In the hours after Sunday’s dramatic American Idol season finale, Hawaii politicos took to social media to celebrate the Hawaii-bred phenom Iam Tongi, whose local approval rating they can only dream of matching.
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Hawaii Gov. Josh Green posted on his official Facebook page a photo of him and the Season 21 winner from last week’s Iam Tongi Day event at Turtle Bay with the simple message, “Congratulations to Hawaii’s own American Idol”
The 18-year-old singer, who grew up in Kahuku and now lives in Seattle, beat fellow finalists Megan Danielle and Colin Stough to take top honors in the storied TV talent competition
Over the past three months, Tongi’s advance to the finals was met with fervor by hometown fans in a rising of community support reminiscent of earlier AI runs by Jasmine Trias and Camile Velasco
The New York Post and other media also made a note of Green’s unabashed lobbying for Tongi votes on his famed whiteboard
After weeks of cheerleading from Washington Place, Hawaii Gov. Josh Green posted on his official Facebook page a photo of him and the Season 21 winner from last week’s Iam Tongi Day event at Turtle Bay with the simple message, “Congratulations to Hawaii’s own American Idol.”
