Keep great music sounding in Hawai‘i

$100,000 MATCHING CHALLENGE!

We are thrilled to announce a challenge match for every new and additional donation made to HSO by December 31, 2024. Your gift will be matched dollar for dollar by HSO's generous board Chair, Paul Kosasa. Your gift will support HSO's music for everyone throughout our community. Double your impact with a gift today!

The Hawai‘i Symphony Orchestra is a treasured community asset thanks to the support of thousands of music lovers each year. Our organization and musicians are leaders for the arts—performing great music, strengthening music education for all ages, and enhancing the cultural vitality and quality of life in these islands.

Today the HSO remains a committed and valued community asset, and as we plan for the future, a Symphony that is shaped by Hawai‘i, whose offerings are uniquely of Hawai‘i, and whose vision for the future is designed for Hawai‘i.

Your support is essential to our success. The Hawai‘i Symphony Orchestra is committed to entertaining, comforting, and inspiring through the power of music. We humbly invite you to help keep the music sounding for our entire island community by donating today.

With aloha and gratitude,

Dane Lam, Music & Artistic Director
And Your Hawai‘i Symphony Orchestra

More ways to donate

  • Give a one-time gift or monthly recurring gift online.

  • Call our office at (808) 380-7724 to speak with our Advancement Department and donate with a credit card over the phone.

  • Mail your gift to our office at:

    3610 Waialae Ave
    Honolulu, HI 96816

  • Become a Symphony Sustainer and join Mālama HSO, our new monthly giving program. Learn more here.

  • Begin your online donation and you will have the option to donate in honor or in memory of someone special.

    You can also call our office at (808) 380-7724 to speak with our Advancement Department and make your tribute over the phone.

  • Beginning at age 70-and-a-half, you can make a tax-free gift to your HSO through a Required Minimum Distribution from your IRA. Check with your financial advisor to see if this method of giving is right for you.

    If you are interested in making a gift from your IRA, please contact our Advancement Department at (808) 380-7724.

  • Avoid capital gains tax and deduct the full fair market value of appreciated stock by donating stock directly to your HSO. Check with your financial advisor to see if this method of giving is right for you.

    Please call our Advancement Office at 808-380-7723 for details on sending gifts of stock.

  • Many companies offer matching gift programs to employees or retirees. Most of these programs match contributions dollar for dollar, which can double your impact on your HSO.

    Ask your employer if a matching gift program is available today.

  • Explore how you can keep the music sounding in Hawai‘i for generations to come through a legacy gift to the Honolulu Symphony Foundation.

    If you are interested in giving a planned gift to your HSO, please contact our Advancement Department at (808) 380-7723 or contact Honolulu Symphony Foundation Chair Lynne Johnson.

Questions?

Please contact us at (808) 380-7724 or email info@hawaiisymphonyorchestra.org. All gifts may be tax-deductible to the extent allowable by law.

*Hawaii Symphony Orchestra is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. Our EIN is 45-2861988