He Makana O Nā Mele: The Gift of Music Gala 2023

Presented by

Thomas and Mi Kosasa and Halekulani

November 12, 2023

www.HiYouthSymphony.org

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Welcome

Dear Hawaii Youth Symphony Nā Mele Guests, Aloha and welcome to He Makana O Nā Mele: The Gift of Music 2023.

We are extraordinarily honored to have you joining us tonight, and are very thankful for the ways that you have supported us through the pandemic and for tonight’s event.

We are delighted to have you join us in celebration of the transformative roles that music education plays in shaping the lives of our young musicians.

At HYS, we firmly believe that music education instills in our students virtues such as responsibility, resilience, and civic leadership. As they learn to play together, they grow as individuals, learning the importance of teamwork, dedication, and perseverance. These tenets are at the core of our mission, and they drive our youth to achieve greatness.

Our Core Values—Inspire, Dream Courageously, Have Fun, and Grow Together—are not just words; they represent the foundation upon which we build a future for Hawaii’s youth. We are grateful for your partnership with us, to empower us to make these values a reality for our students. Your generosity enables us to reach more young musicians, ensuring that music education remains accessible to all, as we work towards a Hawaii where music is a right.

We thank you for being an integral part of this journey. Tonight, as we celebrate the joy of music and its far-reaching impact, we also celebrate you, our valued supporters. Together, we are creating a brighter future for Hawaii’s youth, one note at a time.

Sincerely,

Randy Wong President & CEO HYS ʻ99

Erica Mau-Schank Board Chair HYS ʻ07

Event Schedule 4:00 pm

He Makana O Nā Mele: The Gift of Music begins!

Registration, Silent Auction & Cocktails Entertainment by YSI String Quartet

Vance Maeshiro, Violin I

Preston Chi, Violin II

Albert Ko, Viola

Jason Vierra, Cello 5:00 pm Ballroom Doors Open 5:15 pm Invocation & Dinner 7:00 pm Silent Auction Closes 7:00 pm Concert with CSO, YSI, Jazz I and Amy Hānaiali’i 8:30 pm Closing of Program, Auction Check-Out, Mahalo!

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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

Boys and Girls Club of Hawaii Paddy Kauhane, Chief Executive Officer Claudia “Lala” Fernandez, Director of Operations Danielle Trinidad (Spalding) Kekoa Tupua (Nānākuli)

Pālolo Elementary School Gary Harada, Principal Henrietta Clemons, Parent and Family Coordinator University of Hawai‘i Music Department Dr. Laurence Paxton, Chair William Watson, Facility Coordinator Jazz Concert Parent Volunteers Barney Brennan Wade Nobuhara

Youth Symphony I Concert Parent Volunteers Amy Carlson Janet Maeshiro Wade Nobuhara Lawrence So

Mahalo to the music educators and private music teachers whose expertise, encouragement and support mean so much to our talented musicians. We are also grateful to the families and friends who volunteer their time and energy to strengthen our program and make it a success.

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 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

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Nā Mele Sponsors Mahalo to

ALTRES, Inc. Halekulani Corporation Thomas & Mi Kosasa

PRESENTING SPONSORS

Thomas & Mi Kosasa

Gold Baton

Gloria and Stephan Gainsley Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra

ALTRES, Inc.

Lauren Yoo Vibe Creative Marketing

Visionaries

Action Realty Corporation Ben and Vicky Cayetano and Ginny Tiu First Hawaiian Bank Foundation

Kent & Jean Tsukamoto Lorrin Hirano/Gladys Hirano Waikiki Shopping Plaza

Maestros

Avalon Commercial LLC Bruce & Mana Okimoto/ T. Oki Trading David Imanaka & Family Foundation for an Engaged Pacific FundDevelopment Group Island Insurance

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Martin Hsia, Esq. Pacific Properties Group Randy Wong & Family Steven & Marilyn Katzman The Resort Group Trinity Real Estate Investments

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Violin

Concert String Orchestra

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

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

Michael Lim

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Conductor

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 Hawai’i 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.

