HAWAIIAN EYE, #109

Celebrating the winners of this year's Na Hoku Hanohano Awards, announced May 31 at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Hotel in Waikiki

(12:00) HALEAKALA – Hapa (Winner, Album of the Year, “Maui”)
(12:03) IA ‘OE E KA LA E ‘ALOHI NE – Holunape (Winner, Group of the Year, “He ‘Olu”)
(12:11) A MAILE LEI (FOR YOUR HAIR) – Nathan Aweau (Winner, Male Vocalist of the Year, “The Hawai’i Classic Series Vol. 1, Vintage”)
(12:15) PILI ALOHA – Natalie Ai Kamau’u (Winner, Female Vocalist of the Year, “E”
(12:20) NEXT DOOR TO PARADISE – Ohta-San (Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, along with Dick Jensen, George Na’ope, Palani Vaughan and Leila Hohu Kiaha)
(12:26) 3RD STREAM – Jake Shimabukuro (Winner, Favorite Entertainer of the Year)
(12:32) BREAKDOWN – Jack Johnson (Winner, Rock Album of the Year, “In Between Dreams”)
(12:37) PAU HANA SLACK KEY – Ledward Ka’apana (Winner, Instrumental Album of the Year, “Ki Ho’alu Hawaiian Slack Key”)
(12:41) LOVE YOU INSIDE OUT – Na Leo (Winner, Contemporary Album of the Year, “Feel the Spirit”)
(12:47) MAI KAHIKI KA WAHINE ‘O PELE/KE AKA O KA LI’ULA – Kaumakaiwa Kanaka’ole (Winner, Hawaiian Album of the Year, “Welo”)
(12:53) NANI KE LI’I KI’EK’IE – George Kahumoku and Daniel Ho (Winner, Religious Album of the Year, “Hymns of Hawai’i, Volume 2”)
(1:00) MY ISLAND HOME MAUI – Ekolu (Winner, Reggae Album of the Year, “Ekolu Music”)
(1:08) PUA LILIEHUA – Matthew Kupuka’a (from the Winner, Compilation Album of the Year, “Aloha Festivals Hawaiian Falsetto Contest Winners, Vol. 6”)
(1:11) KE HA’A ‘ALA PUNA – Kapono Beamer (Winner, Ki Ho’Alu Award)
(1:17) KU’U HOME O KAHALU’U – Olomana (member Jerry Santos, recipient of the Moe Keale “Aloha Is” Award for Community Service)

More selections from this year’s Album of the Year:
(1:25) TWINKLETOES – Hapa
(1:28) PAPA E – Hapa
(1:31) SLACKING OFF – Hapa
(1:35) LEI MANOA – Hapa
(1:40) TAHITI MANAHUNE – Hapa
(1:44) REDEMPTION SONG – Hapa
(1:49) MO’I O LILI’U – Hapa
(1:53) PANIOLO ‘ONA SLACK KEY – Hapa