Chadwick Kamei, Director of Bands
Dr. Chadwick Kamei is the Director of Bands, Fine Arts Department Head, and Music Learning Center Coordinator at Pearl City High School in Hawaii. He is also the director of the Nāulu Winds of the University of Hawaiʻi West Oʻahu, which is a community-based ensemble. Under his direction, the Nāulu Winds performed at the 2024 Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic, a first for a Hawaiʻi community band. He earned his Doctor of Musical Arts from Boston University and received both his Bachelor’s and Master’s in Music Education from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.
Dr. Kamei is a Conn Selmer Educational Clinician and has adjudicated/guest conducted at various festivals around the nation. He is currently a member of the Revelli Composition Committee and IDEA committee for the National Band Association. Dr. Kamei is a Legion Laureate of the John Philip Sousa Legion of Honor and in 2016 was elected to membership in the prestigious American Bandmasters Association.
Dr. Chadwick Kamei is the Director of Bands, Fine Arts Department Head, and Music Learning Center Coordinator at Pearl City High School in Hawaii. He is also the director of the Nāulu Winds of the University of Hawaiʻi West Oʻahu, which is a community-based ensemble. Under his direction, the Nāulu Winds performed at the 2024 Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic, a first for a Hawaiʻi community band. He earned his Doctor of Musical Arts from Boston University and received both his Bachelor’s and Master’s in Music Education from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.
Dr. Kamei is a Conn Selmer Educational Clinician and has adjudicated/guest conducted at various festivals around the nation. He is currently a member of the Revelli Composition Committee and IDEA committee for the National Band Association. Dr. Kamei is a Legion Laureate of the John Philip Sousa Legion of Honor and in 2016 was elected to membership in the prestigious American Bandmasters Association.
Christopher Otsuka, Associate Director
Mr. Christopher Otsuka joined the faculty at Pearl City High School during the Fall of 2015. Prior to this appointment he was a part-time music teacher at Kailua Intermediate School where he assisted in teaching band and piano. In Fall 2014, Mr. Otsuka received his Bachelors of Education in Music from the University of Hawaii at Manoa after student teaching with Ms. Kristi Kusunoki at Kailua Intermediate School. Mr. Otsuka has studied the saxophone with esteemed saxophonists Ms. Gwen Nakamura, and Saxophone Professor Todd Yukumoto of the University of Hawaii. As a conductor, Mr. Otsuka has guest conducted numerous ensembles such as the Pearl City High School Concert Band, the University of Hawaii West Oahu University Band, and the Oahu Band Directors Association’s Beginning Honor Band. Mr. Otsuka is a 2010 alumni of Pearl City High School.
Mr. Otsuka currently holds memberships in the Oahu Band Directors Association, the Hawaii Music Educators Association, and the National Association for Music Education.
Mr. Christopher Otsuka joined the faculty at Pearl City High School during the Fall of 2015. Prior to this appointment he was a part-time music teacher at Kailua Intermediate School where he assisted in teaching band and piano. In Fall 2014, Mr. Otsuka received his Bachelors of Education in Music from the University of Hawaii at Manoa after student teaching with Ms. Kristi Kusunoki at Kailua Intermediate School. Mr. Otsuka has studied the saxophone with esteemed saxophonists Ms. Gwen Nakamura, and Saxophone Professor Todd Yukumoto of the University of Hawaii. As a conductor, Mr. Otsuka has guest conducted numerous ensembles such as the Pearl City High School Concert Band, the University of Hawaii West Oahu University Band, and the Oahu Band Directors Association’s Beginning Honor Band. Mr. Otsuka is a 2010 alumni of Pearl City High School.
Mr. Otsuka currently holds memberships in the Oahu Band Directors Association, the Hawaii Music Educators Association, and the National Association for Music Education.
Christopher Lopez, Associate Director/Perc. Instructor
A graduate and proud alumnus of the Pearl City High School Band program, Mr. Christopher Lopez became a member of the staff in 2004. The landmark Mid-West Band and Orchestra Clinic performance is part of his legacy to the school. Mr. Lopez is a graduate of the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa where he received his Bachelors of Education in Music.
A graduate and proud alumnus of the Pearl City High School Band program, Mr. Christopher Lopez became a member of the staff in 2004. The landmark Mid-West Band and Orchestra Clinic performance is part of his legacy to the school. Mr. Lopez is a graduate of the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa where he received his Bachelors of Education in Music.