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Dard and Penei Aller
Dard's Bio
Date of Birth: July 25,1949, Sharon, Connecticut.
Hometown: Lakeville, Ct.
Education: Indian Mountain School '63; Kent Prep School (Kent, Ct) '67.
Princeton University '71 with a B.A. in English Literature. Senior Thesis: e.e cummings.
Princeton University Ski Team 1967-1971; Captain: 1969-1970 / 1970-1971.
European Exchange Student in Economics with Andre Co., Lausanne, Switzerland 1969.
Climbed in the Swiss Alps, including summiting the Matterhorn on Sept. 9, 1969.
Received a Masters Degree in Religious Study from Hartford Seminary in 1973.
Graduated from Hartford Seminary in 1974 with a Masters of Divinity.
Ordained as a Pastor in The United Church of Christ in 1975 by The Litchfield North Association of Connecticut at The Congregational Church of Salisbury.
Served as Pastor of The Waitsfield Federated Church and Warren United Church of Christ, Vt. ~ 1971 -1973.
Served the Stamford Congregational Church in Connecticut as Youth Pastor ~ 1973 - 74.
Appointed Chaplain of The Garden Tomb in Jerusalem, Israel, by The Anglican Bishop of London, Rev. Goodwin Hudson, 1976 - 1979.
Founding Pastor of Valley Christian Assembly in Waitsfield, VT. and Hunger Mountain Christian Assembly, Waterbury, Vt. ~ 1979-1987.
Great kids: Sarah and her partner Dan, Tim and his wife Duyen and Holly with her husband Edan. Grandson Jayden born December 15, 2009.
Youth With A Mission, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 1987 - 1996
Counselor, Co-director and Director of The Family Counseling Center in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii ~ 1988 - 1992
Pastor of Hale Halawai O Holualoa Congregational Church, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii ~ 1992 - 1996.
Founding Pastor and minister of Kailua Bay Church, Kailua-Kona, HI. ~ 1996 - 2000
Founder and Director of Kailua Bay Counseling Services ~ 1996 - 2010
Finisher of six consecutive Ironman Triathlon World Championships from 1994 - 1999.
Dard and Penei married on January 11, 2004.
Penei's Bio
She is a hopeless romantic with over 30 years of experience in the wedding business (Beach Weddings Hawaii). Penei (pronounced "pen-Nay") is also deeply spiritual. she believes marriage is a serious matter, not to be taken lightly, but feels that humor is an essential element in any successful relationship. Performing marriages is a calling - a calling from the heart, and she puts her whole heart and soul into every service.
A professional singer, who plays guitar and ukulele, she specializes
in love songs, both English and Hawaiian. For the purposes of a wedding,
though, she prefers to sing and chant A Capella, without accompaniment.
Hawaiian culture and traditions are extremely important to her. Although a
"haoli," her Hawaiian friends say, "We put you behind one
coconut tree, you sound like one brown skin wahine." She is dedicated
to spreading the spirit of aloha. Most of her life has been spent serving
people of all ages.
Working with both the
elderly, as a music therapist, and with children, as a music teacher, her
purpose has been to seek and spread love, peace, harmony, and joy in every
situation. An eternal optimist, she no longer apologizes for being a
called a "Pollyanna." (Really, we're not kidding here. How
many times do we say, "Did we catch you healing the world again?")
Penei has
a Bachelor of Arts degree from San Diego State University. She is
the mother of two children, Tira and
Tyler, and she is the Grandmother of
Hunter, Hayden, Paisley and Porter (born December 2009). Did we mention that Penei is athletic (Penei
Skydiving Photos)? Her beloved late husband,
Bruno Geba, will always remain in her heart.
Dard and Penei were married at
Pu'uhonua O
Honauna on January 11, 2004.
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