Daniel Kawai’ae’a Shaver

Born and raised in Honolulu, Daniel Kawaiʻaeʻa Shaver received his Master of Arts degree in Music Education from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, where he was advised by Dr. Jennifer Blackwell and studied Orchestral Conducting with Professor Joseph Stepec. Mr. Shaver previously studied at the University of Oregon School of Music and Dance, where he studied violin and advanced violin pedagogy with Kathryn Lucktenberg and Kevin Lefohn, and Suzuki pedagogy with Lillie Manis. Mr. Shaver is currently employed as the Orchestra Director at Mililani Middle School. Previously, Mr. Shaver was the Orchestra and Band Director at Radford High School and has also worked as the Assistant Orchestra Teacher at the Kamehameha Schools Kapālama Campus. Mr. Shaver also teaches private violin and viola lessons and has worked with schools around the island as a clinician.