46th Central

Oahu District
Band Festival
South Parade of Bands
Friday, February 24, 2023
Moanalua High School Gymnasium
7:00 PM

North Parade of Bands

Saturday, February 25, 2023
Mililani High School Gymnasium
7:00 PM

Parade of Honor Bands

Saturday, March 4, 2023
Waialua High School Gymnasium
7:00 PM
 COMPLEX AREA
SUPERITENDENTS' MESSAGE
Welcome to this year’s annual Central O’ahu District Band Festival.
For over 46 years, our band program provided an excellent opportunity
for students to cultivate a love for music, the dispositions and
character traits that will support them moving forward to be college,
career and civic-minded citizens.

We are fortunate to have our dedicated Central District Band Directors

coordinating these events, giving tirelessly of their expertise, joy and
commitment for developing our students’ musicianship. The success
of our festival is also contributed to the continued support from our
district and school office staff, administrators, parents, students and
community partners.

We would also like to extend a warm mahalo to our visiting clinicians

for their support, guidance and mentorship. We are honored to have
them partner with our Central District Band Directors.

Please sit back, relax and enjoy an evening of entertaining music

performed by the students and their dedicated instructors. Thank you
for being here. We hope you will be captivated by the energy and
music providing you many lasting memories.

Mr. John Erickson, Mr. Robert Davis,

Complex Area Superintendent Complex Area Superintendent
Aiea, Moanalua, Radford CA Leilehua, Mililani, Waialua CA
 FESTIVAL CHAIRPERSON'S
MESSAGE
On behalf of the students and band directors of the Central District, I
would like to welcome you to the 46th Central District Band Festival.
Thank you for being here tonight to show your support of all the hard
work and dedication that has been put into this festival. It's
heartwarming to be able to continue the tradition of this festival after
not being able to come together for the past few years.

Thank you for joining us to celebrate the arts and music in our schools
in the Central District. This festival is only possible thanks to our
supportive administration and elected officials. The directors and
students appreciate your continued interest to keep music and the arts
alive in our schools.

Thank you to our students for all their countless hours of rehearsal,
practice, and preparation to make tonight possible. There would be no
concert tonight without you and your dedication to making music.

Finally, thank you to all the families who have supported these
students and their directors from the start. Your support of these fine
musicians allows us to continue to enrich their lives through these
musical experiences.

We sincerely hope that you enjoy tonight’s performances!

Mahalo,
Holly Hayashi
 CLINICIAN
DR. ERIC WILTSHIRE

Dr. Eric Wiltshire is in his 16th year at the University of Oregon where he directs the Oregon
Athletic Bands and teaches instrumental music education. His music education students now
occupy teaching positions throughout Oregon, Washington, California, Hawaii and across the
United States. He has a Bachelor of Arts in Music from San Jose State University where he
studied trombone with Robert Szabo and band with Vernon Read and Scott Pierson. His
Master of Arts in Music is from Washington State University where he studied trombone and
band with Don Hower, jazz with Greg Yasinitsky, and conducting with Keating Johnson. His
PhD in Music Education was earned at the University of Washington where he was a student of
Steven Morrison (Music Education), Timothy Salzman (Conducting) and Brad McDavid
(Athletic Bands). Before coming to the University of Oregon he taught at The University of
Dayton and for seven years in public schools in Santa Cruz, California (Santa Cruz High School
and Mission Hill Junior High School) and Eagle, Idaho (Eagle High School).
As a Music Education professor, Dr. Wiltshire has published articles in Contributions to
Music Education, Journal of Research in Music Education, The Instrumentalist, and is a regular
contributor to the Teaching Music Through Performance in Band series. He has presented
research and scholarship at a variety of conferences including the Oregon Music Educator’s
Association Conference, NAfME Northwest Regional Conference, and the College Band
Director’s National Association Athletic Band Symposium. He is also active as an adjudicator
and clinician throughout the Northwest.
As Director of Athletic Bands, Dr. Wiltshire has led the Oregon Marching Band in Four Rose
Bowl and Rose Parade appearances, two College Football National Championship Games, two
NCAA Final Four tournaments, and a variety of other bowl games and NCAA Basketball
Tournament appearances. This past January Dr. Wiltshire worked for the College Football
Playoff as a band liason at the National Championship Game at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles.
He is active as an arranger for marching and pep bands, and is the primary visual designer for
the Oregon Marching Band.
 CLINICIAN
MR. PAUL ARCEO

