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 ...