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32nd Na Hoku Hanohano winners include Keawe


John Keawe performing in Holualoa during the Music and Light Festival December 6, 2008.

Winners at Wednesday night’s 32nd Na Hoku Hanohano awards:

Slack Key Album of the Year “Hawaii Island.. Is My Home” John Keawe (Homestead)

Group: Holunape, “Ahea? Ano!” (Roy Sakuma)

Female vocalist: Natalie Ai Kamauu, “I”

Male vocalist: Kaumakaiwa Kanakaole, “Kaumakaiwa” (Mountain Apple)

Most promising artist: Kuipaoa, “Pili O Ke Ao” (Kupaoa)

Favorite entertainer: Led Kaapana and Mike Kaawa, “Force of Nature” (Jus Press)

Song of the year: “Island Days,” Pali T.W. Kaaihue from ” … With Aloha” (PK)

Album of the year: ” … With Aloha,” Pali (PK); D.J. Pratt, Pali Kaaihue, producers

Compilation album: “Hawaiian Slack Key Kings Master Series Vol. II,” various artists (Rhythm and Roots); Chris Lau, Milton Lau, producers

Religious album: “All For One,” Del Beazley (Mountain Apple)

Contemporary album: “Aumakua,” Amy Hanaialii (Ua)

Anthology: “Unforgettable,” Israel Kamakawiwoole and the Makaha Sons of Niihau (Poki); Tim Mathre, Kata Maduli, Lea Uyehara, producers

R&B/Hip Hop album: “Reborn,” A Touch of Gold (Golden Boy)

Reggae album: “Nothing to Hide,” Rebel Souljahs

Island music album: ” … With Aloha,” Pali (PK)

Instrumental album: “Haleakala,” Jeff Peterson and Riley Lee (Peterson)

Hawaiian album: Holunape, “Ahea? Ano!” (Roy Sakuma)

Christmas album: “E Ola Ke Alii: The Na Kama Christmas Collection, Volume 1,” Na Kama (Makani)

Jazz album: “Tropic Rhapsody, ” Teresa Bright (Teresa Bright)

Rock album: “Many Classics, Kalapana Plays Their Best,” Kalapana (OTB)

Hawaiian language performance: Kaumakaiwa Kanaka’ole for “Kaumakaiwa” (Mountain Apple)

Haku Mele: “Joseph Brian Badis and Kellen Paik for “Uluwehikalunaokaala” from “Pili O Ke Ao” by Kupaoa

Music video DVD: “Kamehameha Schools 2008 Song Contest,” Kamehameha Schools (Mountain Apple)

Graphics (designer’s award): Stacey Leong Design for “‘Aina,” Peter Apo & the Rainbow Nation Band (Mamo)

Liner notes (annotators’ award): Puakea Nogelmeier, Fred Krauss and Keali’i Reichel for “Kamalei: Keali’i Reichel Collection — Two,” Keali’i Reichel (Punahele)

Engineering (studio engineers’ award): Milan Bertosa, D.J. Pratt and Gaylord Holomalia for “Many Classics, Kalapana Plays Their Best,” Kalapana (OTB)

Lifetime achievement: Cecilio and Kapono, The Sons of Hawaii, Keola and Kapono Beamer, the late John Piilani Watkins and the late George Jarrett Helm

Haku mele (composers’ award for first-time recorded Hawaiian-language song): Joseph Brian Badis and Kellen Paik for “Uluwehikalunaoka’ala” from “Pili o ke Ao,” Kupaoa (Kupaoa)

Ki Ho’alu Foundation Legacy Award: George Kahumoku Jr.

Moe Keale “Aloha Is” Award for Community Service: Brother Noland

HARA Special Industry Award: “Hawaii Calls”

One Response to “32nd Na Hoku Hanohano winners include Keawe”

  1. damon says:

    And look who’s wifes uncle won Entertainer of the Year With Mike!

    Maybe that’s where my son get’s his talent from.

    Follow Uncle on Twitter:

    http://twitter.com/LedKaapana

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