Paul Arceo resides in Hilo with his wife and three children. Born and raised on the Big Island
of Hawai’i, Paul Arceo graduated from Hilo High School. He attended the University of Hawai’i
at Hilo and transferred to the University of Hawai’i at Manoa completing his degree in Music
Education in 1988. Upon graduation Mr. Arceo returned home to Hilo to teach in the
Department of Education for 13 years. During his tenure as he served as Band Director and
music teacher for Hilo High School, Laupahoehoe Elementary and High School, Waiakea High
School and Hilo Intermediate School. He also taught at the University of Hawai’i at Hilo
serving as the Vulcan Band and Wind Ensemble director. In 2001, Mr Arceo was offered the
prestigious position of Hawai’i County Bandmaster a position which he holds to this day. The
band is celebrating its 140 th year of continuous service to the Big Island and is the second
oldest band in the State of Hawai’i only second to the Royal Hawaiian Band. Paul only the
12th director of the bands illustrious history and is the 2nd longest serving Bandmaster. In
2006, Paul was awarded the manager of the year for the County of Hawai’i.
Mr. Arceo has served as guest conductor, adjudicator, clinician and brass tutor for various
groups. He has taught privately for the past 35 years and has been a brass resource for his
community. He is a strong advocate for Music Education and importance of keeping it in
today’s curriculum.
Paul Arceo is a trumpet player who studied with the following teachers, Armando Mendoza,
Dr. Takeo Kudo, Don Hazzard and Richard Lum.

“ I feel very fortunate to have had the opportunity to study with these excellent teachers and
firmly believe that each teacher guides you in a different way and exposes you to different
ideas and concepts. It is through their knowledge and wisdom that we are able to grow and
become more proficient musicians.” - Paul Arceo
 SOUTH PARADE OF BANDS
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2023
MOANALUA HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASIUM
EMCEE: REPRESENTATIVE MICAH AIU
Massed Band
Star-Spangled Banner ..................................................................Francis Scott Key
Conducted by Ms. Holly Hayashi - Festival Chair
Hawaiʻi Ponoʻī .......................David Kalakaua, Henri Berger/Arr. Clarence Hayase
Conducted by Mr. Ryan Howe - Festival Vice Chair

ʻAiea Intermediate School Band

Celtic Air and Dance No. 3 ...........................................................Michael Sweeney
Amberwood Overture.........................................................................Anne McGinty

ʻAiea High School Symphonic Band

Festivo ............................................................................................Vaclav Nelhybel
American Riversongs ......................................................................Pierre La Plante

Aliamanu Middle School Intermediate Band

Conquista (Spanish March) ................................................................David Shaffer
Cyclone ................................................................................................Michael Oare

Radford High School Symphonic Band

The Wishing Well ..........................................................................Rossano Galante
Bamboo Warrior ...............................................................................Christina Huss

Moanalua Middle School Symphonic Band

Flourish for Wind Band ....................................................Ralph Vaughan Williams
There Will Come Soft Rains ............................................................Robert Sheldon
The Forge of Vulcan ......................................................................Michael Sweeney

Moanalua High School Symphonic Wind Ensemble

Nessun Dorma from Turandot .......................................Puccini/ Arr. by Patterson
Sea of Wisdom ...............................................................................Daisuke Shimizu

Massed Band
America the Beautiful .....................................Samuel Ward/Arr. Robert W. Smith
Conducted by Ms. Holly Hayashi - Festival Chair
 NORTH PARADE OF BANDS
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2023
MILILANI HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASIUM
EMCEE: FRED MURPHY
Massed Band
Star-Spangled Banner ..................................................................Francis Scott Key
Conducted by Ms. Holly Hayashi - Festival Chair
Hawaiʻi Ponoʻī .......................David Kalakaua, Henri Berger/Arr. Clarence Hayase
Conducted by Mr. Ryan Howe - Festival Vice Chair

Wahiawa Middle School Symphonic Band

Funiculi, Funicula ................................................................L.Denza/arr. Art Jasper
Crystal City Overture ....................................................................John Edmondson

Leilehua High School Symphonic Band

English Folk Song Suite, III: March ..................................Ralph Vaughan Williams
Into the Raging River .......................................................................Steven Reineke

Wheeler Middle School Concert Band

Drums of the Saamis .......................................................................Samuel R. Hazo
Hobbits: Dance and Hymn .......................................Johan De Meij/Paul Lavender

Waialua High School Symphonic Band

A Childhood Remembered ............................................................Rossano Galante
Among the Clouds ...........................................................................Brian Balmages

Mililani Middle School Intermediate Band

Rough Riders .........................................................................arr. James Swearingen
Abandoned Treasure Hunt .......................................................................Rob Grice

