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John: WITH EVERYTHING GOING
ON NOWADAYS, IT'S OKAY TO SPEND
TIME AT HOMES AND CELEBRATE WITH
THE LO LOVES ONES YOU LIVE WITH.
THERE WILL BE TONS TO WATCH ON
TV.
INCLUDING IT'S HAWAI'I STRONG
CONCERT SERIES.
IT IS BACK FOR ITS CHRISTMAS
TRADITION.
THIS IS WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT.
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Tannya: WE'RE IN FOR A
HILL --HOLIDAY TREAT.
BEAUTIFUL MUSIC FROM THE HAWAI'I HAWAI'I
THEATRE.
DANE FUJIWARA IS GOING TO BE ONE
OF THE PERFORMERS.
CONGRATULATIONS.
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING US THE
GIFT OF MUSIC.
MAHALO FOR HAVING ME.
WE'RE SO HONORED AND FORTUNATE
HOLIDAY SPIRIT, EVEN THOUGH IT'S
A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE
WOULD HAVE ANTICIPATED IN MOST
YEARS.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
CART WITH THESE OTHER AMAZING
HAWAI'I ARTISTS, GOT TO BE A
GIFT TO YOU TOO.
IT'S TOTALLY AN HONOR.
TOTALLY A PRIVILEGE.
FOR KIDS, FOR US AS YOUNGER
MUSICIANS, ME U GRANT, EKOLU, WE
NEVER THOUGHT WE WOULD HAVE
GOTTEN TO A PLACE TO PLAY ALONG
SIDE MAKAHA SONS, NATALIE AI
KAMAU.
IT'S A GIFT IN TUSS ITSELF LIKE YOU
SAID.
THIS HAWAI'I STRONG CONCERT IS
PUT ON BY STATE OF HAWAI'I.
DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ARE
SPONSORING THIS WONDERFUL
OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO JUST TRY
AND BRING SOME -- A LITTLE JOY
TO THE HOME.
KIND OF GIVE A LITTLE SOMETHING
BACK TO THE COMMUNITY.
THAT'S IMPORTANT FOR US.
Tannya: I LOVE THAT IT'S
GOING TO AIR ON KHON CHRIST CHRISTMAS
EVE 9:30 AND CHRISTMAS DAY ON
KHII.
PERFECT TIME.
GREAT HOLIDAY MUSIC FILLING UP
WE'VE ALWAYS KIND OF GIVEN
EXPECT, AND SO WE'RE GOING TO BE
DOING OUR BEST TO DO OUR BEST
RENDITION OF MELE KALIKIMAKA.
FROM US TO ALL WAS YOU GUYS.
Tannya: I KNOW FROM WORKING
AT HAWAI'I THEATRE DURING THESE
COVID TIMES, THERE ARE AMAZING
PROTOCOLS.
TELL US ABOUT THAT WHAT YOU HAD
THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF GREAT
VENUES THAT HAVE ACCOMMODATE AND
WORKED HARD IN TRYING TO SET UP
SAFE PLACES FOR NOT ONLY US AS
ENTERTAINERS BUT THE CREW.
THE CAST, AND SO HAWAI'I THEATRE
HAS DONE SUCH AN AMAZING JOB.
THE WAY THEY HAVE EVERYTHING SET
IN ACCORDING TO THE CDC
GUIDELINES AND LOCAL AND STATE
GOVERNMENT GUIDELINES.
THOSE KINDS OF THINGS.
WE'RE IN, WE'RE OUT.
YET WE GET TO BE AMAZED AT THE
BEAUTY OF HAWAI'I THEATRE.
I CAN NEVER SPEAK ENOUGH OF HOW
BEAUTIFUL HAWAI'I THEATRE IS.
FOR US TO HAVE THOSE
OPPORTUNITIES IS AMAZING.
Tannya: ARE YOU GOING TO BE
WATCHING AT HOME ON CHRISTMAS
EVE?
TOTALLY.
MUSIC HAS BEEN SUCH A BIG PART
OF OUR LIVES.
SO MY SON, HE'S ONE AND A HALF,
AND SO WE'RE TRYING TO REALLY
MAKE THIS YEAR STILL JUST AS
SPECIAL AS OVER OTHER YEAR.
THIS WILL BE HIS SECOND
CHRISTMAS BUT FOR US, IT'S A LOT
OF FAMILY TIME AND HANGING OUT
AT HOME AND DOING THAT.
LITTLE BIT.
I CONFERENCE WAIT -- CAN'T WAIT
TO SEE THE SHOW.
Tannya: WE CAN'T EITHER.
CHRISTMAS EVE, KHON2 9:30 AND
CHRISTMAS STAY 7:30.
ZANE, THANKS FOR JOINING US.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING MYSELF AND
FROM US, MELE KALIKIMAKA TO ALL
ALOHA HAWAI'I.
STAY STRONG.
WE'RE GOING TO GET THROUGH THIS.
MAHALO.
John: SUCH A GREAT CONCERT.
CONCERT AIRING THIS WEEK.
FEATURES MAKAHA SONS ROBY KA
HAKALAU, ROCKY BROWN.
CHRISTMAS EVE 930 P.M. KHON AND
KRISTY TAMASHIRO IS GOING TO
BE HOSTING.
NO, THIS IS THE SECOND, FIRST
ONE IS THANKSGIVING.
MAYBE THERE WILL BE A NEW YEAR'S
ONE HOPEFULLY.
THTHE WHOLE POINT IS TO ENGAGE
EVERYBODY TO STAY HOME AND
CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAYS WITH YOUR
LOVED ONES.
IT'S BROADCASTED FROM THE
BEAUTIFUL HAWAI'I THEATRE THAT
WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT FOR THE
PAST FEW MONTHS IN EFFORTS TO