Recent News
June 19, 2008
Video clips of all music performances from the 2008 Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards are now available on K5's website.
Photographer Phil Spalding has also posted some fabulous pictures from the awards online.
June 17, 2008
The Board of Governors would like to extend its sincere apologies to everyone for the technical difficulties which we experienced during the broadcast of the 31st Annual Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards. We will be consulting with K5 to determine the source of the problem so that they can be avoided in the future. The program will be rebroadcast in its entirety at 5:30PM and again at 10:30 PM on Saturday, June 21 on K5 The Home Team.
Congratulations to all nominees and winners, and our deepest mahalo to everyone who contributed to the success of the 2008 Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards. Please visit our News Page for a complete list of the winners. Visit our Articles page for links to press coverage of the events.
Welcome to the website of of the Hawai‘i Academy of Recording Arts (HARA). The Academy is a nonprofit organization formed in 1982 to stimulate interest in the local recording industry and the music of Hawai'i.
HARA traces its origins to Hawaiian Radio KCCN, which conceived and organized the 1st Annual Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards in 1978. KCCN celebrated its 30th anniversary in 1996. The Academy highlights its year by producing the Nā Hōkū Hanohano honoring the achievements of excellence in the recording arts. Only entries created, produced, and/or engineered; recorded by a local resident artist, musician, or technician, released during the eligible year; and primarily distributed in Hawai'i are acceptable for nomination (non-resident entries qualify only in the genre categories, Hawaiian, Contemporary, Anthology, Christmas, etc.).
Click here to find out how you can become a member and support our local recording industry.