Mililani High School Symphonic Band

Bayou Breakdown ................................................................................Brant Karrick
Salvation is Created ....................................Tschesnokoff arr. Bruce Houseknecht
Africa: Ceremony, Song, and Ritual ..............................................Robert W. Smith

Massed Band
America the Beautiful .....................................Samuel Ward/Arr. Robert W. Smith
Conducted by Ms. Holly Hayashi - Festival Chair
 PARADE OF HONOR BANDS
SATURDAY, MARCH 4, 2023
WAIALUA HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASIUM
EMCEE: LUANA VIVEROS

Massed Band
Star-Spangled Banner ..................................................................Francis Scott Key
Conducted by Ms. Holly Hayashi - Festival Chair
Hawaiʻi Ponoʻī .......................David Kalakaua, Henri Berger/Arr. Clarence Hayase
Conducted by Mr. Ryan Howe - Festival Vice Chair

Intermediate Honor Band

Chant and Jubilation .............................................................................John Kinyon
Conducted by Mr. Jordan Agpaoa

Blue Sky Horizon ........................................................................Randall Standridge

Conducted by Mr. Paul Arceo

Groovee ..........................................................................................Richard Saucedo

Conducted by Dr. Eric Wiltshire

High School Honor Band

As Spring Arrives ..................................................................................Naoya Wada
Conducted by Mr. Paul Arceo
Elements (Petite Symphony)............................................................Brian Balmages
I. Air
II. Water
III. Earth
IV. Fire
Conducted by Dr. Eric Wiltshire

Massed Band
Hawai’i Aloha/Aloha ʻOe .............................Arr. Clarence Hayase/Edited S. Agasa
Conducted by Ms. Holly Hayashi - Festival Chair
HIGH SCHOOL HONOR BAND
FLUTE FRENCH HORN
Kacie Baguio - WHS Gabriel Cole - MoHS
Rohanna Mae Defiesta - LHS Isabella DeLima - MoHS
Vanessa Francis Wellington - LHS Maliya Key - RHS
Caroline Lefaoseu - MHS Gunnar Llanto - WHS
Tiffany Matsushima - MiHS Zander Olivas - LHS
Taylor Omine - MiHS Sunshine Vannata -AHS
Mika Shaine Petalver - WHS

TRUMPET
OBOE Erika Baguio - WHS
Alexis Molina - MHS Noel Castillo - LHS
Marisa Yonamine - WHS Kaydenn Fukumoto - MiHS
Kekaiuliokamoana Nakai - WHS
Matthew Terry - MoHS
BASSOON
John Han - MiHS
TROMBONE
Zachary Oh - AHS
CLARINET Caithleen Pambid - LHS
Lauren Omine - MiHS JayRay Saladier - MoHS
Hailey Pascual - WHS Erin Tanouye - MoHS
Lily Paz - WHS Kingston Taupau - WHS
Kallie Pres - LHS Logan Warman - LHS
Chloe Sanford - WHS
Niyah Valdez - LHS
EUPHONIUM
Ruth Aoki - MiHS
BASS CLARINET Evan Clifford - RHS
Kaila Camilla Comlat - LHS Evelyn Mower - AHS
Weston Shaffner - MiHS Ethan Suyama - MiHS

ALTO SAXOPHONE TUBA

Cody Jay Ancheta - AHS Willem Berthelotte - RHS
Noah Camacho - RHS Gran Bumagat - LHS
Esther Lim - LHS Eugene Kim - MiHS
Emory Pino - MiHS Jimmy Wu - MoHS
Juhlia Tamayo - WHS
PERCUSSION
TENOR SAXOPHONE Jayson Blaize Kam - LHS
Caleb Akana-Adams - MHS Elijah Montalbo-Ho'opai - LHS
Salvatore Barbaria - MoHS Evan Murphy - MiHS
Chase Fingerson - RHS Amanda Skedelshi - MoHS
Kian Yamashita - MiHS

