List of Sponsors
We extend our heartfelt thanks to Ballet Hawai‘i’s incredible sponsors and donors—your support makes everything we do possible. Your generosity brings the transformative power of dance to our beautifully diverse community, fueling our mission and inspiring dancers and audiences alike. We truly could not do this without you!
2024-2025 Donors
Principal $1,000+
Anonymous
Margery Bronster
Janet Cooke
John R. Halligan Charitable Fund
Lori Komer
Clifford KH &
Adrienne Wing Lau
Rick & Carol Naish
Claudia Pizzino
Soloist $500+
Aloha United Way
Felice Brault
Foodland Super Market, Ltd.
Emily Fukunaga
Nicholas Garaufis
Hawaii Community Foundation
Paul Jurcsak
Jennifer King
Matt Lau
Elisha Morris
Candice Naylor-Ching
Demi-Soloist $250+
Linn Alber
Linda Bernstein
Robert Billig
Maile Cooke
Barbara Ann D’Olier
Candice Fullenkamp
Arlynna Howell Livingston
Amy Iwano
National Society of Arts
and Letters
P&K Sullivan Family
Charity Foundation
Jean Rolles
Larry Takumi
Richard Vida
Corps De Ballet $100+
Gerry Allen
Della Belatti
Merle Bratlie
Robert Brennan
Claire Broussard
Bright Funds
Deborah Campbell
Maylani Chang
Francesca Chiappini-Montoni
Myrna Cundy
Robert Durkin
Kathy Fujihara Chong
Kirsten Fujitani
Steven & Deborah Glazier
Vernon Hirata
John Houk
Amy Iwano
Kent Justice
Anthony Leiggi
Corie Mackie
Kelli Marquart
Peter McNally &
Donna K. Yamada
Cathy Nichols
Jean Malia Orque
Jim & Cherye Pierce
Kaleo Schneider
Mari-Jo Schull
Ernest Shiraki
Jesse Smith
Cheryl Suda
Mary Taylor
Sofia Troncoso
Andrea Ushijima
Jyoti Watumull
Howard Wiig
Randall Wong
In Kind and Special Thank You
Ballet Hawaii Board of Directors
City and County of Honolulu
Janet Clark
Romeo Collado
The Cookie Corner Ala Moana
Edwards Enterprises
Hannah Hadaway
Hawaii Opera Theatre
Honolulu Museum of Art
Military & Family
Support Center
MW Restaurant
Rick and Carol Naish
OlenaHI by Chef Ron Simon
The Orchid Lei Company
Pension Services Corporation
Kumu Claudia Pizzino
Prince Waikiki
Purplegator
Susan Quong
Takako Schenberger
Susan and Gunner Schull
Servpac Inc.
Shriners Children’s Hospital
State Foundation on Culture and the Arts
Atsuko Terayama
Pamela Taylor Tongg
Lesley Young
2023-2024 Donors
Choreographer $15,000+
Clifford KH and
Adrienne Wing Lau
Ballet Master $10,000+
Anonymous
Guest Artist $5,000+
Melissa Buja
Jim & Cherye Pierce
Principal $2,500+
Geraldine Lee
Donald & Ayako Van Deventer
Floria (Lori) Komer
Soloist $1,000+
Karen Montosue
Romeo Collado
Carol Naish
Suzanne Avina
Dorothy S. Billingsley
Margery Bronster
Janet Cooke
Claudia Pizzino
Richemont
Demi-Soloist $500+
Lynn Lally
Felicia Brault
Nicholas Garaufis
Kristen Hirota
Beverly Kravitt
Candice Naylor-Ching
Pikake Foundation Inc.
Heather Salonga
Corps De Ballet $250+
Carol Egan
Susan Nonaka-Hom
Linn Alber
Lauran Bromley
Joyce Tomonari
Chunmay Chang
Gaynielle Hirata
Paul & Hiroko Jurcsak
Marion Philpotts-Miller
Constance Schwarze
Larry Takumi
Jean Malia Orque
Edward Paull
Anna Crowley
Teddi Anderson
Deborah Campbell
Amanda & Don Douglas
Tracey Otake
Joyce Ricker
Jyoti Watumull
Apprentice $100+
Stephanie Agnew-Miller
Suzanne Anderson
Koichiro Ando
Christopher Anjo
Robert Billig
Robert Brennan
Allan Carmichael
Dougal & Ann Crowe
Shanna Garcia
Steven & Deborah Glazier
James Granata
Felicia Heisler
Jane C. Houk
Kristie Kasaoka Kimura
Nicole Kim
Jon Lam
Shirley Lee
Pure Pacific Network
Mari-Jo Schull
Lowell Tom
Andrea Ushijima
Wah Duck & Grace KS Young
Memorial Fund
Randall Wong
In Kind and Special Thank You
The Cookie Corner Ala Moana
Romeo Collado
Edwards Enterprises
Purplegator
Susan and Gunner Schull
The Orchid Lei Company
Prince Waikiki
Servpac Inc.
