandalyn Tran

English Horn Sarah Inao

Clarinet

Nathan Amemiya Anna Choi Yuto Kawaguchi Jeannie Kim Matt Michibata Ellie Obara Alicia Tangonan, Principal

Bass Clarinet

Nathan Amamiya

Bassoon

Jerry Gao Daniel Kim Kainani Nitz, Principal Aimee Okagawa

Horn

Hannah Emrani Parker Hursty Derek Katayama Jake Miyakawa, Principal Breydi Nuibe Nicholas Xu

Trumpet

Zachary Choi, Principal Micah Kim Kaden Kojima Christopher Yara

Trombone

Caleb Chinen Micah Dijos Zachary Oh, Principal Jason Sakata Brandon Tran Paolo Vu

Tuba

Wilson Co

Percussion

Jordan Buenaventura Camden Funai Keira Ida Ayu Ian Pak Mia Taheri Kyli Taketa, Principal

Cello

Aleena Bendzius Michael Chan, Co-Principal Sophia Chan, Co-Principal Danica Ibanez Cody Kajioka Jibhum Lee Eugene Lee Paisley Sagadraca Isabella Santos Ty Tokunaga 2023 Winter Concert Series

About Youth Symphony II

Youth Symphony II (YSII) is the second most advanced of HYS’s seven orchestras. For the 2023-2024 season, YSII is composed of 91 students from 25 public, private, and homeschools across O‘ahu, Kaua‘i, and the Big Island. Elizabeth Fink, a tenth grade student from Mid-Pacific Institute, and Yanling Guo, an eighth grade homeschool student, are this season’s co-concertmasters.

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Youth Symphony I Joseph Stepec Director of Orchestral Activities & PMI Artistic Director Youth Symphony I Conductor

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oseph Stepec came to Hawai‘i from Cleveland, Ohio in 2016. He is Assistant Professor of Music and Director of Orchestras at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa’s Music Department. Under his direction, the University of Hawai‘i Symphony Orchestra has premiered works of new composers, represented underperformed masterworks, and has collaborated with ensembles as diverse as the United States Marine Band and the choir and orchestra of Weber State University. In 2017, Mr. Stepec, together with Dr. Chet Yeng Loong of the University of Hawai‘i, began the Hawai‘i All State String Orchestra which serves local students in an effort to promote string performance and education. During the 2017–18 academic year, Stepec also served as the Interim Conductor of Youth Symphony I for HYS. He is an active clinician that has guest taught many ensembles visiting Hawai‘i and maintains an active relationship with the Global School of Music youth orchestra program in Shanghai, China.

Mr. Stepec studied violin with Gregory Fulkerson at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, and conducting at the Eastman School of Music with master teacher, Neil Varon. Mr. Stepec additionally studied with Michael Jinbo at the Pierre Monteux School for Conductors and pursued doctoral studies at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University. As a conductor, he has been featured on numerous programs with the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra. In 2017, he was a conducting Fellow at the Menuhin Gstaad Music Festival where he worked closely with Jaap van Zweden, Music Director of the New York Philharmonic and noted conducting pedagogue, Johannes Schlaefli. In 2019, Mr. Stepec premiered a new translation of Stravinsky’s L’Histoire du Soldat set in colonial Hawai‘i with members of Chamber Music Hawai‘i to very favorable reviews.

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I am honored to have been chosen to lead HYS’ symphony program. HYS’ mission and its goals are ones that I deeply resonate with from my own special and formative years playing in a youth symphony: the opportunity to learn to make music together at the highest level and with the greatest commitment is one that shapes lives and forges unbreakable friendships and memories. I am thrilled to be fulfilling this new position alongside my incredibly talented colleagues at HYS and PMI.

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—Joseph Stepec

10 | December 3 ❄ YOUTH SYMPHONY I

Celebrating our 59th season!

Violin I

Youth Symphony I

Preston Chi Leia Choi Ymin Guo Vance Maeshiro Cody James Nakagawa Emi Okumoto Max Shinno Kaitlyn Sim Sevastyan Swan Belise Swartwood, Concertmaster Gwyneth Tenn Liliko Ueda

Violin II

Kai Asakura Ella Cheung Nicholas Chi Ashley Jisue Hong, Principal Coco Kim Riya Krishnagopalan Keanna Lau Aya Okimoto Christopher Oyama Alexis Phansaithong Daniel Yoo

Viola

Mana Chun Rylie Ann Hashizume Swan Kim Albert Ko, Principal Mie Kodama Hannah Kwak David Mansfield Gray Nauwelaerts Elizabeth Swan Lulu Wang

Cello

Ian Ahn Anson Akemoto Dylan Campuspos Lei Yao Chang, Principal Cassidy Ibanez Ashlyn Ito Emma Newman Jason Vierra Bryan Wood Jodie Wung Taigo Yuen 2023 Winter Concert Series

Bass

Seitaro Kobayashi, Principal Isabelle Morita Joshua Wung

Harp

Arabella Tan, Principal

Flute

Shane Komeiji, Principal Flora Liao Noelani Velasco Jessica-Holly Wiemer

Oboe

Maya Hokada Alexis Molina Kyle Siu, Principal Ayaka Yoshii

Clarinet

Grace Kawaoka Leanne So Aiden Taheri Chelsea Takushi, Principal

Bassoon

Spencer Lyau, Principal Jayden Retutal

Horn

Gabriel Cole McKenzee Espiritu

Zhixian Lu Chelsea Song, Principal Caleb Tamargo Nicholas Williams

Trumpet

Jasmine Addison Dawson Chan Kyle Ehara Joel Lee, Principal

Trombone

Ahren Awong Jae Koo Andrew Li Luke Watanabe, Principal

Tuba

Daniel Li, Principal

Percussion

Travis Chen Mani Kovacich Carter Nobuhara Alexa Sasaki Brady Schultz Jeremy Lawi, guest musician Kelcey Tajima, guest musician

Mandolin

Duane Padilla, guest musician

About Youth Symphony I

Youth Symphony I (YSI) is the most advanced of HYS’s seven orchestras and is one of the finest youth symphonies in the country.

