Free tickets available at the Academy's front desk. June 22, Honolulu Hale and grounds. Guests include Fiji, Kaau Crater Boys, Loyal Gardner and Mel Cabang. Also performing, Tone Deaf Teens, 3-4 p.m. June 21, by the Skygate sculpture in downtown Honolulu. Cheng's method combines elements of the Western technique with a specifically Chinese-Taoist approach.
Contest focuses on leo ki'eki'e, the Hawaiian form of falsetto singing.
Contestants and trailblazers in the renaissance of Hawaiian music are welcomed from all islands. Amateur and professional category contestants will perform two songs. Scoring on a second song, selected by the contestants, will be reserved in the event a tie occurs. There also will be a new category for leo ki'eki'e original compositions, which will acknowledge the composer's creativity. Amateur contestants should not have been affiliated in any professional recording or have earned a wage performing professionally.