Lahela Lee Park won the 2022 Hulu Lindsey Leo Ha‘iha‘i Falsetto Contest. PHOTO BY THE RITZ-CARLTON MAUI, KAPALUA.

KAPALUA — An impressive feast of friendship, food, music, dance and vocals will be on display at the much-anticipated Celebration of Island Tastes and Carmen Hulu Lindsey Leo Ha’iha’i Falsetto Contest.

The event will be held on Saturday, April 8, at 5:30 p.m. in the open-air Aloha Garden Pavilion at The Ritz-Carlton Maui, Kapalua as part of the 31st annual Celebration of the Arts.

Residents and visitors are invited to purchase tickets by calling (808) 665-7089. Parking is complimentary.

Throughout the night, guests will enjoy incredibly special Hawaiian music and hula performances by Carmen Hulu Lindsey and her daughters; Nāpua Greig and her halau hula, Halau Na Lei Kaumaka O Uka; and Kahulu Maluo-Pearson.

The evening will also include a feast of Hawaii’s best traditional foods from the land and the sea. The luau-style menu will include: imu steamed kalua pork (kalua pua’a), sweet potato (kalua ‘uala) and turkey (kalua pelehu); steamed pork and beef (lau lau); octopus with luau leaf and coconut milk (lu’au he’e); steamed and mashed taro (poi); chicken with long rice; fern shoot salad (pohole); diced ahi seafood salad (ahi poke); rice; coconut pudding (haupia) and coconut cake; soft drinks, juices, coffee and tea; and cocktails, beer and wine.

Ticket prices are $159 plus tax for general admission, $119 plus tax for kama’aina with valid Hawaii ID, and $49 plus tax for children ages 6-12 (children five and under are free).

The Celebration of Island Tastes and Carmen Hulu Lindsey Leo Ha’iha’i Falsetto Contest is presented by The Ritz-Carlton Maui, Kapalua and Festivals of Aloha. Details are subject to change without notice.

To learn more about Celebration of the Arts, visit www.celebrationofthearts.org.

For more information on the Carmen Hulu Lindsey Leo Ha’iha’i Falsetto Contest, visit www.festivalsofaloha.com/haihai.