Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 26, Number 3, 1 March 2009 — Hawaiʻi Music Awards [ARTICLE]

Hawaiʻi Music Awards

This year's Hawai'i Music Awards ceremony will be held on April 4 at 4 p.m. at the Mamiya Theatre, Saint Louis School, Kaimukl, O'ahu. Unlike other music awards voted on by members of an organization, this one is awarded by votes cast by visitors to the web site, truly making it a people's ehoiee award. Awards are given in ahnost every musical genre hnaginable. Some of this year's awardees: Tia Carrere and DanielHo's 'Ikena (Contemporary Hawaiian), Emirc's The Opening Act (Hip Hop), Holunape's Āhea? 'Ānō! (Traditional Hawaiian), Nani Ailana by Iapan's Kaulana (International Hawaiian), Keali'i Reichel's Kamalei (Anthology), and Ohta-San's Spotlight ('Ukulele). Visit hawaiimusic awards.com for a complete list of winners and more infonnation, including tickets. S