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Hawaii Music Awards continue to grow

Winners in the 7th annual Hawaii Music Awards People's Choice voting ballots, Special Recognition Awards and Music Education Honors were announced early today, with winners to be recognized during a ceremony taking place 6 p.m. April 4 at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Tropics Showroom in The Aliis Tower. The public is invited to attend the dinner and show, with tickets priced at $60. Proceeds from the event will benefit Music Foundation of Hawaii Scholarship Program and the Hawaii Music Awards.

For more information, call 951-6699.

This year's awards go to:

Internet Radio Artist of the Year: Danny Couch

Entertainer of the Year: Jake Shimabukuro

Female vocalist: Maila Gibson

Male vocalist: Keali'i Reichel

Group: Kawaihae

Engineer: Bob St. John

Producer: Dr. Trey

Song: Zacc Kekona

New artist: Zacc Kekona

Album: "Cross Current" by Jake Shimabukuro

Studio musician: (2) Noel Okimoto and Daniel Ho

Loyal Garner Award: (2) Inter FM Corporation and Honolulu Festivals Foundation

Event: Honolulu Jazz Festival

Adult Contemporary Album: "Dreams Do Come True" by Janine Alondres

Anthology: "To You, Sweetheart Aloha" by Nina Kealiiwahamana

Blues Album: "Deaf Dog Blues" by Chance & The Blues Daddies

Children's Music Album: "A Pocket of Tunes" by Dr. Mac

Comedy Album: "Silver Anniversary: Da Complete Collection" by Frank Delima

Compilation Album: "A Place Called Hawaii 2" by Aloha Joe & Michael Cord

Country Album: "Outside the Circle" by Mark Coleman

Folk Album: "But it Was on Sale" Can't Sing Records

Hawaiian Contemporary Album: "30 Years of Friends" by Cecilio & Kapono

Hip Hop Album: "React For Him" by Kutmaster Spaz

Inspirational Album: "The Bride to the Bridegroom" by Carolyn Vargas

Instrumental Hawaiian Album: "Cross Current" by Jake Shimabukuro

Island Contemporary Album: "In This Enchanted Place" by Manny K. Fernandez

Jazz Album: "Hana" by Noel Okimoto

Latin Album: "Umores de Hawaii" by Internacionales Pasteles

New Age Album: "Cool Breeze" by Kohala

Patriotic Album: "Patriotic Slack Key" by Friends of Aloha

Polynesian Album: "Tabu" by Polynesia

Pop Album: "More" by Maila Gibson

Punk/Ska Album: "Kam Highway Catharsis" by Upstanding Youth

Rhythm & Blues Album: "Urban Warriors 'Set Us Free'" by Simplisity

Rap Album: (tie) "Implosion" by OriginAL, and "The Project" by Big Break

Reggae Album: "Stand Tall" by Kontiki

Rock Album: "e'hawaiian rock band" by SUGahDADDY

Seasonal Album: "A Real Steel Christmas" by Greg and Junko MacDonald

Single Record: "I Want My Island Girl Maxi" by Darrell Labrado

Slack-Key Album: "Hawaiian Slack-Key Guitar: The Complete Collection" by Daniel Ho

Soundtrack: "Ki Ho'alu" by Keola Beamer

Traditional Hawaiian Album: "Na'u 'Oe" by Kainani Kahaunaele

World Music Album: "Honor Bound" by Hawaii Shochiku Orchestra

Music education honors

Music Educator: Mr. George Poliahu, Kailua Intermediate Band, 36 years

Hilo High School music students Natasha Taketa and Tiffany Mendoza

Honokaa High School music students Bango Gancinia, Gary Washburn, Ala Ablao and Cecily Ballio

Leilehua High School music students Gerado Rodriguez, Morris Anderson and Lyndsey Correia

Punahou High School music students Emily Hodges, Justin Furuta and Wil Tafolo

 

Posted on: Sunday, March 14, 2004

7th Annual Hawai'i Music Awards

By Derek Paiva
Advertiser Entertainment Writer

'Ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro was voted Entertainer of the Year. The musician's "Crosscurrent" album won two awards.

Winners of the 7th Annual Hawai'i Music Awards were announced by the Music Foundation of Hawai'i on March 6, with 'ukulele master Jake Shimabukuro winning three prizes.

Shimabukuro's "Crosscurrent" CD won Album of the Year and Instrumental Hawaiian Album of the Year honors. The musician also won the Entertainer of the Year award. Other multiple award winners were Zacc Kekona, Maila Gibson, Daniel Ho and Noel Okimoto, with two awards each.

