Kamehameha Schools 88th Annual Song Contest

March 10, 2008

Contributed by Thomas Yoshida

The event takes place on Friday, March 14, 2008 at 7:30 p.m., in the Neal S. Blaisdell Arena.

A live broadcast is scheduled on KGMB9 from 7:30 to 10 p.m. A one-hour pre-show will be aired at 6:30 p.m.

Students honor the Hawaiian language by singing mele composed by some of Hawaii's best known musical talents, including Kealii Reichel, Robert Cazimero, Manu Boyd, Dennis Kamakahi and Mahiai Beamer.

Kamehameha Schools is offering a DVD and digital downloads of the competition, with sale proceeds benefiting the Ke Alii Pauahi Foundation. Visit www.ksbe.edu for purchase details.

A rebroadcast of the entire concert is scheduled to air on March 21, 2008, at 6:30 p.m. on KGMB9.

Kamehameha Schools is a private, educational, charitable trust founded and endowed by the legacy of Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop. Kamehameha Schools operates a statewide educational system enrolling more than 6,700 students of Hawaiian ancestry at K-12 campuses on O'ahu, Maui and Hawai'i and 31 preschool sites statewide. Thousands of additional Hawaiian learners are served each year through a range of other Kamehameha Schools' outreach programs, community collaborations and financial aid opportunities in Hawai'i and across the continental United States.