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WATCH LIVE: The 101st Annual Kamehameha Schools Song Contest The Kamehameha Schools Song Contest airs at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, May 7, 2021. (Source: Hawaii News Now) By HNN Staff | May 7, 2021 at 4:59 PM HST - Updated May 7 at 6:17 PM
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - When Kamehameha Schools celebrates its 101st annual Song Contest on Friday night, a pair of senior students will be paving a new path because of the pandemic.
Seniors Jeslie Pavao and La’akea Awong are serving as the first-ever student hosts for the event, which begins at 6:30 p.m. on K5. Grades 10 through 12 were given the opportunity to showcase the songs they would’ve sang last year. The theme from last year, “I Mau Ke Aloha Aina,” carries over, and the songs express a deep love for the land.
Meet the unsung heroes who help put on the Kamehameha Schools Song Contest
Meet the unsung heroes who help put on the Kamehameha Schools Song Contest By Mahealani Richardson | May 7, 2021 at 2:59 PM HST - Updated May 7 at 5:42 PM
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - A typical Kamehameha Schools Song Contest takes months of preparation. This yearâs took almost two years â after the 2020 competition was canceled.
âIf thereâs anything that would take two years to express, itâs the theme this year, I Mau Ke Aloha Aina. One year was not enough to tell the world how important it is. I think we need two full years to experience it,â said Kalua Leong, high school assistant choral director.