On Monday, Oct.14 between 12:30 to 2 p.m., 12 to 13 KapCC students will be given two minutes to perform their talents in Ōhiʻa Cafeteria. Both the Board of Student Activities and the Office of Student Activities have worked together to organize this years fall show.
Each competitor can score up to 100 points, and will be judged on four categories. The four categories include: poise on stage, presentation of talent, quality and originality of performance.
As for judges, there will be one student judge from each Chartered Student Organizations, which include Student Congress, Board of Student Activities and Publications. There will also be two faculty members judges. A cumulative amount of $1,500 in prizes that will be awarded to the top five acts.
Daven Chang, 24, and a student of Hawaiian Studies has participated in the last three talent shows. With his ukulele performances, has placed a spot in the top five acts each time, third place being the highest.
Although familiar with the talent show atmosphere, Chang does not believe that this gives him an advantage.
“Experience plays a part, but new talent comes every year. I always go in with the expectation that I am going against the best,” he said.
Kapono Aiwohi-Kim, 22, and UH Mānoa student has competed in last five talent shows. Dancing the hula, he was awarded second place each time.
Chang and Aiwohi-Kim were prior completing participants, but this year they decided to try something different. Chang and Aiwohi-Kim will be competing against other students as a duet. This allows Aiwohi-Kim to compete although he is a UHM student. A rule of the show is that in a group performance, 50 percent of the group must be comprised of KapCC students. Chang intends to be that 50 percent.
Both students of Hawaiian Studies, they hope to represent Hawaiian culture at this year’s talent show.
“When I first entered, I had noticed no one had done Hawaiian music. I believe that there needs to be a Hawaiian aspect to the show,” Chang said. “It is my goal to try and bring back Hawaiian music, to try and perpetuate it.”
Although it is a competition, Chang explained that between the competitors the atmosphere is typically friendly and competitors are more nervous than anything.
When asked about how he feels towards other competitors, Chang said, “I typically don’t worry about people who are doing other talents. It is more nerve racking to compete against other musicians.”
When asked, both students agreed that the most interesting talent they’ve seen was a fellow student doing intricate basketball tricks, performed by Kalani Ahmad, who later went onto perform his talents on America’s Got Talent.
Other acts previous acts included a comedy bit, break dancers and even riffle twirling.
“There are many talents to be discovered at the KCC talent show,” Aiwohi-Kim said.