American Idol Iam Tongi to perform on Oahu, Maui in December his way back home

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00:00 American Idol Iam Tonji to perform on Oahu, Maui in December.

00:03 Hawaii's own Iam Tonji is making his way back home.

00:07 The season 21 winner of American Idol

00:09 will headline Not One, Not Two, of three shows.

00:12 The first show is happening at the Baystale Arena

00:14 on December 9th.

00:15 Then, two shows are set to take place on Maui,

00:17 at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center on December 12th and 13th.

00:21 Tickets for the Yesa, Iam Tonji Returns to Hawaii tour

00:24 go on sale exclusively for Hawaii residents

00:27 starting Friday, September 22nd.

00:29 That's starting at 10 a.m., so set your alarms.

00:31 Tickets go on sale to the general public

00:33 starting on September 29th.

00:35 Iam spoke with Island News and said he is looking forward

00:38 to coming back home to perform,

00:39 especially to show support for Maui.

00:41 Since winning American Idol, Iam has been busy touring,

00:44 including upcoming stops in Australia

00:46 and New Zealand in October.

00:48 Iam also gave Island News a sneak peek

00:50 of some of his upcoming projects.

00:52 "It's different.

00:53 "It's more R&B.

00:54 "It's not really reggae.

00:55 "Not at all, actually.

00:57 "I like stepping out of the boundaries

00:58 "and having some fun with music," Iam said.

01:00 Iam is also releasing a brand new single on Friday,

01:03 September 22, called "Waikiki."

01:05 The music video was shot in Waikiki and at Kuala Ranch.

01:08 Iam Tonji returns to Hawaii in December

01:11 to headline three shows.

01:12 Kahuku-born Iam Tonji, the first person with Hawaii ties

01:16 to win American Idol, will return to Hawaii

01:18 to headline three shows in December.

01:20 Tonji last performed in Hawaii in July for Ohana Day 2023,

01:24 a two-day concert at Turtle Bay Resort.

01:26 The team made his Ohana in Hawaii proud in May

01:29 when he beat out season 21 finalist Megan Daniel

01:32 from Georgia for the top spot.

01:33 During his Idol audition,

01:35 Judge Layonel Richie asked why Tonji

01:37 left the Hawaiian islands.

01:38 Tonji said his family had been priced out of paradise.

01:41 Rick Bartolini Presents announced

01:43 that Yesa Iam Tonji returns to Hawaii on December 9

01:46 at the 7,000-seat Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu.

01:49 Ticket prices for that show,

01:51 which is among the first concerts

01:52 in the Neil S. Blaisdell Arena

01:54 since it closed for repairs and renovations in May 2023,

01:58 will start at $27.50.

02:00 Tonji will perform December 12 to 13

02:02 at the 12, 50-seat Maui Arts and Cultural Center,

02:06 where ticket prices will start at $64.75.

02:09 Rick Bartolini said in a statement,

02:11 "It is incredibly meaningful for us

02:13 "to bring Iam back to Hawaii

02:15 "for this string of performances.

02:16 "All of us at RBP felt a tremendous surge of pride

02:19 "watching Iam progress through

02:21 "and then win the 21st season of American Idol.

02:23 "I recently re-watched some videos from that season

02:26 "and honestly teared up,

02:27 "knowing how special these shows will be for Iam.

02:30 "We know that the people of Hawaii feel the same way.

02:32 "We do expect that demand for tickets will be very high

02:35 "and that these shows will sell out quickly."

02:37 GEO Limited Preseo tickets are available online

02:39 for Hawaii residents starting Friday at 10 a.m. HD.

02:43 Online ticket sales will begin for the mainland

02:45 on September 29 at 10 a.m. HDT.

02:48 Maui Arts and Cultural Center members

02:50 may access GEO Limited Preseo tickets

02:52 on Wednesday at 10 a.m. on the mauiarts.org site.

02:55 Iam Tanji returns for a trio of concerts on O'ahu, Maui.

02:59 This news just in from the entertainment world.

03:01 Kavu'ku's American Idol winner, Iam Tanji,

03:04 is returning to Hawaii

03:05 eyed to headline three December concerts on O'ahu and Maui.

03:08 The show dates are December 9

03:10 for the grand reopening of the Blaysdale Arena

03:12 and December 12 and 13

03:14 at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center.

03:16 Exclusive Preseo for Hawaii residents

03:18 begins Friday, September 22, beginning at 10 a.m.

03:21 You can click here for more information

03:23 and to purchase tickets once they go on sale for Honolulu.

03:26 Click here for more information on the Maui shows.

03:28 Concert promoter, Rick Bartolini,

03:30 will join K. Choen to live in studio

03:32 with all the details that you need.

03:34 He'll be performing what he did on Idol.

03:36 He's got his new single coming out there,

03:38 so the video comes out as well.

03:39 His show is up to about 90 minutes now.

03:41 He's going to a lot of music between now and then,

03:44 and I can't imagine how meaningful they are to him.

03:46 When he started out earlier,

03:48 performing was very emotional for him,

03:50 and he's just, it's effortless.

03:52 He's at a different level

03:53 as he's going to play the Blaysdale

03:54 on the December 9, on December 12,

03:56 and 13 on the island of Maui.

03:58 We're going to give some of the proceeds from the Honolulu

04:01 and both Maui shows to relief efforts.

04:03 Tickets have been geo-fenced for Hawaii

04:05 to ensure that bots are not snatching up all the tickets

04:07 before actual people can purchase them.

American Idol Iam Tongi to perform on Oahu, Maui in December his way back home

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