In its history, YSI has performed with renowned guest artists, was a finalist in the Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards, and had the special honor of performing on From The Top, a nationally-broadcast radio show.

For the 2023–2024 season, YSI is composed of 82 students, grades 9–12, from 15 public, home and independent schools across O‘ahu. Belise Swartwood, a senior from Mililani High School, is this season's concertmaster.

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12 | December 3 ❄ YOUTH SYMPHONY I

Celebrating our 59th season!

Mahalo to Our Schools

HYS is grateful to the many public, private, and home schools that play their part in helping to advance music’s role in their communities. The following schools are represented in our various HYS programs this year. We are deeply grateful to all the music educators and private music teachers whose expertise, encouragement, and support mean so much to our students.

Every attempt has been made to publish a complete listing of schools for the 2023–2024 season, and we regret any errors or omissions have been made.

Academy of the Holy Angels ‘Aiea High School Aikahi Elementary School ‘Āina Haina Elementary School Ala Wai Elementary School Alakai O Kaua‘i Charter School Āliamanu Middle School Assets School Baldwin High School Bergen County Technical High School Campbell High School Castle High School Crowden School Damien Memorial High School Einstein Middle School Englewood Cliffs Upper School Fort Lee High School Ft. Shafter Elementary School Haha‘ione Elementary School Hawaii Baptist Academy Hawaii Preparatory Academy Hawai‘i Technology Academy Hawaiian Mission Academy Home Schools Honolulu Waldorf School Huakailani School for Girls ‘Iolani School Island Pacific Academy Jarrett Middle School Kāhala Elementary School Kailua High School Kailua Intermediate School Kaimuki Christian School Kaimukī Middle School Kaiser High School Kalāheo High School Kalani High School Kamehameha Kapālama School Kapolei High School Kapolei Middle School Kapunahala Elementary School 2023 Winter Concert Series

Kaua‘i High School Kauluwela Elementary School Kawānanakoa Middle School King Intermediate School Koko Head Elementary School Kōloa Elementary School Lanikai Elementary School Le Jardin Academy Leeward Community College Liholiho Elementary School Lincoln Elementary School Lincoln Middle School Ma‘ema‘e Elementary School Mānoa Elementary School Mary Star of the Sea School Maryknoll Schools Mauka Lani Elementary School McKinley High School Mid-Pacific Institute Mililani High School Mililani Ike Elementary School Mililani Middle School Moanalua Elementary School Moanalua High School Moanalua Middle School Nānāikapono Elementary School Niu Valley Middle School Noelani Elementary School Nu‘uanu Elementary School Pālolo Elementary School

Pauoa Elementary School Pearl City Elementary School Pearl City High School Pearl Ridge Elementary School Pullman High School Punahou School Radford High School Roosevelt High School Sacred Hearts Academy San Domenico School SEEQS St. Andrew’s Schools St. Mark Lutheran School Stevenson Middle School Trinity Christian University Laboratory School Voyager Public Charter School Waiākea High School Wai‘alae Elementary School Wai‘anae High School Waikele Elementary School Waikīkī Elementary School Waolani Judd Nazarene School Washington Middle School Wilson Elementary School

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ACADEMY PROGRAM

Winter Concert

Saturday, December 9, 2023 ❄ 2:00 pm Kaimukī High School Auditorium

Beginning String Ensemble Hannah Watanabe, Conductor

Program will come from String Basics Book 1 and be announced from the stage.

Intermediate String Ensemble Hannah Watanabe, Conductor

Star Dancer

Mark Williams

Elegy & Dance

Richard Meyer

Double Trouble

Lauren Bernovsky

String Orchestra Ensemble Michael Lim, Conductor

Concerto in G Major (From the “Concerto for Two Mandolins”)

Antonio Vivaldi arr. Thomas P. LaJoie, III

Twilight Ceremonial

William Hofeldt

Selections from Les Miserables

Claude Michel Schoenberg arr. Larry Moore

Concert String Orchestra Michael Lim, Conductor

Eine Kleine Nachtmusik Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (or Serenade No. 13 for Strings in G major K 525) I. Allegro II. Romanze III. Menuetto and Trio IV. Rondo

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Celebrating our 59th season!

Academy Program Michael Lim String Orchestra Ensemble & Concert String Orchestra Conductor

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ichael Lim is a dedicated music teacher and professional violinist. Born and raised in Honolulu, Hawai’i, he began his musical career at the age of four with the piano, and started his violin studies at the age of seven.

A graduate of Punahou School, Michael was involved in Punahou’s orchestra and string quartet program, and was a member of Hawaii Youth Symphony’s YSII and YSI orchestras during his middle school and high school years. He is a graduate of the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, where he received his Bachelors and Masters of Music in violin performance. After returning to Hawai’i, he completed his Post-Baccalaureate Certificate of Music Education at the University of Hawai’i Mānoa, and currently teaches orchestra and choir in grades 6–12 at Mid Pacific. In addition to his music teaching career, Michael is also a full-time member of the Hawai’i Symphony Orchestra violin section, teaches private violin and viola lessons, and has served on the board of the Hawai’i Music Educators Association. He is a passionate educator and performer, and hopes to share his love of music with his students and inspire a new generation of musicians to cherish and preserve the art of music.

