The Kamehameha Schools Song Contest is set for Friday, March 20, at 7:30 p.m., at the Neal Blaisdell Center. This year’s song contest honors the Polynesian voyaging canoe Hōkūleʻa with the theme: “He Moku, He Kanaka: Our Pacific Seafaring Heritage.”

The event will be televised live on KGMB, with the preshow starting at 6:30 p.m., and will also be streamed live through the Song Contest web page.

Song Contest Stories

Here are a few stories about this year’s song contest, featured on the Kamehameha Schools I Mua Newsroom and on statewide television:

• KS Song Contest is inspired by Hōkūle‘a’s worldwide voyage, featuring information on all of the songs in this year’s competition.
• Mālama Honua, Mālama ‘Ohana, a story about freshman leader ‘Elia Akaka, and his father, Ho‘okahua Cultural Specialist Hau‘oli Akaka.
• Kamehameha students learn valuable lesson ahead of 95th song contest, Hawai‘i News Now’s story about this year’s theme.
• 4-year Kamehameha Song Contest director prepares for final performance, Hawai‘i News Now's story about senior coed director, Dezarae Le‘i.

KS will again embed a live chat function on the song contest web page. There will also be live updates shared on the KS Instagram, Twitter and Facebook pages, while many can join in the conversations by utilizing the hashtag #kssong. 

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