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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

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

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 nationallybroadcast 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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Ahren Awong Jae Koo Andrew Li Luke Watanabe, Principal

Tuba

Daniel Li, Principal

Percussion

Travis Chen Mani Kovacich Carter Nobuhara Alexa Sasaki Brady Schultz 7

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. ChetYeng Loong of the University of Hawai‘i, began the Hawaii 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 Hawai‘i 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 Hawaii 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.

—Joseph Stepec

Michael-Thomas Foumai

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Music Arranger

r. Michael-Thomas Foumai (b. 1987, Honolulu, Hawai‘i) is the Director of Artistic Engagement and the first Composer in Residence for the Hawai'i Symphony Orchestra. He is the recipient of the Fromm Foundation Commission from Harvard University, the Morton Gould Young Composers Award, the BMI Composer Award, and the MTNA Distinguished Composer of the Year Award. His orchestra works have been performed by the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra, Minnesota Orchestra, Milwaukee Symphony, Buffalo Philharmonic, Hawai‘i Symphony Orchestra, and the American Composers Orchestra at Carnegie Hall. Dr. Foumai also serves on the faculty at the University of Hawai‘i West O‘ahu and holds multiple degrees in music composition from the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa (BM) and the University of Michigan (MM, DMA).

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Saxophone

Desmond Maurer

Jazz I

Electric Guitar Brody Nakasone

Bass Guitar

Johann (Kai) Machida

Drum Set/ Percussion

Carter Nobuhara Alex Tripp

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 Shimabukuo, 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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Special Guest Artist Amy Hānaiali‘i

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my Hānaiali‘i’s success as a recording artist speaks for itself and is evidenced by a multitude of awards and acknowledgements, including 6 GRAMMY® nominations for Best Hawaiian Music Album & Best Native Roots Music Album.

Hānaiali‘i’s talent emerges from a disciplined classical training, fused powerhouse vocals, and honoring her family's worldly heritage and rooted ancestral responsibility.

Amy’s albums have garnered 18 Nā Hōkū Hanohano awards— Hawai‘i’s equivalent to the GRAMMY® awards.

Amy has played for the Dalai Lama, two inaugural balls in Washington, D.C. for President Obama and the first entertainer ever to perform in the Great Hall of the People in Tiananmen Square, China. Amy has played for sold-out crowds in Europe, Japan and all across America and French Polynesia. Hānaiali‘i’s Friends and Family album showcased a stunning duet with country music legend Willie Nelson.

Alongside and recording with the best, Amy also has performed live and opened for renowned artists like Earth, Wind and Fire, Carlos Santana, Boz Scaggs, Diana Krall, Joe Cocker and many more —her upcoming release features a duet with Michael McDonald.

She has played to sold-out shows at the following world-renowned venues: Blue Note Jazz Club New York and Japan, Feinstein’s/54 Below, Stern Grove, The Cutting Room, and numerous performances with Orchestras in Opera Houses worldwide.

Her diverse success and cultural responsibility, provide clear recognition by Hawai’i’s music community and fans with universal acceptance. All of Amy’s albums have validated commercial success by consistently placing her at the top of the World Album Billboard charts.

After obtaining a Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts from United States International UniversitySchool of Performing and Visual Arts in San Diego, Amy spent time with her paternal grandmother, International Hawaiian superstar—Jennie Nāpua Woodd.

Undoubtedly her world-famous falsetto training and strict pronunciation lessons gave Amy beloved respect of Hawaiian Culture and Music, making her grandmother Nāpua one of her most influential people in her life.

Woodd, one of the original Royal Hawaiian girls in Waikīkī or Tūtū as Amy affectionately calls her, helped shape the entertainment scene of Hawai’i as a Kumu Hula/Choreographer in Hollywood, Las Vegas, and NYC. Woodd worked on every Pacific-themed motion picture in the 1940’s and 1950’s and her choreography defines that cinematic genre. Also, Woodd while performing on Broadway and the Lexington Hotel in New York City, Tūtū met Amy’s grandfather Lloyd B. Gilliom.

He himself a musician who played trumpet and steel guitar with the likes of Sammy Kaye, Tommy Dorsey and other notable bands of that era—joined Woodd to build a rich tradition of Hawaiian Culture on both coasts of America.

Amy sits on 3 Native Boards, Native Arts and Cultures Foundation, Hawai‘i Academy of Recording Arts and Hui O Wa‘a Kaulua.

