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class="infobox-above" style="font-size:125%;"><div class="fn">Dennis Kamakahi</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Denniskamakahi2012.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Denniskamakahi2012.jpg/220px-Denniskamakahi2012.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="187" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Denniskamakahi2012.jpg/330px-Denniskamakahi2012.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Denniskamakahi2012.jpg/440px-Denniskamakahi2012.jpg 2x" data-file-width="702" data-file-height="598" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Rev. Dennis Kamakahi performs at the 2012 <a href="/wiki/Na_Hoku_Hanohano_Awards" title="Na Hoku Hanohano Awards">Na Hoku Hanohano Awards</a> on 27 May.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1953-03-31</span>)</span>March 31, 1953<br /><div style="display:inline" class="birthplace"><a href="/wiki/Honolulu,_Hawaii" class="mw-redirect" title="Honolulu, Hawaii">Honolulu, Hawaii</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">April 28, 2014<span style="display:none">(2014-04-28)</span> (aged 61)<br /><div style="display:inline" class="deathplace">Honolulu, Hawaii</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Known for</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Slack_key" class="mw-redirect" title="Slack key">Slack key</a> guitarist, recording artist, music composer</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Dennis David Kahekilimamaoikalanikeha Kamakahi</b> (March 31, 1953 – April 28, 2014) was a Hawaiian <a href="/wiki/Slack_key" class="mw-redirect" title="Slack key">slack key</a> guitarist, recording artist, music composer, and <a href="/wiki/Christians" title="Christians">Christian</a> minister.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was a three-time <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Grammy Award">Grammy Award</a> winner, and in 2009 he was inducted into the Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Professional_music_career">Professional music career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dennis_Kamakahi&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Professional music career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1972, Kamakahi became a member of a Hawaiian music group known as Na Leo O Nu'uanu. His first recording with Na Leo O Nu'uanu was the album <i>Ia 'Oe E Ka La Volume 1</i>, released on the Nakahili Productions label with Palani Vaughan. It was the first of a series of albums based on the life of King <a href="/wiki/David_Kalakaua" class="mw-redirect" title="David Kalakaua">David Kalakaua</a>. The second recording of the group, released 1974, was recorded live at a music festival in Waimea, Hawaii, called The Waimea Music Festival.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The festival featured many of Hawaii's popular entertainers of the time including <a href="/wiki/Gabby_Pahinui" title="Gabby Pahinui">Gabby Pahinui</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fred_Punahoa" title="Fred Punahoa">Fred Punahoa</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Sunday_Manoa" class="mw-redirect" title="The Sunday Manoa">The Sunday Manoa</a> and <a href="/wiki/Genoa_Keawe" title="Genoa Keawe">Genoa Keawe</a>. </p><p>It was his tenure with <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Kamae" title="Eddie Kamae">Eddie Kamae</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Sons_of_Hawaii" title="Sons of Hawaii">Sons of Hawaii</a> (1974–95) after replacing <a href="/wiki/Gabby_Pahinui" title="Gabby Pahinui">Gabby Pahinui</a> that led Kamakahi to become one of Hawaii's most prolific songwriters in the <a href="/wiki/Hawaiian_language" title="Hawaiian language">Hawaiian language</a>, composing around 500 songs. In 1974, Kamakahi recorded with the Sons of Hawaii for the <a href="/wiki/National_Geographic_Society" title="National Geographic Society">National Geographic Society</a>'s <i>Music of the World</i> series. This was the beginning of seven albums under the Hawaii Sons label and the recording of many of Kamakahi's music compositions. In 1978 he became a member of the <a href="/wiki/American_Society_of_Composers,_Authors,_and_Publishers" class="mw-redirect" title="American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers">American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers</a> and created Naukilo Publishing Company, a music publishing