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Tuesday Student Takeover: College Edition: Leia Aki

Hawaiʻi Public Radio | By Sharene Keliʻipunilei Lum Taba

Published January 7, 2025 at 12:21 PM HST

An art major in her 3rd year at BYU, Leia Aki comes from a long line of musicians. On her visit home this winter, the Kamehameha Schools-Kapālama alum helped the students of the Honolulu Harp Ensemble, and played the harp in her church. Aki talked about college life as well as how she made the decision to attend BYU in Provo over other top Universities.

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Sharene Keliʻipunilei Lum Taba

Sharene Keliʻipunilei Lum Taba grew up in Pearl City listening to a variety of music – mostly in the car and the choice of the driver (Grandma, Mom, Dad, sister or brother). It ranged from Hawaiian to Japanese Enka to Top 40 to HPR. Sharene played the violin in school, and is now a professional freelance harpist and mother. She and husband jazz bassist Dean Taba love to play and listen to music, and are raising their children to celebrate the love of learning and of all kinds of music.

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