2011 Nā Hōku Finalists

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    2011 FINAL BALLOT NOMINEES: (alpha order)

    Most Promising Artist1. STEVE GRIMES Labor of Love2. HEART & SOUL Take it Easy3. CJ HELEKAHI Ka Mahina4. MICHAEL KEALE Remember5. MARK YAMANAKA Lei Pua Kenikeni

    Female Vocalist1. ANELAIKALANI E Mau N2. KAINANI KAHAUNAELE Oha Ula3. KIANI Kiani4. NAPUA MAKUA Mhalu5. SISTAH ROBI An Island Christmas

    Male Vocalist of the Year1. WILLIE K Willie Wonderland2. LEDWARD KAAPANA The Legend3. JOHN KEAWE Play with Me Papa4. KENNETH MAKUAKNE Kawaipono5. MARK YAMANAKA Lei Pua Kenikeni

    Group of the Year1. KEOLA BEAMER & RAIATEA HELM Keola Beamer & Raitea2. AMY HNAIALII AND SLACK KEY MASTERS Amy Hnaialii and the Slack Key Master of Hawaii3. KUMZ On the Summit4. KPAOA English Rose5. MANOA DNA Evolution

    Album of the Year (tie)1.AMY HANAIALII AND THE SLACK KEY MASTERS OF HAWAII Amy Hnaialii and Slack Key Masters of Hawaii2.BEST OF N PALAPALAI, THE N Palapalai3.ENGLISH ROSE Kpaoa4.KEOLA BEAMER & RAIATEA Keola Beamer and Raiatea Helm5.LEI PUA KENIKENI Mark Yamanaka

    6. OHAI ULA Kainani Kahaunaele

    Song of the Year1. Eia Ke Aloha by Kainani Kahaunaele from OHAI ULA2. English Rose by Kellen Paik from ENGLISH ROSE3. Khealani by Jeff Peterson fromAMY HNAIALII AND THE SLACK KEY MASTERS OF HAWAII4. Kaleoonlani by Mark Yamanaka fromLEI PUA KENIKENI5. You Somebody by Keola Beamer from KEOLA BEAMER AND RAIATEA

    Single of the Year1.HAWAIIAN COWBOY: HAILAMA FARDENS TRIBUTE TO UNCLE SOL K. BRIGHT Hailama Farden2.HE LEI KAULANA N Palapalai3.KA LEI MOMI Kenneth Makuakne and Joseph Keola Donaghy4.MOON OVER DIAMOND HEAD Bryan Kessler featuring Robi Kahakalau

    5. THIS CHILD Kanohowailuku Helm

    Extended Play Release of the Year1.ANALOGIC Analogic2.BAND CHAMP JP Band3.HAWAIIAN GIRLS Talk to You Music (TTYM)4. SOLO UKULELE The King of Pop Abe Lagrimas, Jr. and Friends5. UKULELE SERENADE Tyler Gilman

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    Anthology of the Year Producers Award1.BEST OF N PALAPALAI, THE, N Palapalai Shawn Pimental, producer2.ISLAND LOVE, Various Artists Jon de Mello, producer3. MARLENE SAI LEGACY, Marlene Sai Mikihala LLC, producer4.MUSIC OF CHUCKY BOY CHOCK VOL., Chucky Boy Chock Chucky Boy Chock and Krash Kealoha, producers5.PEKELO CLASSICS, Pekelo Lui Burgess and Tim Mathre, producers

    Christmas Album of the Year1.ISLAND CHRISTMAS WIWTH SISTAH ROBI, AN Sistah Robi2. SEASONSS GREETING FROM SOUL SOUND Various Artists

    3. UKULELE CHRISTMAS, AN Various Artists4. WILLIE WONDERLAND Willie K

    Compilation of the Year (Various artists) Producers Award1.AMPLIFY Various Artists (Ignoble) Steve Lynch and Glenn Molina producers2.KONA Dave Tucciarone, producer3.PRACTICING ALOHA SONGS OF CINDY PAULOS Cindy Paulos, Fulton Tashombe, Carl Lange, producers4.REPRESENT Various Artists (Malama) Ace Loughmiller producer5. TRIBUTE TO N LANI EH MUSIC OF THE HAWAIIAN MONARCHY C.T. Kata Maduli, producer6. WAHINE Ululoa Productions, producer

    Contemporary Album of the Year1.EVOLUTION Manoa DNA

    2.FOREVERMORE Ben Vegas and Maila Gibson3. SLACKIN ON DYLAN Stephen Inglis4. TAKE IT EASY Heart & Soul5. VAMONOS DE FIESTA LETS GO PARTY Rolando Sanchez

    Hawaiian Album of the Year1.KAWAIPONO Kenneth Makuakne2.LEI PUA KENIKENI Mark Yamanaka3.MHALU Npua Makua4. OHAI ULA Kainani Kahaunaele5. ON THE SUMMIT Kumz

    Instrumental Album of the Year1.HAWAIIAN STEEL VOL. 6 STEEL GUITAR INSTRUMENTALS OF CLASSIC HAPA HAOLE SONGS Alan Akaka,

    Casey Olsen and Greg Sardinha2.HAWAIIAN STYLE UKULELE 2 Troy Fernandez3. SIMPLY STEEL SONGS OF OLD HAWAII Alan Akaka4. UKULELE NAHENAHE Herb Ohta, Jr.5. UKULELE SUMMIT Kenneth Makuakne

    Island Music Album of the Year1.AMY HNAIALII AND THE SLACK KEY MASTERS OF HAWAII Amy Hnaialii and Slack Key Masters2.ENGLISH ROSE Kpaoa3.KA MAHINA CJ Helekahi4.KEOLA BEAMER & RAIATEA Keola Beamer and Raiatea Helm5.REMEMBER Michael Keale

    Jazz Album of the Year1.ALL THAT HAWAIIAN JAZZ Paul Shimomoto2.DJANGO WOULD GO Hot Club of Hulaville3. GOLDEN SUN Phil & Angela Benoit4.LIVE VOLUME FIVE The Olliephonic Horns5.PACIFIC TINGE Crosscurrent

    R&B / Hip Hop1.ALOHA FROM HAWAII Angry Locals2.BEYOND PARADISE I.A.3.BLUE ROOM Siaosi4. COCONUT WIRELESS Kepa Cruse5. GROWNGrysen G.

