My opinion is the Kalei is more than qualified. The underlying question is will it be financially sound? Many ukulele festivals do not pay performing artists a red cent, so their performances are either kokua or an opportunity to sell CD's, DVD's, workshops and merchandise. The exposure is normally a good thing. Word gets around quickly when people see, hear and enjoy performances.
One can see through a Yahoo! or Google search that Kalei has top results when searching his name. The more festivals Kalei does play, the more his name becomes "brand recognized" for future payoff. Kalei's certainly a very talented musician with "brand recognition" in the ukulele community (which is rapidly growing - 69,703 members are currently registered on the Ukulele Underground, let alone how many lurk without registering.). Ric