UHMC Campus is closed Jan 9th due to weather, and will reopen on Jan 10th. In-person classes are canceled. Online classes pease check with your instructors.
Dr. Keola Donaghy holds a B.A. in Hawaiian Studies and M.A. in Hawaiian Language and Literature from the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo, a Graduate Certificate in Telecommunications and Information Resource Managmement (TIRM) from UH-Mānoa, and a Ph.D. in Music (ethnomusicology focus) from the University of Otago in Aotearoa (New Zealand). His is a member of the Board of Governors of theHawai‘i Academy of Recording Arts, and an active member of the Society of Ethnomusicology, and the International Council of Traditional Music. He also serves on the Board of Directors ofPBS Hawai‘i.
Keola is a prolifichaku mele(composer of Hawaiian poetry), whose compositions have been recorded by Keali‘i Reichel, Kenneth Makuakāne, Kainani Kahaunaele, Amy Hānaiali‘i, The Pandanus Club, The De Lima ‘Ohana, O’Brian Eselu, Patrick Landeza, and Steven Espaniola. His co-composition “Aloha Keauhou” (with Makuakāne) was performed by the senior women at the 2012 Kamehameha Schools Song Contest. He produced the Institute of Hawaiian Music’sNā Hōkū Hanohano Award-winning compilation“Aloha ‘Ia Nō ‘O Maui,” and has received numerous nominations for the Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards as a composer, producer, and liner note annotator. Keola is the Faculty Coordinator of theInstitute of Hawaiian Music and Music Studiesat UH-MC. He teaches Hawaiian and world music, music theory and applied music.
Joel Katz been performing professionally on Maui for 25 years. Joel operates the award winning Seaside Recording Studio and is music director of the popular Maui band “Jimmy Mac and the Kool Katz”. He is also one of the foremost practitioners of the Hawaiian steel guitar on Maui, and is passionate about carrying on the tradition of this instrument and style. Joel teaches guitar, Hawaiian steel guitar, ‘ukulele, pop/rock music, recording, and audio technology programs at UH Maui College.
Karyn Sarring
Maui resident the transplanted Chicago native has been performing and working with many diverse talents (not just music but any creative expression) for over 35 years
Karyn began at the age of 5 when her piano teacher assigned her to learn to read 2 notes on the piano. For her next lesson she sat down and played with both hands while also singing. Her college years she wrote her own arts management degree at The University of Illinois (music and business) there being no arts management degrees at any college except a Master at UCLA.
In the next 35 years Karyn was adjunct professor, lecturer, conducted workshops at various colleges and also held self-produced workshops and conferences (egs..The Singers Conference/Chicago, American Music Festival and Conference/Maui etc.), worked with many organizations (Chicago, Nashville, LA, New York City, Maui) (eg. ASCAP, NARAS, Chicago Symphony, Chicago League of Theaters, Interscope Records and many other major and indie labels and international artists to name just a few). She has performed improve theater (Second City Chicago) a bit of standup comedy (short lived!) songwriting, host of own cable and radio shows, writer columnist and has perform as an accomplished musician everything from classical to rock. Her recognized reputation is mostly for her music and vocal studio, arts management consulting and now her classes at UHMC always having been a teacher at heart.
Karyn teaches piano, voice, theory, world, popular and rock music at UH Maui College and she is known for her very personal approach, pinpointing needs, inspiriting and discovering a student’s true creativity. She lives on the west side with her husband, son and bird, Scratch.
Dr. Stephen Fox holds a BA in music and a Master’s degree in Community and Cultural Psychology from the University of Hawaii at Manoa and a Doctorate in Cross-Cultural Psychology from Victoria University of Wellington New Zealand. His doctoral research focused on ways participation in traditional arts such as hula and taiko influence well-being, and his ongoing research investigates these well-being influences across musical settings. Fox has played extensively with African musicians including bala master Lansana Kouyate and kora master Boujou Sisoko, with taiko master Kenny Endo, as well as numerous others from the British Isles and Europe, South America, Egypt, the Carribean, and New Zealand. On returning to academia, Fox studied Okinawan sanshin with National Living Treasure Harry Nakasone and Indonesian gamelan with emeritus pimpanan Hardja Susilo. Fox actively composes, primarily for film, and performs most frequently on santur with guitarist Michael Tanenbaum.
He pono nō kou i mea unuhi ‘ōlelo nou me ke kāki ‘ole, koe no nā polokalamu a i ‘ole nā kumu e pono ai ka mākaukau ma ka ‘ōlelo Pelekānia no ke komo ‘ana i ka hana.
Mabalin nga addaan ka ti karbengan nga makaala ti tagaipatarus nga awan gastos kanyam, malaksid para kadagiti programa wenno dissu nu ayanna nga ti kinalaing iti Ingles ket kasapulan para ti pannakipaset.
May karapatan kang magkaroon ng interpreter nang walang bayad, maliban kung para sa mga programa o larangan kung saan kinakailangan ang kahusayan sa English para sa paglahok.
Lagmit nga duna kay katungod sa usa ka interpreter nga walay bayad, gawas sa mga programa o area diin ang kahanas sa English gikinahanglan para sa pag-apil.
Emaroñ wõr aṃ jiṃwe im maroñ bwe en wõr juon aṃ riukok kwõjjab kõļļã oṇãn, ijellokun wõt ñan bũrookraaṃ ak wãween kan me juon ej aikuj jeļã Kajin Pãlle bwe en maroñ pãd im bõk kuṇaaṃ ie.
Podrá recibir de forma gratuita los servicios de un intérprete, salvo para los programas o las áreas en las cuales se requieran conocimientos avanzados de inglés para participar.