❄ Hannah Watanabe Programs Manager Beginning String Ensemble & Intermdiate String Ensemble Conductor

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annah Watanabe works for the Hawaii Youth Symphony as Programs Manager and conductor for the Academy Program’s Beginning String Ensemble and Intermediate String Ensemble. She was also the conductor for Symphony Program’s Concert Orchestra from 2006–2023. She is a graduate of the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, where she earned a Bachelor of Education degree in K–12 Music Education with an emphasis in Secondary Instrumental Music. Ms. Watanabe is an alumnus of the Hawaii Youth Symphony where she performed under the direction of Mr. Michael Nakasone and Mr. Henry Miyamura. Prior to working at HYS, she taught orchestra for 16 years as an educator at Moanalua Middle School. While at Moanalua Middle School, she took the orchestra on several trips including Boston to work with musicians from the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Disney World where the orchestra won Best in Class, the Gold Award, and received a superior rating twice at Festival Disney, Disneyland to perform and participate in the Disney Workshop, and to the neighbor islands where her students performed and taught elementary school students about music and the orchestra.

Prior to teaching at Moanalua Middle School, Ms. Watanabe also taught K–6 general music and choir at Hawaii Baptist Academy, orchestra, piano, and music theory at Moanalua High School, and while still in college, she taught orchestra at Kalani High School part time. Ms. Watanabe is a member of the National Association for Music Education, Hawaii Music Educators Association, American String Teachers Association, and the Hawaii Chapter of the American String Teachers Association.

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ACADEMY PROGRAM ❄ December 9 | 15

Academy Program Brent Ramos Academy Strings Program Coordinator & Office Receptionist

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rent Ramos is a graduate from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music where he received a Bachelor’s Degree in Violin Performance. He is an HYS alumni who started in the Academy Strings Program, and in his senior year of high school was concertmaster of Youth Symphony I. After graduating from high school and while in college, Brent was a Teacher’s Assistant for the Moanalua Middle School Summer Orchestra Program for many years. He has been the HYS Academy Strings Program Coordinator since 2021, and started working as the HYS Office Receptionist since 2022. Besides his roles at HYS, Brent is a violinist with the Hawai‘i Symphony Orchestra, teaches private lessons at the Masaki School of Music, and volunteers his time to help out as a violin coach at several local schools.

About Academy Strings

The HYS Academy Strings is composed of four string ensembles with entry points for students of beginning, intermediate, and advanced levels. In proud partnership with the Boys & Girls Clubhouse of Hawaii, the Academy offers children ages 8 and older the opportunity to play violin, viola, cello, or string bass in group settings that emphasize the fundamental skills necessary for musical success. This season’s Academy students represent more than 40 public, independent, and home schools.

During the summer, the Academy offers Summer Strings, daily instruction over a five-week session for beginning and intermediate players. All Academy classes are held at the Boys & Girls Club of Hawaii’s Spalding Clubhouse. If you are interested in our summer programs, please go to https://hiyouthsymphony.org/summer/ for more information!

16 | December 9 ❄ ACADEMY PROGRAM

Celebrating our 59th season!

Violin

Beginning String Ensemble

Michael Andrew Chang Isabella Lorenzo Alyssabeth Nieto Maxwell Pacheco Joy Wang Jane Yoon

Viola

Chloe Cheong Lucia Cheong Gabriel Gardner Mia Harjati Peyton Taketa

Cello

John Anthony Chang Kenzo Cummings Mason Phung Giuliano Jack Alexander Ricardi King Zane Schank Ella Wang San Lam Weng

Bass

Ellie Arakaki Evelyn Cindrity Emily Smith Isla Stark Landen Walker

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Violin

Intermediate String Ensemble

Ava Bonner Mia Bonner Milani Cortez Lia Fagaragan Rosella Mae Galapon Seraphina Gower Kaleb Konishi Henry Lee Jade Liao Yaoqi Liu

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Naomi Lopez Chi Nguyen Ava Panganiban Kanani Reid Tetsuo Shimazu Rydan Duke Stevenson Samuel Tarn Alex Tokunaga Andrew Wang Lily Yasuda

Cello

Kaito Degnan Alisa Gardner Kalaokahaku Kaiminaauao Gabriel Lopez Travis Lou Albert Wang

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Violin

String Orchestra Ensemble

Trevor Dinh Katelyn Ewing James Joyner, III Keeley Kobayashi Sue Lee Ava Morgan Jeff Pitathawatchai Olivia Schank Griffin Tano Yuna Tueller Aya Wismeth Jana Wu Jeannie Wu

Cello

Olivia Kim Emi Mochinaga Lincoln Sueoka

Bass

Andersen Nishimura

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Violin

Joseph Ching Abner Chun Mariko Colaianni Lulu Enomoto Jaron Kim Annaka Lau Kaylee Liang Eliana Lin Zuri Phung Isaiah Wane Suriel Wane Felicia Yang

Concert String Orchestra Viola

Daphne Lawton Matthew Ryan Lizardo

Bass

Ian Taira

Cello

Rose Bozeman Madeline Ebisu Jacob Kim Rex Lin Jedi Si Ming Ng Kayden Nishimura Joseph Perez

18 | December 9 ❄ ACADEMY PROGRAM

Celebrating our 59th season!