PIANO
BARITONE SAXOPHONE
Eugene Kim - MiHS
Greg Bonistalli - RHS
Gento Kaname -MoHS
INTERMEDIATE HONOR BAND
FLUTE FRENCH HORN
Barich, Lily - AMS Fajota, Charmaine - WMS
De Jesus, Aubrey - MiMS Kobayashi, Casey - MoMS
Farmer, Xaria - AMS Vanaman, Kalena - WMS
Feng, Shiwen - MoMS
Green, Madison - MiMS TRUMPET/CORNET
Kalaaukahi, Shayna - WhMS Agena, Shylee - MoMS
Kirk, Azlyn - AMS Dela Cruz, Mecaella - MoMS
Marksberry, Jinny - MiMS Esdicul, Cody - WMS
Pres, Kaitlyn - WMS Fernandez, Kyler - MoMS
Kistner, Jacob - MoMS
OBOE Konno, Mateyo - WhMS
Liu, Matthew - MoMS Liebl, Avery - MiMS
Miyahira, Karli Ann - MiMS Modest, Elijah - AIS
Nishio, Liam - AMS
CLARINET Pangelinan, Devin - WhMS
Adena, Khloe - MoMS Sagon-Sumaoang, Khloe-Lynn - WMS
Bona, Averi - MiMS Son, Daniel - AIS
Camacho, Benjamin - AMS
Gerardo, Kalena - AIS TROMBONE
Johnson, Alayah - WhMS Adams, Colton - AMS
Keola, Keoni - AIS Cabrera, Alejandro - MoMS
Kozuma, Stephen - AMS Dilay, Chance - WMS
Niniola, Vincent - AMS Kochi, Devin - MiMS
Olivas, Makenzie - WhMS Leone, Morgan - MoMS
Pasion, Hannah - AMS Saito, Kaylee - MiMS
Rodriguez, Dylan Riley - MoMS Va’a, Maria Koreti - WMS
Srisathith, Genesis - WhMS
Vargas, Sebastian - MiMS EUPHONIUM
Williamson, Evelynn - WMS Basilio, Kourtnee - MiMS
Blomberg, Leah - MiMS
BASS CLARINET Dadulla, Benjamin - MoMS
Harbin, Mika - MiMS
McGlothen, Ryden - MoMS TUBA
Deal, Jaylon - AMS
ALTO SAXOPHONE
Rarogal, Ellison - WMS
Hunt, Maddox - WhMS
Sonish, Manheart - AMS
Layugan, Jasper Guy - WMS
Uemoto, Daron - MoMS
Makisi, Lupe - WMS
Whiting, Tashunca - AIS
Murray, Kyler - MiMS
Nakagawa, Kanna - MoMS
Tells, Jessica - MiMS PERCUSSION
Vickery, McClain - WhMS Augustain, Eve - AMS
Webb, Blake - AMS Barraca, Keannalei - WMS
Cabuyadao, Jake - MoMS
TENOR SAXOPHONE Fukumitsu, Genna - MoMS
Algoso, Precious - WMS Hill, Liam - AIS
Fischer-Carter, Jay - AIS Juan, Micah - AMS
Ham, Caylin - AMS Padhi, Daniel - AMS
Keahi, Sarah - MiMS Tomisato, Cassera - MiMS
Osorio, Havenly Kisz - AIS Wong, Carson - MiMS

BARITONE SAXOPHONE
Garcia, Halley Mekayla - WMS
 JOIN US IN SINGING
Star-Spangled Banner Hawaiʻi Ponoʻī

Oh, say can you see Hawai’i pono’ī

by the dawn's early light, Nānā i kou mō’ī
What so proudly we hailed Ka lani ali’i,
at the twilight's last gleaming? Ke ali’i
Whose broad stripes and bright stars
thru the perilous fight, Makua lani ē,
O'er the ramparts we watched Kamehameha ē,
were so gallantly streaming? Na kaua e pale,
And the rocket's red glare, Me ka ihe
the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night
that our flag was still there.
Oh, say does that star-spangled
banner yet wave,
O'er the land of the free
and the home of the brave?

Hawai’i Aloha Aloha ʻOe

E Hawai’i e ku’u one hanau e Haʻaheo ka ua i nā pali

Ku’u home kulaiwi nei
Ke nihi aʻela i ka nahele
‘Oli no au i na pono lani ou
E Hawai’i, aloha e E hahai (uhai) ana paha i ka liko
Pua ʻāhihi lehua o uka
E hau’oli na ‘opio o Hawai’i nei
‘Oli e! ‘Oli e! Hui:
Mai na aheahe makani e pa mai nei Aloha ʻoe, aloha ʻoe
Mau ke aloha, no Hawai’i
E ke onaona noho i ka lipo
One fond embrace,
A hoʻi aʻe au
Until we meet again
 DIRECTORS & COMMITTEES

Administrative Liaison ......................................Mark Arinaga, Central District Office

Chairperson ........................................................Holly Hayashi, Leilehua High School

Vice Chairperson ...............................................Ryan Howe, Moanalua Middle School

