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2025 Annual Membership Meeting

August 12-28, 2025

 

Aloha Hawai‘i Concert Society Members.

 

Welcome to the 2025 Membership Meeting of the Hawai‘i Concert Society. Below are the details of the topics being presented at this meeting, as well as the election ballot, to be used  only by those who either were HCS members during the 2024-25 season or are current members for the upcoming 2025-26 season.

 

On the election ballot, at the bottom of this webpage, members are asked to vote, using the VOTE link, on the following:

  1. Approval of the minutes of the 2024 Membership meeting

  2. Approval of the Treasurer’s Report for FY 2024-25

  3. Approval of the slate of nominated board members

Voting will take place over a period of 14 days, beginning on August 15. Please note that if your membership is as a couple, family, or business entity, you are only entitled to one vote.

 

Members should have received in USPS mail by now a postcard with an access code that will allow them to vote. Members will vote on the VOTE page which you can access after entering your name and the access code that you were provided on the postcard.

 

In order for the membership meeting to be official, a quorum, equal to at least 10% of the sum of members during 2024-25 and members for 2025-26 at the time of this meeting, must vote. So please vote between August 15 and August 28 and encourage other members whom you know to do the same.

 

We will endeavor to quickly answer your questions and respond to comments and questions submitted via the Q&A Form, so you can take them into consideration before voting.

 

As always, mahalo from the board for your support of the Hawaii Concert Society.

2024 Annual Membership Meeting Minutes

Submitted for review and approval

Hawai‘i Concert Society

Minutes of the 2024 Annual Meeting

August 22 – Sepember 3, 2024

The annual meeting of the Hawai‘i Concert Society was held online between August 22, 2024 and September 3, 2024. Members who attended did so by viewing the annual meeting pages at hawaiiconcertsociety.com.  All members were supplied a password on postcards to allow them to access the meeting pages and to vote. At the time of the annual meeting, the total membership (from 2023-24 and 2024-25) was 150. For an election to be binding, at least 10% of the membership (15) must vote.

 

The meeting pages contained a document of welcome from President Tom Geballe, the minutes of the 2023 annual meeting, a summary of the current status of the 2024-25 concert season (see below), the list of nominees for the board for the 2024-2025 season (see below), and the treasurer’s report for the financial year that ended on June 30, 2024 (see below), and an election page enabling online voting.
 

A total of 28 votes were recorded. The minutes of the 2023 membership meeting , the treasurer’s report, and the slate of board members for 2024-25 all passed unanimously.

 

The online portal was closed and the meeting effectively ended on September 3, 2024.
 

Sincerely,

Tom Geballe (President)

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2024-2025 CONCERT SEASON SCHEDULE
The 2024-2025 concert season has been finalized and consists of seven public concerts. 

Several of the concerts are parts of state-wide tours. The concert schedule is as follows:

NOMINATIONS FOR THE BOARD OF THE HAWAI'I CONCERT SOCIETY

For the 2024-2025 Season

Oct 18, 2024: Jon Nakamatsu, piano, and the Galliard String Quartet

Nov 6, 2024: Escher String Quartet

Jan 28, 2025: Gut, Wind, and Wire

Feb 7, 2025: Aoi Piano Trio

Feb 28, 2025: Nathan Meltzer, violin, and Wynona Wang, piano

Mar 14, 2025: Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana (co-presented by UHH)

May 13, 2025: Ilya Yakushev, piano

President: Tom Geballe

1st Vice President: Bo Reipurth

2nd Vice President: Judy Wakely

Secretary: Nina Buchanan

Treasurer: Tom Schager 

Membership: Jeffery Davis

Box Office: Pat Tummons,  Zeke Israel

Tickets: Alan Young

PAPH Representative: Kaori Mahelona

House: Jacqueline van Loon

Hospitality: Debra Ota, Nina Buchanan

Education: Cynthia Debus

Webmaster: Cristin Gallagher

Social Media: Cristin Gallagher

Historian: Cristin Gallagher

Publicity: Tom Geballe

Programs: Tom Geballe

At Large: Suzanne Frayser

At Large: Kenith Simmons

 

Submitted by Nominations Committee:

Suzanne Frayser

Jacqueline van Loon

Alan Young

TREASURER'S REPORT

 For Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2024 Compared to Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2023

TREASURER'S REPORT

 For Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2025 Compared to Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2024

Submitted for review and approval

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NOMINATIONS FOR THE BOARD OF THE HAWAI'I CONCERT SOCIETY

For the 2025-2026 Season

Submitted for review and approval

President: Tom Geballe

1st Vice President: Bo Reipurth

2nd Vice President: Kaori Mahelona

Secretary: Nina Buchanan

Treasurer: Cristin Gallagher

Program Coordinator: Judy Wakely

Membership: Bernie Walp

Box Office: Pat Tummons,  Zeke Israel

Tickets: Alan Young

House: Jacqueline van Loon

Hospitality: Debra Ota, Nina Buchanan

Education: Cynthia Debus

Webmaster: Christian Wong

Social Media: Cristin Gallagher

Historian: Suzanne Frayser

Publicity: Tom Geballe

Programs: Tom Geballe

At Large: Kenith Simmons

At Large: Gus Highstein

 

Submitted by Nominations Committee:

Jacqueline van Loon

Alan Young

2025-2026 CONCERT SEASON SCHEDULE

Announcement

Sep 17, 2025: Iwo & Karolina, violin & accordion

Sep 30, 2025: Paul Galbraith, guitar 

Jan 14, 2026: Valencia Baryton Project (baryton, viola, and cello) 

Feb 18, 2026: Parker String Quartet

Mar 23, 2026: Eroica Trio (violin, cello, piano)

Apr 1, 2026: Soyeon Kate Kee and Ran Dank (piano 2- and 4-hands)

May 17, 2026: Joyce Yang, piano, and Spring Wind Quintet

Note: Ticket order forms will be mailed soon, and also will be available on this website.

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Do you have a question about the Annual Meeting information presented on this page?

 

Please submit your question below and we will post all questions and answers below as soon as we are able.  Please check back for the answer before submitting your vote. 

List of Questions and Answers:

None submitted at this time.

VOTING

You must be a HCS member during the 2024-25 season or a current member for the upcoming 2025-26 season.  If your membership is as a couple, family, or business entity, you are only entitled to one vote.

Please review all of the 2025 Annual Meeting information provided on this webpage.  

If you have submitted a question above, we kindly ask you to wait for the response posted above so you can take it into consideration before voting. 

You should have received a card with a voting access code, please ensure you enter the correct access code to ensure your vote is counted. 

Do you approve of the 2024 Annual Meeting minutes as presented?
Yes
No
Do you approve of the Treasurer's Report For Year Ending June 30, 2025 as presented?
Yes
No
Do you approve of the Nomination Committee's submission for Board Members for the 2025-2026 Season as presented?
Yes
No

ELECTRONIC BALLOT

Mahalo for participating in our 2025 Annual Membership Meeting

Contact Us
Email: info@hawaiiconcertsociety.org
Mailing: PO Box 233 Hilo, HI 96721
Concert Venue: Performing Arts Center
University of Hawai'i at Hilo  342 W. Kawili Street, Hilo

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