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Comedian Jefferies set to host new FOX show before tour stops in Hawaii
HONOLULU (KHON2) — A new show on FOX is putting master manipulators to the test. 'The Snake' will feature 15 contestants leveraging their unique skills and relying on their powers of persuasion. Throughout the game, a 'snake' will be chosen to juggle the fate of their fellow competitors, all while trying to compete for the grand prize of $100,000. Kev Herrera Brings His Raw and Relatable Comedy to Blue Note Hawaii World-famous comedian and show host Jim Jefferies tells us 'The Snake' will have a familiar 'survival of the fittest' theme, but with a twist. 'There's no backstabbing you in this game, people are stabbing you in your front,' Jefferies said. 'What makes this show different from other shows is once you win the challenge, you get to become the snake, you get a snake medallion, the most coveted character in the game, and then we have a saving ceremony, not an elimination ceremony where the snake decides who they're going to save first. Then that person decides to save another person, and that person decides to save another person until we get down to the final two players, and the snake decides who gets to live and who goes home.'Jefferies is coming to the islands this summer for a pair of stand-up comedy shows, starting July 25 at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center, followed by a show at the Blaisdell Concert Hall on July 26. 'I've been writing this show for a very long time, it's good to go. I will say this about the Hawaii shows, these are the only shows in the world that I request to do every year,' Jefferies said. Check out more news from around Hawaii 'The Snake' premieres on KHON2 Tuesday night at 8:00 Hawaii Time. Tickets for his Son of a Carpenter tour can be found here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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19-03-2025
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Maui Arts and Cultural Center announces winners of art contest
KAHULUI, Hawaii (KHON2) — The Maui Arts and Cultural Center announced the winners of two art contests on March 18, with the winners being awarded a cash prize courtesy of the Eugene and Ruth Freedman Family Foundation. The two contests include the Ruth Freedman People's Choice Award, an award determined by popular vote of gallery visitors, and the Gene Freedman Artists' Choice Award, which is a new addition to the challenge with the winner selected by a vote of all 40 exhibited artist Jett Green won the Ruth Freedman People's Choice Award for her portrait of Maui resident Lili Townsend titled 'Lili's Gift, the Beauty of a Lifetime.' 'Jett's painting engages the viewer with striking photorealism in the features of Lili's face, surrounded by a fantastical menagerie of colors and symbols that speak to her vibrant personality and the stories of her life's journey shared between portrait sitter and artist,' said Gallery Director Jonathan Clark. 'The portrait has a magnetic quality to it. We've seen visitors entranced by Lili's gaze each day in the gallery.' The Gene Freedman Artists' Choice Award went to Damian Smith of Maui, who serves as the inaugural recipient of the award. His work, 'Aliʻi of Hoʻokipa,' portrays resident John Kalei Matthew Hoʻopai. 'Damian honors his subject Kalei, illuminated by the golden light of sunset at his familiar Hoʻokipa pavilion seat and flanked by an expansive panoramic composition of the North Shore that intertwines both person and place,' Clark said. 'A frequent plein air painter, Damian worked on this three-panel painting on-site at Hoʻokipa over the course of the summer, getting to know Kalei through talk story, shared meals and surfing.' The portraits were part of the Schaefer Portrait Challenge, a triennial statewide juried art competition, which also serves as a signature exhibition of Schaefer International Gallery since 2003. This round marks the eighth edition of the competition and featured 40 artists from across the islands. The exhibition continues in Schaefer International Gallery at Maui Arts and Cultural Center until March 22. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
