state's biggest
concerts EVER is just
days away. Good evening,
I'm Yunji de Nies.
And I'm Kenny Choi, in
for Paula Akana. It might
be the first time you're
ever hearing the about
ARASHI... But for more
than 30- thousand fans ..
This is a can't miss
music event. KITV 4's
Pete Caggiano has a sneak
peek. It's our top story
at 6.
17-24 41-45 130-137
SINGING 4 secs You might
not recognized these guys
.. But they're the
number-1 boy band
sensation
in Japan. And when Arashi
decided to play two shows
in Hawaii..
tom Moffatt 04:03-04-14
THE EXCITEMENT LEVEL IS
WELL I'VE DONE ROLLING
STONES, ELVIS AND ALL
THESE GREAT ACTS THE
EXCITEMENT LEVEL ON THIS
ONE IS WELL BECAUSE OF
THE MEDIA INVOLVEMENT IS
UNPRECEDENTED" The band
actually formed on a
cruise ship off Waikiki
15 years ago.... and
decided to go all out to
celebrate
their 15 year anniversary
in Ko Olina. A specially
made stage almost as wide
as a football field, the
largest ever in Hawaii
and thats not all.
17:54-18:00 pete Caggiano
ONE OF THE MANY SURPRISES
FOR CONCERT GOERS A STAGE
THAT MOVES
tom Moffat 1:55-2:05 YOU
MAY BE SITTING IN THE
REAR OF THE SHOW OF THE
CONCERT AND ALL OF A
SUDDEN THEY ARE MOVING
TOWARD YOU AND OVER YOU
IT'S INCREDIBLE And
concert promoters promise
there will be many more
surprises. The shows
Friday and Saturday will
draw 15-thousand people
each... At least half are
coming from Japan. That's
a bonus surge in tourism!
Nat pop 2 seconds
Erik Takahata Hawaii
Tourism Japan 06:08-20
WE'RE SO GLAD WE ABLE TO
GIVE A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY
FOR LOCAL EMPLOYMENT HERE
AND THE MORE AND MORE
THINGS WE CAN BRING INTO
THE STATE THROUGH TOURISM
IN CONJUNCTION WITH
TOURISM TO DO THESE TYPES
OF THINGS And if this
weekends concerts are a
success as planned the
hope is there's more
we're that came from.
Erik Takahata Hawaii
Tourism Japan 7:43-7:54
"EVERYONE IN JAPAN LOVES
HAWAII IT'S ALMOST A NO
BRAINER TO BRING ACTS
HERE TO HAWAII AND THIS
IS THE MOST GROUND
BREAKING THING TO HAPPEN
EVER SO IT'LL JUST OPEN
THE FLOOD GATES"
And good news for those
that don't have tickets,
4- thousand new tickets
have been released for
both Friday and
Saturday's concerts.
Tickets are $150 for
adults and $75 for
children between the ages
of 3 and 15. The concert
starts at 5:30 pm with
gates opening at 4:30 ...