About
E Hīmeni Kākou, Hawai‘i’s collegiate choral festival, is sponsored by the Hawai‘i chapter of the American Choral Director’s Association (HI-ACDA). The event’s mission is to:

• expand choral opportunities and experiences for college students in Hawai‘i;
• connect the various choral programs and faculties of Hawai‘i’s colleges and universities;
• and expose O‘ahu audiences to the vast range of repertoire and talent within Hawai‘i’s institutes of higher education.

During each year’s festival week, our clinician visits each college and university campus to meet student and faculty, and to clinic choirs. At the end of the week, a mass choir of students from all participating campuses prepare a finale porgram to close the public concert—the event also features solo performances from each campus. The event is a production of HI-ACDA and proudly celebrated 40 years in 2015.

Next Festival
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Recent History
To see programs of the events listed below, please click here.
2013: Week of March 4, 2013—Dr. Kathleen FitzGibbon, clinician
2014: Week of March 10, 2014—Dr. Pearl Shangkuan, clinician
2015: Week of March 9, 2015—Mr. Gabriel Crouch, clinician
2016: Week of February 15, 2016—Mr. Tesfa Wondemagegnehu, clinician
2017: Week of March 13, 2017—Dr. Robert Istad, clinician