A Hawaiʻi musician is releasing a new single about young people getting priced out of the islands — a hopeful message aimed at a generation under real financial and emotional strain.

• The song "Bright Side of the Morning" targets 18- to 30-year-olds struggling with high prices and depression in Hawaiʻi.
• The theme is being "priced out of paradise" — locals who can no longer afford to live where they grew up.
• The message is also about mental health: young people staying silent instead of talking about what they are going through.
• The music draws on a gospel and church background, with the goal of lifting people up rather than just entertaining them.
• A release party is set for tonight, a 21-and-over event starting late evening.

Outlook: Expect more local artists to build songs around Hawaiʻi's affordability crisis, since it is now the defining pressure on young residents.