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2009 Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards
The Board of Governors of the Hawai‘i Academy of Recording Arts would like to extend its congratulations to all nominees and winners at the 2009 Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards this year, and also express our deepest appreciation to everyone who contributed to making the event a huge success! You can find links to some of the press coverage of the awards on our articles page. You can also view Phil Spalding's excellent photographs of the event.
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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.