Rick and Carol Naish
Pension Services Corporation
City and County of Honolulu
State Foundation on Culture and the Arts
Lesley Young
Pamela Taylor Tongg
Susan Quong
Janet Clark
Ballet Hawaii Board of Directors
Kumu Claudia Pizzino
OlenaHI by Chef Ron Simon
MW Restaurant
Shriners Children’s Hospital
2022-2023 Donors
Choreographer $15,000+
Clifford KH and
Adrienne Wing Lau
Anonymous
Ballet Master $5,000+
Anonymous
Guest Artist $2,500+
Donald Van Deventer
Principal $1,000+
Carolyn Berry Wilson
Romeo Collado
Janet Cooke
Maile Cooke
Paraluman Durkin
Elizabeth A. Franklin
Jewish Foundation of Greensboro
Geraldine Lee
Marion Philpotts-Miller
Pikake Foundation Inc.
Jackie Takeshita
Soloist $500+
Aloha United Way
Amazon Smile Foundation
Felice Brault
Jane Carlile
Nicholas Garaufis
Paul Jurcsak
Dr. Philip and Carol McNamee
Ronald Miller
Claudia Pizzino
Larry Takumi
Demi-Soloist $250+
Linn Alber
Mrs. Geraldine Allen
Dan & Jane Katayama
Susan Nonaka-Hom
Reid Okasaki
Mari-Jo & Gunner Schull
Corps De Ballet $100+
Robert Billig
Vicki Borges
Robert Brennan
Deborah Campbell
Roselle Chin
Marija Colic
Richard Criley
Dougal & Ann Crowe
Anna Crowley
Alicia Farfan
Jana Lynn Fu
Faye Fujii
Rishi Ganti
James Granata
Jane C. Houk
Jill Randall
Karin Kaneshige
Julie Logan
Anne Lo-Shimazu
Sarah Mercado
Belinda Miranda
Emy Morehead-Yang
Network For Good
Suzanna Neufeldt
Jean Malia Orque
Tracey Otake
Robin Pang
Theresa Paulette
France Pelis
Joyce Ricker,
Patricia Rose
Elaine Simon
Paul Skellon
Wah Duck & Grace KS Young
Memorial Fund
Tammy Winklepleck
In Kind and Special Thank You
The Cookie Corner Ala Moana
Romeo Collado
Perfectbloomdesign
Haul2Hawaii
Edwards Enterprises
Purplegator
Susan and Gunner Schull
The Orchid Lei Company
Prince Waikiki
Servpac Inc.
Rick and Carol Naish
Pension Services Corporation
City and County of Honolulu
State Foundation on Culture and the Arts
Lesley Young
Pamela Taylor Tongg
Susan Quong
Janet Clark
Ballet Hawaii Board of Directors
Kumu Claudia Pizzino
M.A.C. Cosmetics Ala Moana
OlenaHI by Chef Ron Simon
Artizen by MW
Shriners Children’s Hospital
Squishable
2021-2022 Donors
Artistic Director $25,000+
Cades Foundation
Choreographer $15,000+
Adrienne Wing
State Foundation on Culture and the Arts
Ballet Master $5,000+
Anonymous
Guest Artist $2,500+
Lori Komer
Jackie Takeshita
Jewish Foundation of Greensboro
Janet Cooke
Principal $1,000+
Mary W. Macmillan
Adden Chrystie
Jessica O’Neill Hannon
Karen Motosue
Carol Naish
Romeo & Maile Collado
Larry Takumi
Soloist $500+
Felice Brault
Aloha United Way
Gloria Hsu
Pikake Foundation Inc.
Keiko Walford
Demi-Soloist $250+
Robert Matsushita
Linn Alber
Reid Okasaki
Kimi Takazawa
Mari-Jo & Gunner Schull
Corps De Ballet $100+
Alicia Farfan
Hannah Hadaway
Jean Malia Orque
David Franklin
Robert Brennan
Robert & Jean Johnson
Jane Schoonmaker
Dorothy S. Billingsley
Fidelity Charitable Foundation
Deborah Campbell
Rishi Ganti
Robin Pang
Dougal & Ann Crowe
Paul A. Antonelli
In Kind and Special Thank You
Ala Moana Hotel
Alaska Airlines
Edward Enterprises
Haul2Hawaii
Neal S. Blaisdell
Kyo-ya Hotels and Resorts
Leahi Swim School
Servpac Inc.
Nico’s Pier 38
Pension Services Corporation
Robin Pang
Cheryl Honma-Fujihana
Hannah Hadaway
Lesley Young
Susan Quong
Kumu Claudia Pizzino
M.A.C. Cosmetics Ala Moana
Lori Komer
Sheila Chock
Janet Clark
Pamela Taylor Tongg
Romeo Collado
The Orchid Lei Company
Pikake Foundation Inc.
Keiko Walford
List of sponsors/Sponsor acknowledgment
