Kaoi Blaisdell-Higa

Judge

Guitarist

Kaoi Blaisdell-Higa is musician from Honolulu, Hawai'i, currently in his second year at Berklee College of Music in Boston, where he is majoring in songwriting and music business. His primary instrument is the guitar, which he have been playing for around 10 years. He explore various genres—from pop, indie, and rock to hip-hop, R&B, Hawaiian, classical, and reggae. He was the concertmaster of the 2022 NAfME All-National Honor Guitar Ensemble in Washington, D.C. he is part of a Honolulu-based band called Monkey Bread with Punahou classmates, which he songwrite, record, produce, and perform.