Aside from the music community, Amy has garnered accolades from the Pacific Business News as their “40 under 40 Business Person of the Year” award, recognizing not only her talent but also her business acumen needed to market her talent.

Recently, she has launched 3 vintages of wine under her wine company Hānaiali‘i Wines with her 2013 Merlot earning a 90 from Wine Spectator, The LA Wine Festival and 5 Gold medals.

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Ben Gutierrez, Master of Ceremonies

Invocation

Emi Okumoto, YSI Violin

Dinner Service Concert String Orchestra Michael Lim, Conductor

Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, I. Allegro

W. A. Mozart

Youth Symphony I & Jazz I with Special Guest Artist, Amy Hānaiali’i Joseph Stepec, YSI Conductor Dean Taba, Jazz Program Director

Palehua

Amy Hānaiali’i & William Kahaiali’i arr. Matt Catingub & Michael Thomas Foumai

Jazz I with Special Guest Artist, Amy Hānaiali’i Dean Taba, Jazz Program Director

Someone to Watch Over Me

George Gershwin arr. Jazz I & Amy Hānaiali’i

Youth Symphony I & Jazz I with Special Guest Artist, Amy Hānaiali’i

Hale’iwa Hula

Amy Hānaiali’i & William Kahaiali’i arr. Matt Catingub & Michael Thomas Foumai

Program Closing with Music by Jazz I

Master of Ceremonies BEN GUTIERREZ

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Emcee, Hawaii News Now

en Gutierrez is an Emmy Award-winning weather anchor and general assignment reporter at Hawaii News Now. He is also a member of the Hawai‘i Academy of Recording Arts, the home of the Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards, and is a former member of its Board of Governors. He’s proud to be a longtime supporter of Hawaii Youth Symphony.

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Mahalo to Our Silent Auction Donors Anonymous Bar Maze Ben Franklin’s Crafts Big City Diner Calvin & Susie’s Circular Fashion Hawaii Consolidated Theaters Daily Whisk Matcha Dancing Cat Records Dave and Busters Diamond Head Theatre Duke’s Waikiki Gentle Beast Flower Germaine’s Luau Hawaii Symphony Orchestra Hawaii Potters Guild Hilo Hattie Jean & Kent Tsukamoto Kahala Kaimuki Shokudo Kent & Jean Tsukamoto

Kō Hana Distillers Kuleana Rum La Bettola Marriott's Ko Olina Beach Club McKinley Car Wash Moké’s Bread and Breakfast Morton's The Steakhouse MW Restaurant Outrigger Hotels & Resorts Palace Hotel Pint and Jigger Pure Joy Day Spa Randy Wong & Helen Liu SKY Waikiki The Paperie The Twin Fin Tradition Coffee Roasters Vive Hotel Waikiki Watanabe Floral, Inc Waikele Country Club Yoga Room Hawaii

As of October 30, 2023

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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 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

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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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Founders Circle

Hawaii Youth Symphony is especially grateful to the philanthropists listed below for their long-term commitment made in the form of cumulative gifts and pledges honoring the talent of Hawaii’s youth and our mission to foster fun and creative experiences that inspire a deep appreciation for music and lifelong relationships within the culture of our islands. Mahalo nui loa!

Anonymous A. Link LLC Action Realty Corporation AIG Hawaii Insurance Company, Inc. Alaska Airlines Foundation Aloha International Piano Festival Aloha United Way Altres, Inc. Dr. & Ms. Arleene D. Skillman Atherton Family Foundation Bank of Hawaii Mr. & Ms. Bob Hayashi Cades Foundation Carnegie Hall (PlayUSA) City and County of Honolulu Combined Federal Campaign Commercial Data Systems Cooke Foundation, Limited Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Momohara Mrs. Edith Leong Aaron and Erica MauSchank First Hawaiian Bank Foundation Foodland Super Market, Ltd. 16