firm. </p><p>From 1988 until 2004, he continued to work with Kamae, recording soundtracks for several Hawaiian documentary films: <i>LI‘A: The Legacy of a Hawaiian Man</i>, <i>Listen to the Forest</i>, <i>The Hawaiian Way: The Art and Tradition of Slack Key Music</i>, <i>Words, Earth & Aloha: The Source of Hawaiian Music</i>, <i>Luther Kahekili Makekau: A One Kine Hawaiian Man</i>, <i>Hawaiian Voices: Bridging Past to Present</i>, <i>Sons of Hawai'i: A Sound, A Band, A Legend</i>, <i>Hawaiian Son: The Life and Music of Eddie Kamae</i> and <i>Keepers of the Flame: The Legacy of Three Hawaiian Women</i>, all produced by Eddie and Myrna Kamae as part of the Hawaiian Legacy Foundation series.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Dennis_Kamakahi.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Dennis_Kamakahi.jpg/220px-Dennis_Kamakahi.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="273" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Dennis_Kamakahi.jpg/330px-Dennis_Kamakahi.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Dennis_Kamakahi.jpg/440px-Dennis_Kamakahi.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2000" data-file-height="2478" /></a><figcaption>Dennis Kamakahi and son David (left) in concert at Keauhou Shopping Center, HI, in October 2001</figcaption></figure> <p>Kamakahi launched his solo career in 1996, releasing his first slack key guitar CD <i>Pua'ena</i>, (<i>Glow Brightly</i>) co-produced by Howard Johnston and pianist <a href="/wiki/George_Winston" title="George Winston">George Winston</a>, under <a href="/wiki/Dancing_Cat_Records" title="Dancing Cat Records">Dancing Cat Records</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1998 he released his second slack key guitar CD for Dancing Cat Records together with son David Kamakahi on the ukulele. The CD was called <i>ʻOhana</i> (<i>Family</i>).<sup id="cite_ref-Ankeny_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ankeny-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was soon followed by another Dancing Cat Records release, <i>Hui Aloha</i> (<i>Play Together</i>), featuring both Dennis and David Kamakahi, George Kuo, and Martin Pahinui. </p><p>In 2003, under his own recording label, Dennis Kamakahi Productions,<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> he released a second album with son David, <i>The Gift of Music - From Father to Son</i>. The CD included narration between each song to explain its meaning. In 2003, both Kamakahi and David became involved with <a href="/wiki/Disneytoon_Studios" title="Disneytoon Studios">Disneytoon Studios</a> to provide vocals and instrumentals for the animated film <i><a href="/wiki/Lilo_%26_Stitch_2:_Stitch_Has_a_Glitch" title="Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch">Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch</a></i> (2005) as well as its soundtrack, <i>Disney's Lilo & Stitch Island Favorites</i>. It was also at this time that Kamakahi became a member of the <a href="/wiki/Screen_Actors_Guild" title="Screen Actors Guild">Screen Actors Guild</a>. </p><p>Kamakahi produced an album featuring his son in 2004 entitled <i>Pa'ani</i> (<i>Play</i>). The CD was the first solo ukulele effort of David and garnered a <a href="/wiki/Na_Hoku_Hanohano_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Na Hoku Hanohano Award">Na Hoku Hanohano Award</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Hawaii_Academy_of_Recording_Arts" class="mw-redirect" title="Hawaii Academy of Recording Arts">Hawaii Academy of Recording Arts</a> for Contemporary Album of the Year in 2005. At that same Award Ceremony, Kamakahi was honored with the Na Hoku Hanohano Kiho'alu Award (Slack Key Award) by the Hawaii Academy of Recording Arts. </p><p>At the <a href="/wiki/49th_Grammy_Awards" class="mw-redirect" title="49th Grammy Awards">49th Grammy Awards</a> in <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Angeles, California">Los Angeles, California</a>, on February 11, 2007, Kamakahi received his first <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Grammy Award">Grammy Award</a> for Best Hawaiian Album for the slack key guitar compilation CD <i>Legends of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar</i>, part of the recorded live concerts at <a href="/wiki/Kapalua,_Hawaii" title="Kapalua, Hawaii">Kapalua</a>, Maui, at the Ritz Carlton Hotel. Kamakahi received his second Grammy in the Hawaiian Music Category in 2008 at the <a href="/wiki/50th_Grammy_Awards" class="mw-redirect" title="50th