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HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Ei Nei was among the night\u2019s biggest winners Saturday at the 49th annual N\u0101 H\u014dk\u016b Hanohano Awards, winning Album of the Year, Group of the Year and Favorite Entertainer of the Year.<\/p>\n

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The group\u2019s latest release, Ei Nei, Look At Us, also won Island Music Album, and \u201cHawai\u02bbi Forever\u201d earned Single of the Year and Song of the Year.<\/p>\n

The trio, featuring Dane Fujiwara, Grant Kono, and Ekolu Chang, formed in 2016 and previously won a N\u0101 H\u014dk\u016b Hanohano Award for Most Promising Artist in 2020.<\/p>\n

Other major winners included Kimi\u00e9 Miner, who won EP of the Year for Ku\u02bbu Hawai\u02bbi and Female Vocalist of the Year, and Izik, who earned Alternative Album of the Year for K\u014cW\u0100 and Male Vocalist of the Year. <\/p>\n

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Baba Tavares was named Most Promising Artist and also won Hawaiian EP of the Year for Hanohano H\u014dnaunau.<\/p>\n

N\u0101 H\u014dk\u016b Hanohano Awards are presented annually by the Hawai\u2018i Academy of Recording Arts to celebrate commercially available recordings created, produced and\/or engineered and primarily distributed in Hawai\u2018i.<\/p>\n

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List of 2026 winners<\/h2>\n

Instrumental Composition<\/h3>\n

Instrumental Album of the Year<\/h3>\n

Most Promising Artist<\/h3>\n

Contemporary Album of the Year<\/h3>\n

Island Music Album<\/h3>\n

Reggae Album of the Year<\/h3>\n
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General Engineering of the Year<\/h3>\n

Hawaiian Music Album of the Year<\/h3>\n

Hawaiian EP of the Year<\/h3>\n

EP of the Year<\/h3>\n
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Alternative Album of the Year<\/h3>\n

Hawaiian Single of the Year<\/h3>\n

Single of the Year<\/h3>\n

Rock Album of the Year<\/h3>\n
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Music Video of the Year<\/h3>\n

Hawaiian Music Video of the Year<\/h3>\n

Hawaiian Slack Key Album of the Year<\/h3>\n

Hawaiian Language Performance<\/h3>\n
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Haku Mele<\/h3>\n

Anthology of the Year<\/h3>\n

Favorite Entertainer of the Year<\/h3>\n

Group of the Year<\/h3>\n
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Female Vocalist of the Year<\/h3>\n

Male Vocalist of the Year<\/h3>\n

Song of the Year (Composer\u2019s Award)<\/h3>\n

Album of the Year<\/h3>\n
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Hip Hop Album of the Year<\/h3>\n

Jazz Album of the Year<\/h3>\n

Metal Album of the Year<\/h3>\n

Religious Album of the Year<\/h3>\n
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Liner Notes of Hawaii<\/h3>\n

Graphics of the Year<\/h3>\n

International Special Recognition of the Year<\/h3>\n

Christmas Single of the Year<\/h3>\n
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Compilation Album of the Year<\/h3>\n

Contemporary Acoustic Album of the Year<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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