Applause! Membership Program
The Performing Arts Center does not receive funding in support of our season events from the state university system. All of our operating funds come from ticket sales, corporate sponsorships, donations, and Applause! memberships.
Join our growing list of Applause! members. As a member, you will have the satisfaction of knowing that you are helping to sustain culture and the arts in East Hawaiʻi, and we will also make you a “star” by listing your name in each event’s program as a proud member of Applause!. At certain levels of membership, you will also receive the benefits listed below.
If you are interested in becoming an Applause! Member, please contact Dori at (808) 932-7496 for more information, or donate online via the UH Foundation.
Membership Levels
2026-27 Applause! Membership Listing
Last updated July 9, 2026
Producers
- Bonnie Irwin & Ned Huston
- Carol Conner & James Severtson
- Kari Kimura & Shaun Roth
- Keith & Arlene Yamakawa
- Sandy & Dale Tokuuke
- Wallace & Iris Zoller
- 1 Anonymous
Directors
- David Dunbar & Mark Neider
- Doug & Shelly Albertson
- Joanne Pocsidio
- L Kaneta-Ogata
- Naomi Hayakawa
- Wes & Claudine Fujii
Supporters
- Annette & Brent Crozier
- Bob & Barbara Arthurs
- David Harris & Lily Chan-Harris
- Emily Zeller
- Helie Rock
- In Memory of Maestro Ken Staton
- Ioana & Eddie Agasa
- Jacqueline Hahn, ND & Rachel Sheehan, ND
- James & Anne Sadayasu
- Jill & Steven Jacunski
- Jon & Debbie Sakurai-Horita
- Lucille V Chung
- Rebecca Choi
- Sumie Kitajima-Ogata
- Susan Proctor
- Tom & Carole Geballe
- 3 Anonymous
Family Patrons
- Cynee Gillette-Wenner
- Dwayne Mukai
- Evelyn Kishimoto
- Jim & Nani Bien
- Lloyd Tada
- Ron & Viv Ueoka
- 1 Anonymous
Individual Donors
- Amy Hamane
- Charlyn Yamamoto
- Erynn Chiemi Tanimoto
- Germaine Kaholoa'a Suan
- Julia Lindbergh
- Pat Warner
- Sylvia Dahlby