College Marching Bands Are Competing to Present The Best Video Performance of the Iconic “Hawaii Five-0” Theme Song
Bands Can Submit Videos via CBSCollegeSports.com through Sunday, Sept. 19
Online Voting Will Last from Monday, Sept. 20 through Monday, Oct. 4
College bands across the country are marching to the tune of HAWAII FIVE-0, competing in “CBS’s HAWAII FIVE-0 Marching Band Mania” contest for a prize of [drum roll, please…] $25,000 toward their school’s band program – and the opportunity to have their winning video performance broadcast on the CBS Television Network.
The contest requires college marching bands to upload a video of their performance of the iconic HAWAII FIVE-0 theme song on cbscollegesports.com/hawaiifive-0 by this Sunday, Sept. 19. Â So far, bands from 33 states are in the mix, including over a dozen Division I football schools.
From Monday, Sept. 20 through Monday, Oct. 4, the general public will have the opportunity to go to http://www.cbscollegesports.com/ and have their votes count toward choosing the best performance. The winning band will be announced-and their video broadcast-during an act break of the Oct. 11 episode of HAWAII FIVE-0.
College bands currently scheduled to participate are:
Arizona State University
Benedict College
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
Clemson University
Dixie State College
Eastern Illinois University
Elon University
Florida International University
Gettysburg College
Indiana University
Jacksonville State University
Massachusetts Maritime Academy
Miami University
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Morehead State University
New Mexico State University
Northwestern State University
Ohio Dominican University
Otterbein University
Pittsburg State University
Stephen F. Austin State University
Stillman College
Tennessee State University
Texas Christian University
Texas State University
Troy University
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
University of Central Missouri
University of Central Oklahoma
University of Hawaii
University of Kansas
University of Maryland, College Park
University of Memphis
University of Minnesota
University of Montana
University of North Alabama
University of Notre Dame
University of Oregon
University of South Carolina
University of Texas at El Paso
Yale University
HAWAII FIVE-0 is a contemporary take on the classic series about a new, elite federalized task force whose mission is to wipe out the crime that washes up on the Islands’ sun-drenched beaches. Â The series premieres Monday, Sept. 20 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network and stars Alex O’Loughlin as Detective Steve McGarrett, Scott Caan as Detective Danny “Danno” Williams, Daniel Dae Kim as Chin Ho Kelly, and Grace Park as Kono Kalakaua. Â Peter Lenkov, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci are executive producers for CBS Television Studios.