The Hawaii Music Awards announced its People’s Choice Awards winners today and will host its awards banquet March 27 at the Sheraton Waikiki.

Tickets for the show are $70 and can be purchased at hawaiimusicawards.com.
Voting for the awards ended Jan. 31 with 74 entries in 27 categories. The Hawaii Music Awards started in 1995. This year’s People’s Choice winners:

Adult Contemporary
Don Tiki
“South of the Boudoir”

Compilation
Daniel Ho
“Masters of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar, Volume 2”

Contemporary Hawaiian
Eric Lee
“Crossroads”

DVD
Kawao
“With Love & Appreciation”

Exotica
WAITIKI
“Adventures in Paradise”

Hip Hop
Slapp Symphony
“The Slapp Collective”

Inspirational/Gospel
Dan Del Negro
“Feel the Presence”

Island Contemporary
Hi-Town

Jazz
Ginai & Pierre Grill
Come Together

New Age
Daniel Ho
“Classic Hawaii”

Pop
Hana/Satchwell
“Love of the Islands”

Reggae
EKOLU Music 2

Rhythm & Blues
Ryan Hiraoka
“Before My Last Breath”

Rock
Josh86
“Pressure”

Seasonal
Candes Meijide Gentry
“Christmas Will Find Us Wherever We Are”

Single
anjj lee
“Kaden Boy”

Slack Key
Makana
“Venus, and the Sky Turns to Clay”

Steel Guitar
Gerald Ross
“Ukulele Hit Parade”

Traditional Hawaiian
Uluwehi Guerrero
“Uluwehi Sings Na Mele Hula Aloha”

Ukulele
Jake Shimabukuro
“Live”

World Music
Greg MacDonald
“Sweet DreamingVol. II”


RECOGNITIONAL AWARDS
Are set up for categories with only one entry. They are instead
recognized for their CD and for representing the category.

Children's
Makaala Perry
“If I Could Have Another Christmas”

Classical
Jorge G. Camara
“Live from the Operating Room”

Folk
Brenda Burnett
“Brenda Burnett Emerging”

Inspirational/Gospel
Dan Del Negro
“Feel the Presence”

International Hawaiian
KAULANA
“Kaleokapuokamaunalani”

Spoken Word
Keith Haugen
“Whisper 'Semper Fi'”