Grammy Awards">50th Grammy Awards</a> in Los Angeles for the slack key guitar compilation CD <i>Treasures of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar</i>, part of the second recorded live concert series at the Napilikai Resort Hotel in Kapalua, Maui. He also joined the <a href="/wiki/Music_Teachers_National_Association" title="Music Teachers National Association">Music Teachers National Association</a> that year to continue the teaching and advancement of music composition to students. </p><p>Kamakahi was nominated for a third Grammy in 2009 at the <a href="/wiki/51st_Grammy_Awards" class="mw-redirect" title="51st Grammy Awards">51st Grammy Awards</a> with the slack key compilation CD <i>The Spirit of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar</i>, a third recorded live series at the Napilikai Resort Hotel in Kapalua, Maui. The CD did not win the award, but Kamakahi did receive his first gold Grammy Nominee medal as a record producer. </p><p>Kamakahi was nominated a fourth time for a Grammy Award for his slack key compilation CD <i><a href="/wiki/The_Masters_of_Hawaiian_Slack_Key_Guitar_Volume_2" class="mw-redirect" title="The Masters of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Volume 2">The Masters of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Volume 2</a> - Live in Maui</i> and won his third Grammy for Best Hawaiian Music Album at the <a href="/wiki/52nd_Grammy_Awards" class="mw-redirect" title="52nd Grammy Awards">52nd Grammy Awards</a> on January 31, 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2009, Kamakahi was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the <a href="/wiki/Hawaii_Academy_of_Recording_Arts" class="mw-redirect" title="Hawaii Academy of Recording Arts">Hawaii Academy of Recording Arts</a> as a member of the Sons of Hawaii and inducted into the Hawaiian Music Hall Of Fame.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Until his death, Kamakahi continued to perform in live concerts in Hawaii and abroad, and teach Hawaiian slack key guitar, the history of Hawaiian songs and their meaning, and songwriting workshops in both Hawaii and the U.S. mainland. He died of <a href="/wiki/Lung_cancer" title="Lung cancer">lung cancer</a> in 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards_and_recognitions">Awards and recognitions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dennis_Kamakahi&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Awards and recognitions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>1978 - Nani Awards from the Hawaiian Music Foundation for the best new Hawaiian Song, "Sweet Weuweu".</li> <li>1980 - <a href="/wiki/Na_Hoku_Hanohano_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Na Hoku Hanohano Award">Na Hoku Hanohano Award</a> from the Hawaii Academy of Recording Arts New Hawaiian Song of the Year: "E Hihiwai"<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>1985 - Frank P. Kernohan Award from the Kamehameha Schools for distinguished achievement in the field of music.</li> <li>1987 - Honolulu City Council Resolution for distinguished achievement in the field of Hawaiian music.</li> <li>1997 - Na Hoku Hanohano Awards - Best Male Vocalist of the Year Nomination from the Hawaii Academy of Recording Arts for the album <i>Pua'ena</i> (Dancing Cat Records).</li> <li>1999 - Na Hoku Hanohano Awards - Best Male Vocalist of the Year Nomination from the (<a href="/wiki/Hawaii_Academy_of_Recording_Arts" class="mw-redirect" title="Hawaii Academy of Recording Arts">Hawaii Academy of Recording Arts</a>) for the album <i>Ohana</i> (Dancing Cat Records).</li> <li>2001 - Proclamation from the Office of the Mayor, City and County of Honolulu designating August 19, 2001, Dennis Kamakahi Kiho'alu 2001, 19th Annual Slack Key Guitar Festival Day</li> <li>2005 - Na Hoku Hanohano Awards from the Hawaii Academy of Recording Arts - Kiho'alu Award (Slack Key Award)<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2006 - State Foundation on Culture and Arts Individual Fellowship (State of Hawaii)</li> <li>2006 - Featured artist on two Hawaiian Slack Key CDs, both nominated for the 49th Grammy Awards held on February 11, 2007, in Los Angeles, CA.</li> <li>2007 - Grammy Award winner for Best Hawaiian Album <i>Legends of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar - Live in Maui</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2007 - State of Hawaii House of Representatives Resolution in honor of winning Grammy Award in the Hawaiian Music category.