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Tuesday Student Takeover: Advice for Seniors

Hawaiʻi Public Radio | By Sharene Keliʻipunilei Lum Taba

Published November 6, 2025 at 11:34 AM HST

During this stressful time of writing essays, applying to colleges and making decisions on majors, advice from musicians at college is here to reassure you that you got this. Stephanie Walsh, Director of College Counseling at Seabury Hall and
Director of Bands at the University of Hawaii-Manoa, Jeffrey Boeckman join musicians Tea (UH-Manoa), Bao (CalTech), Leia (BYU Provo) and Matin (SFCM).

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Sharene Keliʻipunilei Lum Taba

Sharene Keli`ipunilei Lum Taba is a harpist and is married to Jazz bassist and educator, Dean Taba.

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