COURTESY ALOHA INTERNATIONAL PIANO FESTIVAL
Evan Lin, left, Ray Cheng and son Scottie Cheng listen to comments from Steven Graff, a judge at the piano festival.
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Previous winners of Aloha Piano Competition take top spots again
Star-Bulletin staff
Winners of the Aloha International Piano Competition were Evan Lin at the high school level and Irwin Jang at the college level.
Both Evan, 13, an eighth-grader at Punahou School, and Irwin, 17, a recent Saint Louis High School graduate, won their age divisions last year, so this year had to compete in the next-highest age level.
Evan studies with Joanna Fan; Erwin with Ellen Masaki.
Other winners in the June 14 competition:
Level A (ages 6 to 8): Lauren Nguyen, first; Preston Ku, second; Clarise Huang, third; Josette Huang and Eugene Son, honorable mention
Level B (ages 9 to 11): Kiana Canicosa-Miles, first; Kai Wong, second; Lawrence Ong, third; Sophia Benz and Andy Lam, honorable mention
Junior Level (ages 12 to 14): Mayu Koshio, first; Annie Kwock, second; Tyler Ramos, third; Scottie Cheng and Harrison Oshiro, honorable mention
High School Level (ages 15 to 18): Alda Lam and Benjamin Watkins, second; Laura Bleakly, third; Rachel Stanton, honorable mention
Young Artist (college age): Heejin Kang, second