{"id":2472,"date":"2026-07-10T23:35:37","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T23:35:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=2472"},"modified":"2026-07-10T23:35:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T23:35:37","slug":"49th-na-hoku-hanohano-awards-celebrate-hawaiis-top-musicians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=2472","title":{"rendered":"49th Na Hoku Hanohano Awards celebrate Hawaii\u2019s top musicians"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<section>\n<p>HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) &#8211; The 49th annual N\u0101 H\u014dk\u016b Hanohano Awards ceremony takes place Saturday at the Sheraton Waikiki with Hawaii News Now\u2019s Rachel Pacarro and Billy V as emcees.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=2471\">Prosecutors charge 14-year-old in Waianae machete carjacking that ended in crash<\/a><\/p>\n<p>N\u0101 H\u014dk\u016b Hanohano Awards are presented annually by the Hawai\u2018i Academy of Recording Arts (HARA) to celebrate commercially available recordings created, produced, and\/or engineered and primarily distributed in Hawai\u2018i.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s theme, \u201cE Paepae Hou,\u201d is a reminder of the first stones laid \u2014 the foundation of the voices, oli, stories and music of Hawai\u02bbi.<\/p>\n<p>Saturday\u2019s event includes performances by H\u0101lau \u02bbO Kekuhi, Ei Nei, Taimane, Po\u02bbokela, Anthony Pfluke, Ahe M\u0101lie and T.J. 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