Na Hoku Hanohano 2003 Final Awards

Female Vocalist Of The Year

Best performance by a female artist.

• RAIATEA HELM, Far Away Heaven (Rip Tide)

Male Vocalist Of The Year

Best performance by a male artist.

• NATHAN AWEAU, E Apo Mai (B.P. Music Arts)

Group Of The Year

Best performance by a duo or group.

• NA PALAPALAI, Makani 'Olu'olu (Koops 2)

Single Of The Year

Best performance on a single or extended play disc or cassette.

• Aloha, Mana'o Company & Friends (Dan Pa)

Contemporary Album Of The Year

Best performance of music in a contemporary style

• SATISFIED, Keahiwai (Island Groove)

Reggae Album of the Year

Best performance of music in a reggae style.

• FOR YOU, Three Plus (Koops 2)

Comedy Album Of The Year

Best performance of comedy material

• LOCALLY DISTURBED, Augie Tulba (KDE)

Jazz Album of the Year

Best performance of music in a jazz style

• RUST ON THE MOON, I. Mihana (I M Recordings)

Most Promising Artist(s)

Most Promising first-recorded effort as a featured artist or group

• RAIATEA HELM, Far Away Heaven (Rip Tide)

Compilation Album of the Year

Producer's award. Best performance by newly released material by a minimum of three distinct artists.

• ALOHA FESTIVALS HAWAIIAN FALSETTO CONTEST WINNERS III, Various Artists (Hula) Donald P. "Flip" McDiarmid III, William Baba Alimoot, Charles Michael Brotman, Chance Gardner, Janet Hyrne, Steve Kramer, Cody Pueo Pata, Jake Rohrer, Frank Shaner, Lynn Martin and Randy Sugata, producers

Anthology Of The Year

Producer's award - best album of previously released material

• DON MCDIARMID, JR. PRESENTS HULA RECORDS' HITS, Various Artists (Hula), Don McDiarmid, Jr., producerPerry, producers

Instrumental Album Of The Year

Best instrumental performance

• SUNDAY MORNING, Jake Shimabukuro (Four Strings)

Christmas Album Of The Year

Best performance of music with a Christmas theme

• A KANAKA CHRISTMAS, Sean Na'auao (Poi Pounder)

Religious Album Of The Year

Best performance of religious material.

• GOD IS IN CONTROL, Randy & Gay Hongo (Christian Vision)

Island Contemporary Album Of The Year

Best performance of the music of Hawaii in the contemporary style

• WAHINE SLACK 'N STEEL, Owana Salazar (Moonbow)

Hawaiian Album Of The Year

Best performance of Hawaiian music

• MAKANI 'OLU'OLU, Na Palapalai (Koops 2)

Song Of The Year

Composer's award—best achievement in creating a first-time recorded song.

• E Apo Mai by Nathan Aweau from E APO MAI, Nathan Aweau (B.P. Music Arts)

Album Of The Year

Best LP, Cassette or Compact Disc release of the year. Artist(s) and producer(s) award

• MAKANI 'OLU'OLU, Na Palapalai (Koops 2) Shawn Pimental, producer

Hawaiian Language Performance

Best performance using the Hawaiian langua

• NA PALAPALAI for Makani 'Olu'olu (Koops 2)

Haku Mele

Best achievement in creating a new song or chant primarily in the Hawaiian language.

• Pili Kapekepeke by Julian Ako from Makani 'Olu'olu, Na Palapalai (Koops 2)

Favorite Entertainer of the Year

Best performance by an artist or artists. Voted by the public.

• JAKE SHIMABUKURO, Sunday Morning
  

Engineering

Best achievement in engineering

• GAYLORD HOLOMALIA, DJ PRATT and TROY GONZALEZ
  for Blue Album, Kalapana (OceanBeat)

PREVIOUS YEARS WINNERS
2001 - 2002