Hawaiian ‘American Idol’ Jasmine Trias Has High Hopes

‘American Idol’ watchers know Jasmine Trias as the Hawaiian girl who’s very proud of her state. The 17-year-old singer, now one of two finalists from Group 4, just can’t stop talking about it! “I want to put Hawaii on the map,” she tells TV Guide Online. “People have misconceptions that we still live in grass shacks on the beach. Or that the hula is the only type of dance we know.”