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ACADEMY PROGRAM ❄ December 9 | 19

JAZZ PROGRAM

Winter Concert

Sunday, December 17, 2023 ❄ 5:00 pm Studio 909, Musician’s Association of Hawai‘i Dean Taba, Jazz Program Director Ryan Howe, Jazz Instructor Noel Okimoto, Jazz Instructor

Centerpiece

Jazz II

The Chicken

Harry "Sweets" Edison and John Hendricks Pee Wee Ellis (Soul Intro by Jaco Pastorius)

Stolen Moments

Oliver Nelson

Strasbourg/St. Denis

Roy Hargrove

Boil Them Cabbage Down

Anthropology Toys Someone to Watch Over Me Jean Pierre

20 | December 17 ❄ JAZZ

American Folks Song arr. by Hall/Shimabukuro

Jazz I

Charlie Parker Herbie Hancock George and Ira Gershwin Miles Davis

Celebrating our 59th season!

Jazz II

Piccolo

Tenor Saxophone

Flute

Electric Guitar

Dena Brennan Dena Brennan Michell Dentaon

Alto Saxophone Verily Coryell

Maxwell Chin Ash Bu Eli Wolfe

Bass Guitar

Keyboard

Rodrigo Del Carpio Liam McCabe

Drum Set and Congas Henry Powell Isato Kimura

Kiron Toma

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Jazz I

Alto/Tennor Saxohone

Electric Guitar

Bass Clarinet

Bass Guitar

Desmond Maurer Desmond Maurer

Broderick Nakasone

Drum Set and Congas Carter Nobuhara Alex Tripp

Johann Machida

About Jazz Program

A relatively new HYS program, HYS Jazz celebrates its fourth anniversary this year! Under the leadership of HYS Jazz Director Dean Taba, and with the support of our dedicated faculty including Dean, Noel Okimoto, and Ryan Howe, HYS Jazz offers Intermediate Contemporary Ensemble and Advanced Contemporary Ensemble for students 14–18. Advancing Hawaii Youth Symphony’s ongoing commitment to making music education accessible to all students, HYS Jazz also recently launched its Beginning Improvisation Group for ages 12 and up. HYS Jazz students are taught the skills necessary to play as a rhythm section, accompany others, and improvise. We are proud to have guitarists, keyboardists, drummers, and saxophonists among our student body, though HYS Jazz is a wholly inclusive environment and welcomes students from all orchestral instruments.

HYS Jazz frequently collaborates with highly-respected artists, and in its short history has already performed with Jake Shimabukuro, trumpeter Eric Miyashiro, saxophonist Steve Treseler, vocalists Shari Lyn, and John Valentine! Though the focus of HYS Jazz is music performance, many entrepreneurial facets of being a professional musician or working in the music industry are addressed throughout the year.

Students have direct access to top audio engineers, influential musicians, and music business gurus. Learn more about all that HYS Jazz has to offer at https://hiyouthsymphony.org/hysjazz/ 2023 Winter Concert Series

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HYS Jazz Dean Taba Jazz Program Director PMI Jazz Intensive Director

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highly regarded studio and freelance musician, Dean Taba began his musical studies on the piano at the age of 6 and played French horn in the Hawaii Youth Symphony. It was a desire to play in the high school jazz band that introduced him to the bass and improvised music. After extensive studies at the Berklee College of Music in Boston and a refinement of his skills on both the acoustic and electric bass, Dean relocated in 1984 to Los Angeles to become one of its most in demand musicians.

Also a respected clinician and educator (Los Angeles Music Academy, Musician’s Institute, Cal-Poly Pomona, Grove School of Music) Dean has recently performed/recorded with Jeff Lorber, David Benoit, Mark Murphy, Jake Shimabukuro, Andy Summers, Sadao Watanabe, The San Francisco Symphony, Hiroshima, Rick Braun, The American Jazz Institute Orchestra, Dave Koz, Jeff Richman, Pauline Wilson, The Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra, Daniel Ho, Bill Watrous, and many others as well as playing on countless CDs, TV shows, and movie soundtracks.

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Ryan Howe Jazz Instructor

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yan Howe graduated from Maui High School and completed both his Bachelor’s in Music Education and Master’s in Bassoon Performance at the University of Hawai‘i. He currently teaches middle school band at Moanalua Middle School.

Mr. Howe says: “I have two things that I love to do in life, teach music and cooking. Both are great ways to express one’s self and a great medium to change people’s perspectives in life and to teach humanity and good fellowship. Other than music, I like to play sports such as tennis, basketball, and golf. I believe that in order to be a healthy and effective teacher, you must have a balanced life.

Mind, body, and soul. I look forward to working with all students and parents. Please feel free to ask questions, because I believe that everyone is important, and they deserve to be heard.”

❄ Noel Okimoto Jazz Instructor

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orn and raised in Honolulu, Noel Okimoto has been playing professionally since the age of ten. Noel’s primary instrument is the drum set, but is also an accomplished orchestral percussionist, vibraphonist, composer and clinician.

He received his Bachelor’s degree in Percussion from the University of Hawai‘i.

Noel has played in Hawai‘i, the mainland USA, and internationally with Freddie Hubbard, The Woody Herman Orchestra, Stan Getz, Bobby Hutcherson, Richie Cole, Bill Watrous, Ernie Watts, Bud Shank, Barney Kessel, Lew Tabackin, Sadao Watanabe, Wynton Marsalis, Ronnie Cuber, Makoto Ozone, Jeff Richman, Larry Coryell, Nestor Torres, Gene Harris, Take 6, David Benoit, Henry Mancini, Nelson Riddle, Steve Allen, Natalie Cole, Kenny Loggins, Michael McDonald, Bob Hope, Rosemary Clooney, Patti Page, Dionne Warwick, and Jake Shimabukuro, among others. He was also a member of the Gabe Baltazar Group for five years. He is also the percussion section leader of the historic Royal Hawaiian Band.

