According to spoiler alerts coming out… Big Island’s own Bryant Tadeo has made it to the top 40 in American Idol Season 12. This means we will be seeing him on national television soon.

Bryant updated his Facebook header today to reflect him moving to the top 40 (He’s the one w/ the Shaka)
From the American Idol YouTube site:
From the Big Island of Hawaii, Bryant Tadeo marks his second attempt in becoming the next American Idol. Listen to his story in his own words.
And from Wet Paint we learn a little more:
…Such is the case for Hawaii native Bryant Tadeo. He may have been cut in Hollywood last year but, but Bryant has made it all the way to the Las Vegas round, according to a recent spoiler list of the Top 40 contestants for Season 12…
Tadeo most recently sang here publicly on the Big Island at a fundraiser for Mitch Roth:
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Up Country Luncheon Planned by Friends of Mitch Roth
The community is invited to join Friends of Mitch Roth in a fundraising luncheon Saturday, June 23, 2012 at the Thelma Parker Library Gym. Hosted by Beth Mehau and Aunty Stephanie Lindsey, the event will begin at 11 a.m. with sign-waving, followed by a chili & rice lunch and upcountry entertainment.
Mitch Roth and his wife Noriko at the 2012 Merrie Monarch
At 2 p.m. there will be a presentation of the Kealakehe High School Student film, “Shattered Dreams” held at the Thelma Parker Memorial Library adjacent to the gym complex. Admission is by donation and all are welcome.
Mitch Roth, 47, is a candidate for Hawai’i County Prosecuting Attorney, campaigning with the concepts of “keeping our Big Island communities safe and healthy.” Roth has 18 years’ experience as a Deputy Prosecutor, and joined the Hawai’i County Prosecutor’s office in 1998, at the invitation of former prosecutor Jay Kimura. Roth is chair of the State of Hawaii’s Strategic Highway Safety Plan whose goal is to reduce traffic fatalities, and was instrumental in bringing the Shattered Dreams alcohol prevention program to High Schools on the Big Island.
For more information, visit www.mitchroth.org, or call Beth Mehau at 887-2289.
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