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**Note: In the interest of the health and safety of our community, the Grand Slam Finals & 17th Anniversary on April 2nd is canceled and will be rescheduled for a later date. Stay healthy everyone!!

To find out about when we will resume, get on o
ur email list here and we will notify you. If you already bought a ticket, please take a picture of it and email it to info@HawaiiSlam.com and we will refund you via Paypal or Venmo (be sure to include your username/account info for Paypal or Venmo).

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​THE BEST SLAM POETRY SHOW OF THE YEAR IS HERE!!! THE 2020 GRAND SLAM FINALS AND 17TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW (April 2nd, 2020 at Hawaiian Brian's)...

Come witness the 12 best poets from the 2019-2020 HawaiiSlam season performing their strongest pieces in a three-round elimination match for $2000 and a spot on the 2020 HawaiiSlam team. The show will be hosted by Kealoha (Hawai`i Poet Laureate).

The special feature for the show is Ed Mabrey, an Emmy winner, a 4-time Individual World Poetry Slam Champion, and a 4-time Southern Fried Regional Poetry Slam Individual Champion. He tours the country professionally as a poet, comedian, and motivational speaker. Mabrey has been on Seasons 3, 5 and 6 of Verses and Flow (TV One), ABC, FOX, HBO All Def Digital, Write About Now Poetry and was a speaker at 2015 TEDx Dayton. On the comedy front, he has opened for DL Hughley, Ian Bagg, Rob Schneider, Roy Wood Jr., and Charlie Murphy and is a 2-time finalist in The World Series Of Comedy.

Tickets are $10 in advance, and $15 at the door. Purchase advance tickets at the following locations:

IN PERSON:
- Hawaiian Brian's (1680 Kapiolani Boulevard), phone: (808) 946-1343. Tickets are available at the bar in the main pool room. There is a 15-minute free grace period for parking in the Hawaiian Brian’s parking structure.

ONLINE:
- Internet purchase with a major credit card through paypal's "buy now" buttons located above or below this text. Note that phone and internet orders will be held for you at the door. If you're buying tickets for people other than yourself, you can email us at info@HawaiiSlam.com at least one day before the show to specify who to hold the tickets under (you can specify various names -- useful if your group plans to arrive at different times). If you are having difficulties with purchasing via paypal, give us a call at (808) 387-9664 and we'll help you out. Please note that Online purchases will end at 11:59pm on April 1st, the night before the show.

All tickets are non-refundable unless the show is canceled. Get ready for the best slam poetry event of the year!!

Details for the show are as follows:
April 2nd, 2020
LOCATION: Hawaiian Brian's (Crossroads concert hall)
1680 Kapiolani Boulevard (2nd Floor above 24 Hour Fitness)
Honolulu, HI 96814
Doors open at 7:30pm
Show starts at 8:30pm
$10 in advance, $15 at the door
All Ages

Validated parking for Hawaiian Brian’s is $2 for 4 hours and $2 per additional hour. There is plenty of street parking in the area as well (note, if you street park or walk/bike/bus, enter through the 24 Hour Fitness lobby on Kapi`olani and walk up the stairs).

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