Friends of Hawaii Charities, Inc. Mr. & Ms. Garry Higa Dr. & Mrs. Geoffrey S. Sewell George Mason Fund of the Hawaii Community Foundation Ms. Ginny Tiu Mrs. Gladys Hirano Gloria Kosasa Gainsley Fund of the Hawaii Community Foundation Hawaii Community Foundation Hawaiian Host, Inc. Hazel H. Takumi Foundation HDG, INC. Mr. & Mrs. Charles Higa Mr. Henry Miyamura Island Insurance Mrs. Janet Cooke Jean and William K. H. Mau Foundation John R. Halligan Charitable Fund Johnson Ohana Foundation Jonathan Y. C. Ching Revocable Trust June Olson Fund of the Hawaii Community Foundation Karl Hedberg Photographer

Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Wo Mrs. Keiko Sato Kent & Jean Tsukamoto KoAloha Ukulele Kosasa Foundation Louis Vuitton Ludwick Family Foundation Luella Spadaro Fund of the Hawaii Community Foundation Mr. Malcolm D. Lau Mr. & Mrs. Malcolm S. Koga Marjorie Tanoue Dr. & Ms. Mark M. Yoshida Mr. & Mrs. Martin Hsia, Esq. Mary D. and Walter F. Frear Eleemosynary Trust Masaki School of Music Maurice and Joanna Sullivan Family Foundation Mayor's Office of Culture and the Arts McInerny Foundation Mr. & Ms. Michael J. Wong Mr. & Mrs. Michael Onofrietti National Endowment for the Arts Ohata Chun Yuen LLP Hawaii Youth Symphony

Olivia De Jane Mr. & Mrs. Owen Fukumoto Ms. Patti Look Mr. Phil Olsen Mr. Randy Wong and Dr. Helen Liu Wong Mr. & Mrs. Richard Ing Robert E. Black Fund of the Hawaii Community Foundation Dr. Ross Tanoue Mr. & Mrs. Roy E. King, Jr. SBA (Small Business Administration) Serendipity II Fund of the Hawaii Community Foundation

State Foundation on Culture and the Arts Dr. & Mrs. Stephen Gainsley Mr. & Mrs. Steven Katzman Strong Foundation Stupski Family Fund of the Hawaii Community Foundation Susan M. Kosasa Fund of the Hawaii Community Foundation Teruya Brothers, Limited The Al Sherman Foundation The Carnegie Hall Corporation

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The Clarence T.C. Ching Foundation The Gift Foundation The Hot Topic Foundation The LRY Charitable Foundation The Resort Group The Thomas J. Long Foundation Thomas and Mi Kosasa Top of Waikiki Revolving Restaurant Trinity Real Estate Investments LLC United Laundry Services, Inc. Ward Village Foundation Mr. Warren Price, III and Ms. Sharon Himeno

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HALEKULANI MASTERWORKS Highlighting musical excellence in Hawaiʻi

Dane Lam, Music Director

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Mahalo HYS for Making Music A Right for our Youth!

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Bravo!

We applaud the student performers in the Hawaii Youth Symphony. The skills and friendships gained through a common love of music is an invaluable experience that will continue to last a lifetime.

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We are proud to support the Hawaii Youth Symphony and are inspired by its many collaborations with the Hawai‘i Symphony Orchestra.

—Jean & Kent Tsukamoto

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Trinity Investments proudly supports the Hawaii Youth Symphony

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A note of appreciation for the gift of music.

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A note of appreciation for the gift of music.

Cades Schutte is proud to support the Hawaii Youth Symphony M A R T I N E . H S I A , PA R T N E R C ADES.COM

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We are happy to support HYS as they make music available to all our young people, to make our community and world a better place!

Aloha, mahalo, and kudos!”

Ben and Vicky Cayetano, and Ginny Tiu

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Proud to support the Hawaii Youth Symphony and its goal of enriching keiki’s lives through music.

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T.Oki Trading proudly supports Hawaii Youth Symphony

Toto (Toilets, Washlets & Neorest) Jacuzzi Hot tubs Dreammaker Hot tubs Swimspas Saunas - Finnleo Mr. Steam Hansgrohe fixtures

Graff fixtures Lynx Barbeques Electric Mirrors Brazilian Quartzite Viking Range Corp Blue Star Cooking Franke Sinks

T. Oki Trading Ltd 2933 Koapaka Street Honolulu, HI 96819 www.tokitrading.com Tel 808 834 2722

We are proud to support HYS students, who play music with passion and from the heart.

