Our Mission
The Mission of Voices of Aloha is to create a fellowship of singers through the power and joy of choral singing, to share beautiful music with our community and to inspire and entertain our audiences through song.
Our Vision
Our Vision is to continue the rich 100-year-old legacy handed down to us from The Gleemen of Honolulu. Their legacy was to “help make our island home a more enjoyable place to live through sharing our music with others.” We will endeavor to accomplish this by creating musical programs that challenge and strengthen our members’ musical abilities as well as by reaching out to the larger community with free concerts at rehabilitation facilities, senior communities and public venues. As a non-audition group, we welcome all who want to share in the joy of singing choral music.
Our Director
After earning a Bachelors in Music Performance from the Conservatory of Music, University of the Pacific in California, and a Masters in Church Music from Western Seminary in Oregon, Jim served as a pastor in three different churches, primarily in the areas of Music and Worship for thirty-eight years. Since retirement, and moving to Oahu in 2019, he has continued serving in Christian ministry part-time, currently directing the choirs and leading worship at Olivet Baptist Church in Honolulu. In 2022, Jim assumed the role of Music Director for the Voices of Aloha Community Choir. He has had the joy of taking church choirs twice to perform at Carnegie Hall in NYC, as well as many other musical tours and festivals. Jim was honored to travel to France with the Voices of Aloha in June of 2026 to represent Hawaii and the United States by singing for the annual D-Day observances in Normandy, as well as in Paris.
Jim has always been involved in community musical ventures, including playing trumpet in orchestras and ensembles, directing high school and community orchestras, and participating as a vocalist in select choirs. He continues to find great joy in directing choirs and helping singers achieve their highest potential. Jim is happily and gratefully married to Liane. They have two adult children, one living in California, and one on Oahu. In his spare time, Jim enjoys playing golf, snorkeling, and walking the beautiful beaches on Oahu’s West Side with Liane.