Ka Himeni Ana Unamplified Hawaiian Music Contest
The Ka Kimeni Ana Contest is an annual
competition founded to encourage and perpetuate
Hawaiian music performed in the old fashioned
style, without microphones or other amplification
and to discover talented singers and musicians
peforming traditional Hawaiian music.
Every year there is an amateur ukulele contest at the
Waimea Town Celebration Festival that typically
takes place in February. The 10th annual Waimea
Town Celebration Ukulele Contest took place on
February 23, 2008 and the 11th annual event will take
place on February 21, 2009. The winner of the contest
receives a new ukulele. The event is sponsored by
the American Savings Bank and Scotty's Music.