Mission Statement
The vision of the O'ahu Band Directors Association:
To help the band directors of Hawaii become the best educators for our students through organizing festivals, professional development, and support through our colleagues; while keeping good relations with our education administrators, and other music and arts organizations
The mission of the O'ahu Band Directors Association is to promote the band programs by means of the following:
To help the band directors of Hawaii become the best educators for our students through organizing festivals, professional development, and support through our colleagues; while keeping good relations with our education administrators, and other music and arts organizations
The mission of the O'ahu Band Directors Association is to promote the band programs by means of the following:
- Fostering a spirit of friendliness, fellowship and cooperation among all band directors of Hawaii.
- Develop a comprehensive program that will be of musical and educational benefit to schools, band directors, and their students.
- Provide a common meeting ground and clearing house for an exchange of ideas and methods that will stimulate professional growth among school band directors and that will, in general, advance the standards of education and musical achievement for the school bands of Hawaii.
- Working in close cooperation with school administrators as representatives of their individual schools and through their respective administrative associations in order that the program of the Oahu Band Directors Association will be in harmony with the school program as a whole.
- Cooperation with existing organizations whose purpose is the betterment of music education.
Executive Board
President
Darin Ujimori, Washington Middle School
High School Vice-President
Dennis Kaneshiro, Kalani High School
Middle School Vice-President
Grant King, Punahou Jr. School
Secretary
Samantha Jones, Kahuku High & Intermediate
Treasurer
Daniel Toyooka-Lim, Pearl Highlands Intermediate School
Darin Ujimori, Washington Middle School
High School Vice-President
Dennis Kaneshiro, Kalani High School
Middle School Vice-President
Grant King, Punahou Jr. School
Secretary
Samantha Jones, Kahuku High & Intermediate
Treasurer
Daniel Toyooka-Lim, Pearl Highlands Intermediate School
Mahalo to our 2020 Chairpersons
(Solo and Ensemble (HS and MS)
Zachary Morita
Select Bands
Adam Kehl and Casey Kitano, High School Select Band
Jeremy Lawi, Middle School Select Band
Ryan Howe, High School Select Jazz Band
Honor Bands
Keith Higaki, Middle School Honor Band East
Tori Kawasaki, Middle School Honor Band West
TBD, Beginning Honor Band East
Clement Zhang, Beginning Honor Band West
Parade of Bands
Gregg Abe, High School and Advanced Intermediate Parade of Bands
Micheal Bataluna, Beginning Parade of Bands
Ryan Howe, Parade of Jazz Bands
Zachary Morita
Select Bands
Adam Kehl and Casey Kitano, High School Select Band
Jeremy Lawi, Middle School Select Band
Ryan Howe, High School Select Jazz Band
Honor Bands
Keith Higaki, Middle School Honor Band East
Tori Kawasaki, Middle School Honor Band West
TBD, Beginning Honor Band East
Clement Zhang, Beginning Honor Band West
Parade of Bands
Gregg Abe, High School and Advanced Intermediate Parade of Bands
Micheal Bataluna, Beginning Parade of Bands
Ryan Howe, Parade of Jazz Bands