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    Reggae Album of the Year (tie)1. CONSCIOUS ROOTS Conscious Roots2.BEST OF THE TYPICAL HAWAIIANS GOOD TIMES GALORE Typical Hawaiians3.DETERMINED Kawao4. GREEN, THE The Green5.KIANI Kiani6.ROCK EASY Maoli

    Religious Album of the Year

    1.EYES OF A STRANGER Malia Lee2.FIXATED Daniel Lehman3. GOLDEN STREET Barrett and Tara Awai4.PRODIGAL SUN Kenneth Makuakne5. SOMEWHWERE UP AHEAD GOSPEL HYMNS OF HAWAII, VOL. II Ata Damasco6. STILL STANDING HHB

    Rock Album of the Year1.DUST FOR ANGELS Friends of Adam2.HAWK AND THE HUNTER Sabrina3.RESPECT 86 List4.REVISITED Donovan Frankenreiter5.RUMBLETONE Rumbletone

    6. STREAM DREAMS Kamuela Kahoano

    Slack Key Album of the Year1.HANALEI TRADITION II LIVE AT HALE HALAWAI OHANA O HANALEI Doug and Sandy McMaster2.KUU HONUA MELE Patrick Landeza3.LEGEND, THE Ledward Kaapana4.PINE TREE SLACK KEY Pancho Graham5.PLAY WITH ME PAPA John Keawe

    TECHNICAL AWARDS

    Graphics1. Wailani Artates forMhalu, Npua Makua (Pihana)2. Jon de Mello and Keith Usher for Keola Beamer and Raiatea, Keola Beamer and Raiatea Helm (Starscape and Raiatea Helm)3. Kamea Hadar and Blaine Mateo for The Green, The Green (SheeHandsomeDevil)4. B. Kanaia Nakamura for Kona, Various Artists (Ua Mau)5. Sonny Silva forDjango Would Go, Hot Club of Hulaville (Hulaville)

    Liner Notes

    1. J.W. Junker, George Winston, Chris Orrall for The Legendary Atta Isaacs Innovative Slack Key Master, Atta Isaacs (Hana Ola)2. Aaron Mahi for Kona, Various Artists (Ua Mau)3. Puakea Nogelmeier, Kalikolihau HannahsPaik, and Kellen Paik for English Rose, Kpaoa (Hulu Kpuna)4. Harry B. Soria, Jr. and Lynn Cook forDjango Would Go, Hot Club of Hulaville (Hulaville)5. Amy Kuuleialoha Stillman forAncient Hula Hawaiian Style Hula Kuahu, Various Artists (Hana Ola)

    ADJUDICATED AWARDS

    Haku Mele1. Aia I Ka Malu, by Ka`enaaloha Hopkins and Michael Casupang from ON THE SUMMIT, Kumz (Kauakoko)2.Ka iwi Hua Nani Keaukaha, by Manaiakalani Kalua from MHALU, Npua Makua (Pihana)3.Kaleionehu, by Pilahi Paki, Irmgard luli, and Hailama Farden from N HAKU MELE O HAWAII,

    Various Artists (Makuakne)4.Ke Ala O Kamaile, by Puakea Nogelmeierfrom N HAKU MELE O HAWAII, Various Artists (Makuakne)5. hai Ula by Kainani Kahaunaele from OHAI ULA, Kainani Kahaunaele (Koops2)6.Pua`ala by Kainani Kahaunaele from OHAI ULA, Kainani Kahaunaele (Koops2)

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    Hawaiian Language Perfromance1. KAINANI KAHAUNAELE, Ohai Ula (Koops2)2.KUMZ, On the Summit (Kauakoko)3.KPAOA, English Rose (Hulu Kpuna)4.NPUA MAKUA, Mhalu (Pihana)5.KENNETH MAKUAKNE, Kawaipono (Makuakne)6.MARK YAMANAKA, Lei Pua Kenikeni (Hulu Kpuna)

    Engineering Award1. Milan Bertosa for Evolution, Mnoa DNA (ASFI)

    2. Kenneth Makuakne for Kawaipono, Kenneth Makuakne (Makuakne)3. Bryan Sanchez and Jeffrey James forHawaiian Girls, TTYM Talk To You Music (TTYM)4. Rolando Sanchez andDave Tucciarone for Vamonos de Fiesta (Lets Go Party), Rolando Sanchez (RSCD)5. Dave Tucciarone forLanai I Ka Hanohano, N Palapalai (Hulu Kpuna)

    Favorite Entertainer1. AMY HNAIALII AND THE SLACK KEY MASTERS2. TROY FERNANDEZ3. WILLIE K4. LEDWARD KAAPANA5. KAINANI KAHAUNAELE6. KEOLA BEAMER & RAIATEA HELM7. KPAOA

    8. NAPUA MAKUA9. HERB OHTA, JR.10. MARK YAMANAKA