Honolulu's country music festival is back this Saturday, a light note for local families who are otherwise feeling squeezed by the cost of living in Hawaii.

• The annual Boots n Beers festival takes over Bishop Museum on Saturday evening, with tickets on sale now.
• Cody Cox headlines, with island country acts including Rich Gideon, Frank Taua, Michael Warren, Angie Ray and Mike Primo on the bill.
• Gideon and Taua, who joined forces after playing solo sets at a local restaurant in 2018, are releasing their first original song in a month or two.
• That song, "Price of Paradise," is about how expensive it has become to stay in Hawaii — working overtime just to afford home, and the people who end up booking a one-way flight out.

Outlook: Expect a full house Saturday, with the duo's debut single arriving within a couple of months.