Tuesday Student Takeover: Shane Komeiji

Hawaiʻi Public Radio | By Sharene Keliʻipunilei Lum Taba

Published August 15, 2024 at 6:16 PM HST

Punahou graduate, Shane Komeiji was a soloist with the Hawaiʻi Youth Symphony and the Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra. The winner of the Nā Hōkū ‘Ōpio “Young Stars” studied flute and voice, and will be attending Harvard University in the fall.

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