—The Wong Family (Mike & Terrina, Randy & Helen, Brennan)

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Mahalo to Our Donors

Hawaii Youth Symphony appreciates these contributions made between January 1st, 2023, and October 30th, 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 and above City and County of Honolulu Stephen & Gloria Gainsley PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE $10,000 to $49,999 ABC Stores Altres Carnegie Hall (PlayUSA) Cooke Foundation, Limited Erica and Aaron MauSchank First Hawaiian Bank Foundation Kwaksangro Charity Foundation Miss Lauren Yoo Mr. & Mrs. Richard Ing

The Al Sherman Foundation The LRY Charitable Foundation Thomas & Mi Kosasa Waikiki Shopping Plaza ANGEL $5,000 to 9,999 Anonymous Action Realty Corporation Avalon Commercial LLC Ben and Vicky Cayetano and Ginny Tiu Foundation for an Engaged Pacific FundDevelopment Group Island Insurance John and Clifford Mirikitani Foundation

Kent & Jean Tsukamoto Pacific Properties Group Mr. Randy Wong and Dr. Helen Liu Wong Mr. & Mrs. Steven Katzman The Resort Group Trinity Real Estate Investments BENEFACTOR $2,500 to $4,999 Mr. & Mrs. Alan Arizumi Blue Note Waikiki Mr. & Mrs. Carlton Gushiken Mrs. Janet Cooke Jean and William K. H. Mau Foundation Jonathan Y. C. Ching Revocable Trust Mr. Lorrin Hirano Mr. & Mrs. Martin Hsia, Esq PATRON $1,000 to $2,499 Anonymous Aloha United Way Ms. Amy A. Taniguchi Mr. Barney Brennan and Mrs. Autumn Woods Byungki and Tammy Koo Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Okimoto Mr. & Mrs. Daniel H. Katayama

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Ms. Darlene Abt Mr. & Mrs. David Imanaka Fidelity Charitable Hazel H. Takumi Foundation Jose L. Romero Memorial Fund at Hawaii Community Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Matsuura Mr. & Mrs. Malcolm S. Koga Masaki School of Music Mr. & Mrs. Michael Onofrietti Mr. & Mrs. Michael Taylor Peter G. Drewliner Foundation Mr. Randolph Moore and Lynne Johnson Drs. Wade Nobuhara Yamanaka Family SPONSOR $500 to $999 Mr. Anthony and Ms. Kumiko Strauss Mr. & Mrs. Barry Toshi 28

Mrs. Carrie Oung Ms. Chelsea Maeda Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Momohara David and Amy Monk Mrs. Jean McIntosh Dr. & Mrs. Kenin Coloma Drs. Len Tanaka LPL Financial Ms. Mary E. Whitehead Mr. & Mrs. Owen Fukumoto Dr. & Mrs. Robert G. Peters Schwab Charitable Fund Drs. Steven and Izumi Rhee Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Williams Wendy Umino Dr. Yi-Chuan Ching Zachary DiIonno PARTNER $250 to $499 Anonymous Ms. Audrey Mueh Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund Ms. Brenda Tang

Carole Sheridan Memorial Fund of the Hawaii Community Foundation Ms. Carolyn Ing Mr. Collin Hoo Mr. Colin Sakamoto Daniel and Esther Cartoon Mr. David Hudson and Ms. Dana E. Kokubun Mr. and Mrs. David Jackson Eliana Y. Chang Dr. & Mrs. George I. Nagao Mrs. & Dr. Jan Tamura Mr. Joe Stepec Mr. Justin V. Redona Mr. Joseph Conyers Mr. Kwong Tan and Dr. Vivien Tham Lauren Chun Ms. Leslie Baxter Eaton Mr. & Mrs. Ly Nguyen Mr. Malcolm D. Lau Mr. Mark Verrey Mr. McCraigan True and Ms. Jessica Nelson Dr. & Mrs. Milton Liu Hawaii Youth Symphony