</li> <li>2008 - featured artist on CD <i>Treasures of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar</i> nominated for the 50th Grammy Awards held February 10, 2008, in Los Angeles, CA.</li> <li>2008 - Grammy Award winner for Best Hawaiian Album, <i>Treasures of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar - Live in Maui</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Harada_2008_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Harada_2008-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2009 - Nominated for third Grammy Award for both performer and producer for the slack key guitar album <i>The Spirit of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar - Live in Maui</i>.</li> <li>2009 - Lifetime Achievement Award from the Hawaii Academy of Recording Arts.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2009 - Newly inducted into the Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame with formal induction ceremonies held in May 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2009 - Nominated for third Grammy Award on two CDs: <i>The Masters of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Vol. 2</i> and <a href="/wiki/Amy_Hanaiali%27i" class="mw-redirect" title="Amy Hanaiali'i">Amy Hanaiali'i</a>'s <i>Family and Friends of Hawaii</i>.</li> <li>2009 - Wins third Grammy Award for <i>The Masters of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Vol. 2</i>.</li> <li>2010 - Nominated for fourth Grammy Award for the CD <i>Amy Hanaiali'i and the Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Masters</i>.</li> <li>2011 - Featured on movie soundtrack of <a href="/wiki/George_Clooney" title="George Clooney">George Clooney</a>'s film <i><a href="/wiki/The_Descendants" title="The Descendants">The Descendants</a></i>.</li> <li>2012 - Wins Slack Key Album of the Year 2012 Award from the Hawaii Academy of Recording Arts for the CD Waimaka Helelei (Aumakua Records).</li> <li>2013 - First Hawaiian musician to donate guitar to the <a href="/wiki/National_Museum_of_American_History" title="National Museum of American History">Smithsonian American History Museum</a>.</li> <li>2013 - Wins two Na Hoku Hanohano Awards: DVD of the Year for <i>The Hawaiian Legends</i> and Slack Key Compilation of the Year for <i>Live From the Lana'i Slack Key Festival</i>. Also honored with the Kiho'alu Foundation's Kiho'alu (Slack Key) Award at the 2013 Na Hoku Hanohano Awards.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Discography">Discography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dennis_Kamakahi&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Discography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i>‘Ia ‘Oe E Ka La Vol. 1</i> (1973)</li> <li>Waimea Music Festival (1974)</li> <li><i>Eddie Kamae presents The Sons of Hawaii</i> HS1001 (1974)</li> <li><i>The Music of Hawaii</i> - The National Geographic Society (1974)</li> <li><i>Eddie Kamae presents The Sons of Hawaii</i> HS2002 (1975)</li> <li><i>Eddie Kamae presents The Sons of Hawaii</i> HS3003 (1976)</li> <li><i>Eddie Kamae presents The Sons of Hawaii</i> HS4004 (1977)</li> <li><i>Christmas Time with Eddie Kamae and the Sons of Hawaii</i> HS5005 (1978)</li> <li><i>Eddie Kamae presents the Sons of Hawaii</i> HS6006 (1979)</li> <li><i>Eddie Kamae presents the Best of the Sons of Hawaii</i> HS7007 (1981)</li> <li><i>Pua’ena</i> (1996)</li> <li><i>‘Ohana</i> (1998)</li> <li><i>Hui Aloha</i> (1999)</li> <li><i>Crossroads</i> w/Na <i>‘Oiwi</i> (2001)</li> <li><i>Na ‘Oiwi - The Sequel</i> (2002)</li> <li><i>The Gift of Music - From Father To Son</i> (2003)</li> <li><i>Eddie Kamae and the Sons of Hawaii</i> (2004)</li> <li>David Kamakahi - <i>Pa'Ani</i> (2004)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Lilo_%26_Stitch_2:_Stitch_Has_a_Glitch" title="Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch">Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch</a></i> - DVD (2005)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Lilo_%26_Stitch_2:_Stitch_Has_a_Glitch" title="Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch">Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch</a></i> CD (2005)</li> <li>Dennis Kamakahi - featured artist on <i>Legends of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar</i> (2007) (nominated for <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Grammy Award">Grammy Award</a> (2006)</li> <li>Dennis and David Kamakahi - featured artists on <i>Hawaiian Slack Key Kings</i> (2007) (nominated