Okimoto recorded an award-winning jazz CD in 2004, entitled ‘Ohana, that received a 4-Star review in Downbeat magazine and positive reviews in other national and international publications.

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Celebrating our 59th season!

HYS Administration & Staff Veronica Cox Librarian

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eronica Cox grew up playing saxophone and singing in choirs in Ohio, where she graduated from the University of Akron, receiving a Bachelor of Music in Music Education PreK-12. She also holds a Hawaii Teaching License in Music, K-12 and works in Hawaii Public Schools. Veronica has been an active member in the National Association for Music Education, American Choral Directors Association, and Ohio Music Education Association since 2017. Throughout her life, Veronica has participated in Concert and Marching Bands, along with Concert and Chamber Choirs, touring around Ohio and Germany. Being surrounded by music her whole life, Veronica is excited to work with HYS to help make music a right!

❄ Cyrinthia (Tia) Richards Development Coordinator

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riginally from Southern California, Tia moved to Honolulu from New Mexico at the beginning of 2023, where she earned her B.A. in Music and minor in Arts Administration. She is passionate about uplifting the music community, and has previously worked with various music educational organizations, including Pacific Crest Youth Arts Organization.

“I have been in music playing the French horn for 13 years and love everything it has to offer. I am so excited to be a part of the Hawaii Youth Symphony!”

—Tia Richards

❄ Lauren Sergent Operations Manager

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auren Sergent holds a dual Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing and Public Relations with a Minor in Music from Carthage College. Her experience as a vocalist and percussionist has allowed her to perform for diverse audiences on tours across the U.S., Japan, Italy, Hungary, and Slovenia. Over the past few years, Lauren has been a member of groups such as Master Singers of Milwaukee, O‘ahu Choral Society, and Windward Choral Society. Committed to promoting youth engagement in music, she has made impactful contributions working for Drum Corps International and is looking forward to her new role at HYS. Outside of HYS, Lauren is a Licensed Massage Therapist with advanced training in treatment and selfcare for common musicians’ injuries.

Lauren believes that music is, “A powerful tool that serves an almost endless amount of purposes, but perhaps the most meaningful to me is the way it allows us to express emotions and foster connections— particularly with those who we may not think we have much in common with or who speak a different language from us.”

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HYS Administration & Staff Randy Wong President & CEO

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awaii Youth Symphony’s President & CEO Randy Wong joined the organization in February 2012 as the result of a nationwide search. He previously held management positions in the Music-in-Education National Consortium, and has built his career around the development of music programs for under-resourced communities. Mr. Wong oversees all aspects of the organization.

He is the first alumnus, professional musician, and educator to lead HYS. A strong believer in the efficacy of strategic partners, Mr. Wong has helped to engineer several successful partnerships, including an annual Side-by-Side with the Hawai‘i Symphony Orchestra, Music in the Clubhouse with the Boys & Girls Club of Hawaii (Honolulu and Nānākuli clubs), and the Orchestral Learning Alliance with the National Orchestral Institute+Festival.

Mr. Wong holds degrees from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and New England Conservatory. He has published research on music’s essential roles in communities and education, and served on the New England Conservatory faculty from 2009–2018. He is also an alumnus of the Emerging Leaders Program (League of American Orchestras), the Executive Program for Nonprofit Leaders (Stanford Graduate School of Business), and the AmEx Leadership Academy (Center for Creative Leadership). In 2018, the Hawai‘i Community Foundation presented him with a Ho‘okele Award for nonprofit leadership.

A professional musician, Mr. Wong is a bassist in the Hawai‘i Symphony Orchestra, and has notably performed with celebrated artists including Orquesta Nacional de Jazz de Mexico (ONJMX), Jake Shimabukuro, George Clinton, and others. He studied classical double bass with Todd Seeber (Boston Symphony Orchestra) and Jeffrey Turner (Ret. Principal, Pittsburgh Symphony), jazz bass with Cecil McBee and Keala Kaumeheiwa, and further jazz studies with pianist Michael Cain (M-Base, Jack DeJohnette’s Special Edition, Me’shell Ndegeocello). Mr. Wong leads The Waitiki 7, an ensemble inspired by midcentury exotica music, and co-founded the label Pass Out Records. His music has been licensed for TV, film, performed by symphony orchestras, acclaimed by national press including Mother Jones, Giant Robot, JazzTimes, and NPR, and has topped college, world, and jazz radio charts. (Apple Music subscribers can find Waitiki’s music under Apple’s curated “Essential Exotica” playlist.)

Born and raised on O‘ahu, Mr. Wong participated in HYS as a youth and attended Hanahau‘oli and ‘Iolani schools. Prior to leading HYS as its executive director, he served in multiple paid and unpaid positions, from coaching at its Pacific Music Institute to adjudicating auditions and administering an essay contest. Wong says, “I am very grateful to HYS for being a constant, positive force in my life, and am honored to now serve as its president. Our vision to make music a right, and not a privilege, deeply resonates with me—all children should have an opportunity to learn a musical instrument, and to become the best version of themselves.”

Beyond HYS, Mr. Wong serves on the Nominations Committee of the League of American Orchestras’ Youth Orchestra Division, is a founding member of the Leadership Team of Hawai‘i Public Radio’s Generation Listen (and chairs its Membership Committee), and has served as a Music Panelist for the National Endowment for the Arts.

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Celebrating our 59th season!