Mr. & Mrs. Nathan Momohara Mr. & Mrs. Paul Ito Mr. & Mrs. R. Dougal Crowe Mr. & Mrs. Roy E. King, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Russell Arakaki Mrs. & Mr. Sujie Nam Hong Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Higuchi Mr. & Mrs. William E. Seehafer Mr. Yan Yang Gao and Mrs. Iris Hu CONTRIBUTOR $100 to $249 Mr. & Mrs. Aaron Wu Mr. & Mrs. Akemoto Ms. Alice Ikeda Anabel Molina Arcadia Retirement Residence Ms. April K.Y. Leong Ms. Barbara J. Cargill Blake Nuibe Mr. & Mrs. Bob Fissell Mr. Byron Kelly Ms. Carol Aki Ms. Cheryl Kojima Mr. & Mrs. Chester Kaneshiro Mr. & Mrs. Chester J. Malins Ms. Colleen Sack Craigside Retirement Residence Mr. & Mrs. David Chan Mr. David Kamida Mr. Dennis Higashiguchi Mr. & Mrs. Dennis W. Randall Mr. & Mrs. Diana Choy Ms. Diane Morimoto Mr. & Ms. Monsicha Dinh DJ Wong Dr. & Mrs. Donald R. Womack

Mr. Edward Masunaga Elaine Chang Mr. & Mrs. Ernest Hanaumi Mr. & Mrs. Frank Hook Mr. Frederick Harris Ms. Fumiko Wellington Mr. Gary Batungbacal Mr. & Dr. Gimber Mr. & Mrs. Glenn Toma Mr. & Ms. Henry O'Neill Mr. & Mrs. Henry Tokunaga Mr. & Mrs. Fred Hokada Mr. & Mrs. Ian Carlson Janna and Neil Healy Drs. James Lin Mr. & Mrs. Jeffery Lucero Mr. Jeffrey Van Hyning Ms. Joan Doike Dr. Jodi Goh Dr. & Mrs. John Houk Dr. and Mrs. Jonn Saruwatari Dr. & Mrs. Karen Stockton Mr. Keita Hirashima

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Mr. & Mrs. Kendrick Y. Au Mr. Kent Koike Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Taira Mr. Lance Oba Miss Lauren Yoo Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence So The Honorable Lea Crandall and Mr. David Schulmeister Ms. Leah Lee Lealei Magat-Hino Ms. Leona Koamoku Mrs. Lila Yee Ms. Linda Hattemer Mrs. Lousie Y. Wong Mr. & Mrs. Lyau Ms. Martha Child Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Taba Dr. & Mrs. Masayuki Nogi Mr. & Mrs. Meredith Maeda Mr. & Ms. Michael A. Wachtel Mr. & Mrs. Mike Kobayashi Myrtle Kaneshiro

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Mr. Brian Walther Mr. & Mrs. Calvin T. Hamada Camaron Inoue Mr. & Mrs. Chalermchai Phansaithong Dr. & Mrs. Clifford Okumoto 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 Mrs. Esther Chung Ms. FeDahlia Lapitan Mrs. Francis Bowers Mr. Gerald Young Give Lively Foundation 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. Jeffrey Wismeth and Dr. Christina Hines Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Ono Ms. JoAnn Maruoka

Dr. & Mrs. John B. Thompson Judith A. Mick Ms. Julia Fujioka Mr. & Mrs. Ralf Kaiser 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 Mr. Lloyd Lim Miss Lorna Nagamine Maxine M. Takashiba Mr. & Mrs. Michael Miyagi Mr. Michael Zeliff Michelle N. Ige Mr. & Ms. Myron Monte Ms. Najean Lee Ms. Nola Nahulu Mr. & Mrs. Norine Sakuda Mr. & Ms. Nick Yee Mr. & Mrs. Owen Chan Mr. & Mrs. Philip Brown Promega Mr. & Ms. Robert and Susan McGovern Ms. Ruby Arii Hawaii Youth Symphony

Ms. Ruby Shimabukuro Mr. & Mrs. Ryan Kawana Mr. & Mrs. Sam Ng Mr. & Mrs. Shinogu Sato Stephanie Hsu Ms. Susan Imai Mr. Terry Arista Tisbest Philanthropy Mrs. Thalia Woodward Mr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Duckworth Mr. Wayne Chen and Ms. Angela Tom Ms. Wendy E. Uyeda Mr. & Mrs. William T. Oshima Mr. William Schoen and Ms. Michelle Comeau Gifts in Kind Anonymous Agnes Terao-Guiala Avery Farm Mr. Barney Brennan and Mrs. Autumn Woods

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