Financial Officer ..............................................Lorrie Ujimori, Mililani Middle School

Secretary ......................................Chelsea Fujitani-Agasa, ʻAiea Intermediate School

Intermediate Honor Band ................................Daniel Zane, Aliamanu Middle School

Intermediate Honor Band ................................Brett Ikehara, Wheeler Middle School

High School Honor Band .................................................Lee Ikeda, ʻAiea High School

South Parade of Bands ..........................................Elden Seta, Moanalua High School

North Parade of Bands ......................................Derek Kaapana, Mililani High School

Parade of Honor Bands ............................................Ian Cablay, Waialua High School

Hospitality ....................................................Jordan Agpaoa, Wahiawa Middle School

Public Relations ...................................................Tori Kawasaki, Mililani High School

Website ..........................................................Steven Agasa, Moanalua Middle School

Director ..............................................................Makana Larger, Radford High School

Director ......................................................................Emily Key, Radford High School

 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Mr. Keith Hayashi, DOE Superintendent Moanalua High School
Ms. Robin Martin, Principal
Mr. John Erickson, CAS - South Central District Ms. Tara Hathaway, Vice Principal
Mr. Wilbert Lum, Vice Principal
Mr. Robert Davis, CAS - North Central District Ms. Yatska Henning, Vice Principal
Mr. William Olk, Vice Principal
Mr. Mark Arinaga, Administrative Liaison Mr. Joel Kawachi, Athletic Director
Mr. Ryan Mina, Music Booster President
ʻAiea High School Moanalua High School Music Boosters
Mr. David Tanuvasa, Principal
Ms. Melissa Goo, Vice Principal Moanalua Middle School
Mr. Bryce Kaneshiro, Athletic Director Mr. Wayne Guevara, Principal
ʻAiea High School Music Boosters Mr. Baron Iwamura, Vice Principal
Ms. Audrey Ragragola, Vice Principal
ʻAiea Intermediate School Moanalua Middle School Band Boosters
Mr. James Kau, Principal
Mr. Alton Goo, Vice Principal Radford High School
ʻAiea Intermediate School Music Boosters Mr. James Sunday, Principal
Ms. Danelle Huddy, Vice Principal
Aliamanu Middle School Mr. Richard Shimabukuro, Vice Principal
Mr. Albert Hetrick, Principal Ms. Ashley Balauro, Vice Principal
Ms. JeAnn Williams, Vice Principal Radford High School Music Boosters
Mr. Adam Skal, Vice Principal (TA) Kaimuki Middle School Music Program

Leilehua High School Wahiawa Middle School

Mr. Jason Nakamoto, Principal Ms. Ursula Kawaguchi, Principal
Ms. Shelley Ferrara, Vice Principal Ms. Melanie Chinen, Vice Principal
Ms. Akenese Atonio-Figueroa, Vice Principal Mr. Kevin Anderson, Vice Principal
Mr. Shane Nakamura, Vice Principal Ms. Renesha Kierstedt, Vice Principal
Mr. Shawn Nakata, Vice Principal Ms. Tracey Ohashi, Co-Director WMS
Leilehua High School Band Boosters Wahiawa Middle School Band Booster Association

Mililani High School Waialua Middle & High School

Mr. Fred Murphy, Principal Mrs. Christine Alexander, Principal
Ms. Andrea Moore, Vice Principal Mr. Neal Okamoto, Vice Principal
Mr. Kevin Matsuba, Vice Principal Mr. Rodney Sanbei, Vice Principal
Ms. Joy Matsukawa, Vice Principal/AD Ms. Marlene Ohira-Toyama, Vice Principal
Ms. Deyon Nagato, Vice Principal Mr. Darnell Arceneaux, Athletic Director
Mr. Reid Nonaka, Vice Principal Waialua Band Boosters
Mililani High School Music Boosters
Wheeler Middle School
Mililani Middle School Ms. Brenda Vierra-Chun, Principal
Mr. Shannon Tamashiro, Principal Mr. Scott Hamilton, Vice Principal
Mr. Greg Nakasone, Vice Principal Mr. Leighton Nakamoto, Vice Principal
Mr. Joel Shiroma, Vice Principal Mr. David Minehira, Vice Principal
Mr. Jeffrey Horstman, Vice Principal
Ms. Korene Horibata, Vice Principal (TA)
Ms. Hannah Chapman, Vice Principal (TA)
Mark Ebesu, Stacie Yamauchi, Yamashita Family
& Young Family
 THANK YOU FOR YOUR
SUPPORT OF THE CENTRAL
DISTRICT BAND FESTIVAL