Royal Hawaiian Band leader Mahi replaced

Royal Hawaiian Band leader Mahi replaced

I haven't been noting here the controversy over Mayor Hannemann's move to replace Aaron Mahi as bandmaster of the Royal Hawaiian Band, but today a replacement was chosen - Michael Nakasone, who has led the Pearl City High School Marching Band.

Reported in the Advertiser:

"Mahi's 24-year tenure, as well as his stature as a Native Hawaiian music leader, fluency in Hawaiian and support for the "classical music of Hawai'i" performed from the 1860s to the beginning of the 20th century, made him a popular figure with many, and his firing has generated much debate. Hannemann was sensitive to that yesterday, taking the unusual step of saying that another Native Hawaiian — Clarke Bright, a band director at Kamehameha Schools — had been his first choice but turned down the job. In turning to Nakasone, Hannemann selected a highly regarded band director who has led one of the state's best-known high school music programs.
[...]
Hannemann said one of Nakasone's first suggestions was to create a cultural advisory board that will recommend hula halau, dancers and singers to perform with the band. Community leaders Victoria Holt Takamine and Wayne Panoke, both Native Hawaiian, will lead the board.

King Kamehameha III founded the Royal Hawaiian Band in 1836. Mahi had the second-longest tenure as bandmaster, surpassed only by Henri Berger, who served for 44 years.
[...]
Bill Souza, chief of protocol of the Royal Order of Kamehameha, is Hawaiian and said he is alarmed by the change in leadership in the historic organization. "I think it's an important investment in culture," he said. "I don't think the mayor had the full picture of the band."

Star-Bulletin has a story also.

I think it is remarkable how the identity and protocol of the Hawaiian Kingdom has been preserved through various cultural institutions through the years, the Royal Hawaiian Band among them. When the time comes for renewed diplomatic protocol and recognition, these institutions will play an important role.

Here's a photo I took of Mahi and the Royal Hawaiian Band performing in 1998 at the (purported) annexation centennial commemoration event at `Iolani Palace.

Posted: Wed - February 2, 2005 at 07:29 AM

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