Mahalo to Our Donors

Hawaii Youth Symphony appreciates these contributions made between January 1st, 2023, and November 20th, 2023. All attempts to create a complete and accurate list have been made, however, errors and omissions are possible! We apologize for any errors and request that you kindly let us know. Please feel free to contact Cyrinthia Richards, Development Coordinator, at cyrinthia@hiyouthsymphony.org. Thank you very much for your support of Hawaii Youth Symphony!

CONDUCTORS’ CIRCLE ($50,000 & up) City and County of Honolulu Steven and Gloria Gainsley

Foodland Super Market, Ltd. Foundation for an Engaged Pacific FundDevelopment Group Island Insurance John and Clifford Mirikitani Foundation PRESIDENT’S Kent & Jean Tsukamoto CIRCLE ($10,000 to Pacific Properties Group $49,999) Mr. Randy Wong and Dr. Anonymous Helen Liu Wong ABC Stores Mr. & Mrs. Steven Altres, Inc. Katzman Carnegie Hall (PlayUSA) The Resort Group Cooke Foundation, Trinity Real Estate Limited Investments Erica and Aaron MauSchank BENEFACTOR ($2,500 to $4,999) First Hawaiian Bank Foundation Anonymous Kwaksangro Charity Aloha United Way Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Alan Arizumi Ms. Lauren Yoo Blue Note Waikiki Mr. & Mrs. Richard Ing Mr. & Mrs. Carlton and the Sheridan Gushiken and Julia Ing Family Central Pacific Bank Foundation Ms. Christine Camp The Al Sherman Mrs. Janet Cooke Foundation Jean and William K. H. The LRY Charitable Mau Foundation Foundation Jonathan Y. C. Ching Thomas & Mi Kosasa Revocable Trust Waikiki Shopping Plaza Mr. Lorrin Hirano Mitchell & Marie Imanaka ANGEL’S CIRCLE ($5,000 to $9,999) Mr. & Mrs. Martin Hsia, Esq. Anonymous Action Realty Corporation Mr. & Ms. Michael J. Y. Wong Avalon Commercial LLC Ben and Vicky Cayetano PATRON and Ginny Tiu ($1,000 to $2,499) Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Okimoto Anonymous Ms. Cathy Monseur Ms. Amy A. Taniguchi Ms. Dorothy Mason 2023 Winter Concert Series

Mr. Barney Brennan and Mrs. Autumn Woods Mr. & Mrs. Blane Yamagata Byungki and Tammy Koo Chad & Marni Sakumoto Mr. Collin Hoo Mr. & Mrs. Dane Lam Mr. & Mrs. Daniel H. Katayama Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Kim Ms. Darlene Abt Mr. David Imanaka Mr. Douglas Yamamoto Fidelity Charitable Hazel H. Takumi Foundation Mrs. Jennie Tamashiro Jose L. Romero Memorial Fund at HCF Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Matsuura Dr. & Mrs. Lee Ingamells Mr. & Mrs. Malcolm S. Koga Ms. Martha Khlopin Masaki School of Music Merrill Lynch Mr. & Mrs. Michael Onofrietti Mr. & Mrs. Michael Taylor Mr. & Mrs. Peter Dames Peter G. Drewliner Foundation Mr. Randolph Moore and Lynne Johnson Mr. Robert Saracco Mr. Ross Murakami Mr. & Mrs. Steven Shimabukuro Drs. Wade Nobuhara Yamanaka Family Mr. Yoshinori Enomoto

SPONSOR ($500 to $999) Mr. Anthony and Ms. Kumiko Strauss Mr. & Mrs. Barry Toshi Mrs. Carrie Oung Ms. Chelsea Maeda Ms. Colleen Sack Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Momohara David and Amy Monk Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Chin Elite Pacific Construction Foodland Give Aloha Ms. Janet Groeger Mrs. Jean McIntosh Mr. Justin V. Redona Mr. Kenin Coloma Mr. & Mrs. Kerry Kim Lauren Chun Drs. Len Tanaka Ms. Leslie Baxter Eaton LPL Financial Mr. Mark Verrey Ms. Mary E. Whitehead Mr. & Mrs. Owen Fukumoto Ms. Paula Rath Mr. Richard Kim Dr. & Mrs. Robert G. Peters Schwab Charitable Fund Drs. Steven and Izumi Rhee Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Williams Mr. Warren Price III and Ms. Sharon Himeno Wendy Umino Dr. Yi-Chuan Ching Zachary Diionno PARTNER ($250 to $499) Anonymous DONORS | 25

