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Posted on: Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Shimabukuro, Hanaiali‘i performing at free Toys for Tots concert tonight


Advertiser Staff

Hawaii news photo - The Honolulu Advertiser

Jake Shimabukuro played for the queen in England on Monday night. Tonight, he's part of the free Toys for Tots concert at Blaisdell Concert Hall.

Photo by Brandon Ching

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Tickets are still available for the free Toys for Tots Holiday concert tonight at Blaisdell Concert Hall.

The concert — Na Mele o na Keiki (Music fo the Children) — start at 7 p.m. with doors opening at 6. While it’s a free concert, seating is limited so tickets are needed to enter.
Among the entertainers scheduled to perform are ’ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro, Grammy nominee Amy Hanaiali‘i and Jim Nabors, Anita Hall and Steve Hott. Shimabukuro returns to O'ahu after playing with Bette Midler for the queen in England on Monday night.
Tickets can be picked up on a first-come, first-serve basis at the Blaisdell Center Box Office until 5 p.m. Any remaining tickets will be available at the Concert Hall doors prior to showtime.
U.S. Marines will be on hand to accept donations of new, unwrapped toys or cash for the Toys for Tots Hawaii Program with every toy and every dollar collected being used to purchase toys for keiki in Hawaii.