Nā Wai is incredibly excited to introduce Dana Kaufman, Nā Wai's first composer in residence. Dana comes to us as an American Prize finalist, a Fulbright Fellow, the Assistant Director of New American Voices, and Assistant Program Director of the Charlotte New Music Festival. She has joined us through a virtual residency for the winter season, and will be joining us in Hawai'i for the summer. Her mana'o about our partnership is below: I am a composer, Doctor of Musical