Tuesday Student Takeover: Leia Kandell

Hawaiʻi Public Radio | By Sharene Keliʻipunilei Lum Taba

Published November 28, 2023 at 9:50 PM HST

Hanahau`oli School harpist, Leia Kandell is also a dancer. She is interviewed by her father, Jordan Kandell before running off to a rehearsal for Ballet Hawaii's Nutcracker.

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