Award recipients were chosen in more than 40 categories. Voting was open to the general public on the foundation's Web site last month.

Winners will receive their awards at an April 4 ceremony at the Hilton Hawaiian Village's Tropics Showroom. Tickets for the 6 p.m. ceremony — priced at $40 for nominees and $60 for general admission — are available by calling the Music Foundation of Hawai'i at 951-6699.

The ceremony is a benefit for the Music Foundation of Hawai'i's music scholarship programs. The foundation is a non-profit supporting school-based music education.

Award winners:

• Album of the Year: "Crosscurrent" — Jake Shimabukuro
• Song of the Year: "Sitting In My Room" — Zacc Kekona
• Single Record of the Year: "I Want My Island Girl" — Darrell Labrado
• Entertainer of the Year: Jake Shimabukuro
• Female Vocalist of the Year: Maila Gibson
• Male Vocalist of the Year: Keali'i Reichel
• Group of the Year: Kawaihae
• New Artist of the Year: Zacc Kekona
• Studio Musician of the Year: Noel Okimoto and Daniel Ho (tie)
• Internet Radio Artist of the Year: Danny Couch
• Engineer of the Year: Bob St. John
• Producer of the Year: Dr. Trey
• Hawaiian Contemporary Album of the Year: "30 Years Of Friends: Lifetime Party" — Cecilio & Kapono
• Island Contemporary Album of the Year: "In This Enchanted Place" — Manny K. Fernandez
• Instrumental Hawaiian Album of the Year: "Crosscurrent" — Jake Shimabukuro
• Slack-Key Album of the Year: "Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar: The Complete Collection" — Daniel Ho
• Traditional Hawaiian Album of the Year: "Na'u 'Oe" — Kainani Kahaunaele
• Pop Album of the Year: "More" — Maila Gibson
• R&B Album of the Year: "Urban Warriors: Set Us Free" — Simplisity
• Rock Album of the Year: "SUGahDADDY e'hawaiianrockband" — SUGahDADDY
• Adult Contemporary Album of the Year: "Dreams Do Come True" — Janine Alondres
• Hip-Hop Album of the Year: "React For Him" — Kutmaster Spaz
• Country Album of the Year: "Outside The Circle" — Mark Coleman
• Rap Album of the Year: "Implosion" — OriginAL; "The Project" — Big Break (tie)
• Punk/Ska Album of the Year: "Kam Highway Catharsis" — Upstanding Youth
• Reggae Album of the Year: "Stand Tall" — Kontiki
• Anthology Album of the Year: "To You, Sweetheart, Aloha" — Nina Kealiiwahamana
• Blues Album of the Year: "Deaf Dog Blues" — Chance & The Blue Daddies
• Jazz Album of the Year: "'Ohana" — Noel Okimoto
• Latin Album of the Year: "Rumores de Hawai'i" — International Pasteles
• Children's Music Album of the Year: "A Pocket Of Tunes" — Dr. Mac
• Comedy Album of the Year: "Silver Anniversary: Da Complete Collection" — Frank DeLima
• Compilation Album of the Year: "A Place Called Hawaii 2" — Various Artists
• Folk Album of the Year: "But It Was On Sale" — Can't Sing Records
• Inspirational Album of the Year: "The Bride To The Bridegroom" — Carolyn Vargas
• New Age Album of the Year: "Cool Breeze" — Kohala
• Patriotic Album of the Year: "Patriotic Slack Key" — Friends of Aloha
• Seasonal Album of the Year: "A Real Steel Christmas" — Greg & Junko MacDonald
• Polynesian Album of the Year: "Tabu" — Polynesia
• Soundtrack of the Year: "Ki Ho'alu" — Keola Beamer
• World Music Album of the Year: "Honor Bound" — Hawaii Shochiku Orchestra
• Loyal Garner Award: InterFM Corporation and Honolulu Festivals
• Event of the Year: Hawaii International Jazz Festival (Abe Weinstein, organizer)
• Music Education Honors: Natasha Taketa, Tiffany Mendoza (Hilo High School); Bango Gancinia, Gary Washburn, Ala Ablao, Cecily Ballio (Honoka'a High School); Gerado Rodriguez, Morris Anderson, Lyndsey Correia (Leilehua High School); Emily Hodges, Justin Furuta, Wil Tafolo (Punahou High School)
• Music Educator of the Year: George Poliahu (Kailua Intermediate)

 

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