Mrs. & Mr. Sujie Nam Dr. Alex Suenaga & Ms. Hong Kay Mattos Mr. & Mrs. Steven Wong Ms. Audrey Mueh Ms. Tammy Walther Miss Ayari Tochika Mr. & Mrs. Ulrich K. Stams Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Higuchi Ms. Brenda Tang Mr. & Mrs. William E. Seehafer Carole Sheridan Memorial Fund of the Mr. Yan Yang Gao and Hawaii Community Mrs. Iris Hu Foundation CONTRIBUTOR Ms. Carolyn Ing ($100 to $249) Dr. & Mrs. Clifford Anonymous Okumoto Mr. & Mrs. Aaron Wu Mr. Colin Sakamoto Daniel and Esther Cartoon Mr. & Mrs. Akemoto Mr. & Mrs. Albert Oh Mr. David Hudson and Ms. Alice Ikeda Ms. Dana E. Kokubun Anabel Molina Mr. and Mrs. David Jackson Mr. & Mrs. Andre De Lima Mr. & Mrs. Dean Taba Mr. Andrew Sung Eliana Y. Chang Ms. Annabelle Stone Mr. Francis Calleon Ms. April K.Y. Leong Mr. & Mrs. Frank Hook Ms. Barbara J. Cargill Dr. Gary Yap Ms. Betsy Gressler Dr. & Mrs. George I. Blake Nuibe Nagao Mr. & Mrs. Bob Fissell Ms. Georgia Wong Mr. Burr McCutcheon & Mr. Graham Seaton Ms. Claire Arakaki Mr. Ivan Tamaha Mr. Byron Kelly Drs. James Lin Mr. & Mrs. Carl Ashizawa Mrs. & Dr. Jan Tamura Ms. Carol Aki Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Mori Ms. Cheryl Kojima Mr. Joe Stepec Mr. & Mrs. Chester Kaneshiro Mr. Joseph Conyers Mr. & Mrs. Chester J. Mr. Kwong Tan and Dr. Malins Vivien Tham Craigside Retirement Mr. & Mrs. Larry Takumi Residence Ms. Lillian Cumic Mr. & Mrs. David Chan Mr. & Mrs. Ly Nguyen Mr. David Kamida Mr. Malcolm D. Lau Mr. David Mansfield Mr. McCraigan True and Ms. Debra Oxley Ms. Jessica Nelson Mr. Dennis Higashiguchi Mr. Milton Liu Mrs. Miyeko S. Hashimoto Mr. & Mrs. Dennis W. Randall Mr. & Mrs. Nathan Mr. & Mrs. Diana Choy Momohara Ms. Diane Morimoto Ms. Paula Akana Mr. & Ms. Monsicha Dinh Mr. & Mrs. Paul Ito DJ Wong Mr. & Mrs. R. Dougal Crowe Dr. & Mrs. Donald R. Womack Robyn and Merilee Fong Mr. & Mrs. Roy E. King, Jr. Mr. Edward Masunaga Mr. & Mrs. Russell Arakaki Elaine Chang Mrs. Ruth Ann Yamanaka Mr. Eric Chang Mr. & Mrs. Ernest Mr. Stu Popkin Hanaumi Ms. Suellen Barton 26 | DONORS

Mr. Frederick Harris Mr. & Mrs. Fred Hokada Ms. Fumiko Wellington Mr. Gary Batungbacal Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Sitar Mr. & Mrs. Glenn Toma Mr. & Ms. Henry O'Neill Mr. & Mrs. Henry Tokunaga Mr. & Mrs. Ian Carlson Mrs. Jane Kikawa Janna and Neil Healy Mr. & Mrs. Jeffery Lucero Mr. Jeffrey Van Hyning Mr. Jeffrey Wismeth and Dr. Christina Hines Ms. Joan Doike Dr. Jodi Goh Mr. & Mrs. John Hunt Dr. & Mrs. John Houk Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Lyau Dr. and Mrs. Jonn Saruwatari Ms. Joy Hirano Dr. & Mrs. Karen Stockton Mrs. Kealani Gillis Mr. Keita Hirashima Mr. & Mrs. Kendrick Y. Au Mr. Kent Koike Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Taira Mr. Lance Oba Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence So The Honorable Lea Crandall and Mr. David Schulmeister Ms. Leah Lee Lealei Magat-Hino Ms. Leona Koamoku Mrs. Leslie Ikawa Mrs. Lila Yee Ms. Linda Hattemer Mrs. Lorraine Ferrer Mrs. Lousie Y. Wong Ms. Lynette Roster Ms. Martha Hsia Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Taba Dr. & Mrs. Masayuki Nogi Mr. & Mrs. Meredith Maeda Mr. Merle Bratlie Mr. & Ms. Michael A. Wachtel Mr. & Mrs. Mike Kobayashi Mr. & Mrs. Miles Kamimura Myrtle Kaneshiro

Ms. Naomi Suto Ms. Nancy K. Sonoda Mrs. Nancy D. White Network For Good Dr. Nina Hayashi One Kalakaua Senior Living Mrs. Pam Verrey Mr. & Mrs. Paul Komeiji Mr. & Paul McGillicuddy Mr. Phillip Thompson and Dr. Jean Shien Ms. Raquel Guss Mr. Rick Kinsel Mr. Robert Morse and Mrs. Patricia Takemoto Mr. & Mrs. Robert Springer Ms. Rochelle Uchibori Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Lum Mrs. Ruth Oshiro Mr. & Mrs. Ryan Batt Sachiko Taketa Mr. Sam Aiona Mr Sanford Lee Mr. Sean Smith Mrs. Selene Patterson Shinnyo-En Hawaii Dr. & Mrs. Stanley Wong Mr. Steve Kim Mr. & Mrs. Steven Xiao Ms. Susan Imai Ms. Susan Spangler Ms. Suzanne Sato Ms. Tammi Okamura Mr. & Mrs. Thanh Phung Mr. & Dr. Thomas Gimber Tom & Marie Newman Mr. Tsung-I Liao and Mrs. Jungsheng Lee The Blackbaud Giving Fund FRIEND ($1 to $99) Anonymous Ms. Aileen Gushiken Mr. & Mrs. Akio K. Crandall Mr. & Mrs. Al Harjati Mr. Alvin and Karen Fuse Miss Alyssa Kawamura Ms. Anne Lee Mrs. Arlene Y. Hiu Ayari Tochika Mr. Ben Gutierrez Betty Ohigashi

