2005 Na Hoku Hanohano
Award Winners

Female Vocalist Of The Year

Best performance by a female artist.

• RAIATEA HELM
  
  "Sweet & Lovely" (Raiatea Helm)

Male Vocalist Of The Year

Best performance by a male artist.

• DENNIS PAVAO
  
  "Golden Voice of Hawaii" (Kapa Kuiki)

Group Of The Year

Best performance by a duo or group.

• Na Palapalai
  
  "Keala Beauty" (Koops 2)

Most Promising Artist

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

• BRITTNI PAIVA, "Brittni X 3" (Talmidim)

Compilation Album of the Year

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

• HULA! BIG ISLAND STYLE
  

Anthology Of The Year

Producer's award - best album of previously released material.

• EDDIE KAMAE - SONS OF HAWAII
  

Reggae Album of the Year

Best performance of music in a reggae style.

• BACK TO THE VALLEY - THE 3RILOGY
  
  Ekolu (Waiehu)

Rock Album of the Year

Best performance of music in a rock style.

• UNDER A NATIVE MOON, Sugah Daddy `ehhawaiianrockband

Instrumental Album Of The Year

Best instrumental performance.

• WALKING DOWN RAINHILL
  
  Jake Shimabukuro (Hitchhike)

Jazz Album of the Year

Best performance of music in a jazz style.

• HULA JAZZ
  
  Owana Salazar (Moonbow)

Religious Album Of The Year

Best performance of religious material.

• FEW MORE DROPS,
  Wendell Warrington (Warrington Publishing)

Contemporary Album Of The Year

Best performance of music in a contemporary style.

• PA`ANI
  
  David Kamakahi (Dennis Kamakahi)

Contemporary Hawaiian Album Of The Year

Best performance of the music of Hawaii in the contemporary style.

• KAULUPONO
  
  `Ale`a (Poki)

Hawaiian Album Of The Year

Best performance of Hawaiian music.

• KE`ALA BEAUTY
  
  Na Palapalai (Koops 2)

Song Of The Year

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

• "Ala Anuhea " by Robert Cazimero
  from SOME CALL IT ALOHA ... DON'T TELL
  
  Brothers Cazimero (Mountain Apple)

Album Of The Year

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

• EDDIE KAMAE - SONS OF HAWAII
  
  Eddie Kamae and the Sons of Hawaii (Hawaii Sons)

PREVIOUS YEARS WINNERS
2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004