for Grammy Award (2006)</li> <li>Eddie Kamae and Friends (2006)</li> <li>Dennis Kamakahi receives first <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Grammy Award">Grammy Award</a> (Hawaiian Music category) for the slack key guitar CD <i>Legends of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar - Live in Maui</i> (2007)</li> <li>Dennis Kamakahi nominated for <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Grammy Award">Grammy Award</a> (Hawaiian Music category) for the slack key guitar CD <i>Treasures of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar - Live in Maui</i> (2008)</li> <li>Dennis Kamakahi receives second <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Grammy Award">Grammy Award</a> (Hawaiian Music category) for the slack key guitar CD <i>Treasures of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar - Live in Maui</i> (2008)</li> <li>Dennis Kamakahi- featured artist on <i>The Spirit of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar - Live in Maui</i> (2008)</li> <li>Eddie Kamae and the Sons of Hawaii - <i>Yesterday and Today</i> (2008)</li> <li>Dennis Kamakahi- featured artist on <i>The Masters of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Vol. 2</i> (2009)</li> <li>Dennis Kamakahi - featured artist on Amy Hanaiali'i's CD <i>Friends and Family</i> (2009)</li> <li><i>Rev. Dennis Kamakahi- The Greatest Hits Vol. 1</i> (2009)</li> <li>Eddie Kamae and the Sons of Hawaii - <i>Yesterday and Today Vol. 2</i> (2009)</li> <li>Dennis Kamakahi receives third <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Grammy Award">Grammy Award</a> (Hawaiian Music category) for the slack key guitar CD <i>The Masters of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Vol. 2</i> (2009)</li> <li>Dennis Kamakahi records on Amy Hanaiali'i and the Hawaiian Slack Key Masters (2010)</li> <li>Dennis Kamakahi featured on movie soundtrack of George Clooney's film <i>The Descendants</i> (2011)</li> <li>Dennis Kamakahi and Stephen Inglis - <i>Waimaka Helelei</i> CD (2011)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dennis_Kamakahi&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://obits.staradvertiser.com/2014/04/28/dennis-kamakahi-1953-2014/">"Dennis Kamakahi: 1953-2014"</a>. <i>Honolulu Star-Advertiser</i>. 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title="Liliʻuokalani">Liliʻuokalani</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1995</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alfred_Apaka" title="Alfred Apaka">Alfred Apaka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Helen_Desha_Beamer" title="Helen Desha Beamer">Helen Desha Beamer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henri_Berger" title="Henri Berger">Henri Berger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sol_K._Bright_Sr." title="Sol K. Bright Sr.">Sol K. Bright Sr.</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Keaulumoku&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Keaulumoku (page does not exist)">Keaulumoku</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Kekuku" title="Joseph Kekuku">Joseph Kekuku</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_E._King" title="Charles E. King">Charles E. King</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lena_Machado" title="Lena Machado">Lena Machado</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mary_Kawena_Pukui" title="Mary Kawena Pukui">Mary Kawena Pukui</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vickie_I%27i_Rodrigues" class="mw-redirect" title="Vickie I'i Rodrigues">Victoria K. I`i Rodrigues</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1996</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Albert_%22Sonny%22_Cunha" class="mw-redirect" title="Albert "Sonny" Cunha">Albert "Sonny" Cunha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sol_Ho%CA%BBopi%CA%BBi" title="Sol Hoʻopiʻi">Sol Hoʻopiʻi</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alvin_Kaleolani_Isaacs&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Alvin Kaleolani Isaacs (page does not exist)">Alvin Kaleolani Isaacs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haunani_Kahalewai" title="Haunani Kahalewai">Haunani Kahalewai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mekia_Kealaka%CA%BBi" title="Mekia Kealakaʻi">Mekia Kealakaʻi</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1998</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/John_Kameaaloha_Almeida" title="John Kameaaloha Almeida">John Kameaaloha