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Mr. Biswajit Bhattacharjee Ms. BJ Taum Mr. Brandon Kamigaki Mr. Brian Walther Mr. & Mrs. Calvin T. Hamada Camaron Inoue Mr. & Mrs. Chalermchai Phansaithong Ms. Chynna Stone Mrs. Cori Mackie Miss Cyrinthia Richards Mr. & Mrs. Dan Miyamoto Ms. Darlene Fangon Mr. & Mrs. David Kashiwamura Mr. Dustin Ebesu Dr. & Mrs. E. Richard Bartosik, Jr. Ms. Edwina Delos Reyes Ms. Erlinda Pelagio Mr. Ernest Kobayashi Mrs. Esther Chung Mr. Evan Yamamoto Ms. FeDahlia Lapitan Mrs. Francis Bowers Mr. Gerald Young Give Lively Foundation Mrs. Gladys H. Young Mr. Glenn Fernandez Mr. & Mrs. Gregg Abe Ms. Hannah Watanabe Mr. Ian Cablay Mr. James K. Michishima Jasmine Nip-Palmer Dr. Jean Adair-Leland Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Ono Ms. JoAnn Maruoka Mr. & Mrs. John Brizdle Mr. & Mrs. John Devlin Dr. & Mrs. John B. Thompson Judith A. Mick Ms. Julia Fujioka Mr. & Mrs. Jun Kobayashi Mr. & Mrs. Ralf Kaiser Ms. Karen Ng Mr. Kenneth H. Burtness Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Hashi Kevin Sumida Mrs. Kim Kalama Mr. Lance Suzuki Mrs. Lani Almanza Ms. Leanne Lum Linda Kim Mr. & Mrs. Louie Bala

Pure Joy Day Spa Bar Maze Mr. Lloyd Lim Mr. Barney Brennan and SKY Waikiki Miss Lorna Nagamine Mrs. Autumn Woods The Paperie Ms. Mai Linh Frascarelli Ben Franklin’s Crafts The Twin Fin Maxine M. Takashiba Tradition Coffee Roasters Mr. Michael Lim and Dr. Big City Diner Blind Ox Yueson Nam Vive Hotel Waikiki Mr. & Mrs. Michael Lyman Calvin & Susie’s Watanabe Floral, Inc Mr. & Mrs. Michael Miyagi Mr. Chris Cabrera Waikele Country Club Circular Fashion Hawaii Mr. Michael Zeliff Yoga Room Hawaii Consolidated Theaters Michelle N. Ige Yukio Ozaki Craig Chee and Sarah Mr. & Ms. Myron Monte Dr. Yuseon Nam Maisel Ms. Najean Lee Tributes Daily Whisk Matcha Ms. Nola Nahulu Anonymously Mr. & Mrs. Norine Sakuda Dancing Cat Records In Honor of Jonah Dave and Busters Mr. & Ms. Nick Yee Kashiwamura Diamond Head Theatre Mr. & Mrs. Owen Chan Ms. Brenda Tang Duke’s Waikiki Mr. & Mrs. Philip Brown In Honor of Gordon Edward Enterprises Promega Mark Gentle Beast Flower Mr. & Ms. Robert and DJ Wong Germaine’s Luau Susan McGovern In Honor of Randy Hawaii Symphony Mr. & Mrs. Robert Wong Orchestra Nishimura Elite Pacific Construction Hawaii Potters Guild Mr. Rod Aveiro In Honor of Marla Hilo Hattie Mr. Ron Sumida Yoshihiro Mr. Jake Shimabukuro Ms. Ruby Arii Mr. and Mrs. Daniel H. Kahala Ms. Ruby Shimabukuro Katayama In Honor of Cody Mr. & Mrs. Ryan Kawana Kailua Acupuncture Clinic Nakagawa Kaimuki Shokudo Mr. & Mrs. Sam Ng Mrs. Esther Chung Mr. & Mrs. Shinogu Sato Kent & Jean Tsukamoto In Honor of Kaylin H. Sonya and Leighton Yara Mr. Kenneth Fink and Ms. Wee Robin Kobayashi Stephanie Hsu Mr. & Mrs. Glenn Toma Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Taira Ms. Susan Wright In Honor of Hollie-Anne Kō Hana Distillers Ms. Sylvia Lim S. Toma Ko Olina Golf Club Ms. Taryn Bohan Wells Mr. Ian Cablay Kuleana Rum Works Mr. Terry Arista In Honor of Taylor La Bettola Tisbest Philanthropy Omine Lauren Sergent Mrs. Thalia Woodward Mr. & Mrs. Ian Carlson Lion Coffee Mr. & Mrs. Thomas A. In Honor of Sofia Marriott's Ko Olina Beach Duckworth Nauwelaerts Club Ms. Tracy Wong Mrs. Jennie Tamashiro Mr. Wayne Chen and Ms. McKinley Car Wash In honor of Aya Okimoto Moké’s Bread and Angela Tom and Ginny Tiu Breakfast Ms. Wendy E. Uyeda Mr. & Mrs. Kendrick Y. Au Morton's The Steakhouse In Honor of Geoffrey Au Mr. & Mrs. William T. Music Center of Hawaii Oshima Kwaksangro Charity Foundation Mr. William Schoen and MW Restaurant In Honor of Hannah Ms. Michelle Comeau Mr. Randy Wong and Dr. Kwak Helen Liu Wong Gift of Stock Mr. & Mrs. Louie Bala Mr. & Mrs. Richard Ing Ms. Dorothy Mason In Honor of Leo V. Bala Outrigger Hotels & Robyn and Merilee Fong Resorts Gift in Kind In Memory of Mary C. Palace Hotel Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. Peter Shaindlin Fong Aaron and Erica Mau Ms. Nola Nahulu Pint and Jigger Scank In Memory of Dr. Neil Polynesian Cultural Agnes Terao-Guiala McKay Center Avery Farm

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