Almeida</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irmgard_Farden_Aluli" title="Irmgard Farden Aluli">Irmgard Farden Aluli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Alexander_Anderson_(composer)" title="Robert Alexander Anderson (composer)">Robert Alexander Anderson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bina_Mossman" title="Bina Mossman">Bina Mossman</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=David_Nape&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="David Nape (page does not exist)">David Nape</a></li> <li><b>Songs honored:</b> <a href="/wiki/Hawaii_Aloha" title="Hawaii Aloha">Hawaii Aloha</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ua_Like_No_A_Like&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ua Like No A Like (page does not exist)">Ua Like No A Like</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kaulana_Na_Pua" class="mw-redirect" title="Kaulana Na Pua">Kaulana Na Pua</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Makalapua&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Makalapua (page does not exist)">Makalapua</a> and <a href="/w/index.php?title=Na_Ali%60i&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Na Ali`i (page does not exist)">Na Ali`i</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1999</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Royal_Hawaiian_Band" class="mw-redirect" title="The Royal Hawaiian Band">The Royal Hawaiian Band</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2000</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maddy_Lam&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Maddy Lam (page does not exist)">Maddy Lam</a></li> <li><b>Hawaiian Chanters:</b> Keaulumoku, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ka%60opulupulu&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ka`opulupulu (page does not exist)">Ka`opulupulu</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Kapoukahi&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kapoukahi (page does not exist)">Kapoukahi</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Kapihe&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kapihe (page does not exist)">Kapihe</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hewahewa" title="Hewahewa">Hewahewa</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2001</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Haili_Church_Choir" title="Haili Church Choir">Haili Church Choir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Genoa_Keawe" title="Genoa Keawe">Genoa Keawe</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2002</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Kinney" title="Ray Kinney">Ray Kinney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gabby_Pahinui" title="Gabby Pahinui">Gabby Pahinui</a></li></ul> <ul><li><b>Songs honored:</b> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Alika_(song)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Alika (song) (page does not exist)">Alika</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Kalama%27ula&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kalama'ula (page does not exist)">Kalama'ula</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Wehiwehi_%27Oe&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Wehiwehi 'Oe (page does not exist)">Wehiwehi 'Oe </a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2003</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kamehameha_Schools" title="Kamehameha Schools">Kamehameha Schools</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2004</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kahauanu_Lake&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kahauanu Lake (page does not exist)">Kahauanu Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kawaiaha%CA%BBo_Church" title="Kawaiahaʻo Church">Kawaiahaʻo Church</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2005</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alfred_Alohikea&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Alfred Alohikea (page does not exist)">Alfred Alohikea</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kahauanu_Lake_Trio&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kahauanu Lake Trio (page does not exist)">Kahauanu Lake Trio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Ali%27iloa_Lincoln" class="mw-redirect" title="Bill Ali'iloa Lincoln">Bill Ali'iloa Lincoln</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Henry_W._Waia%60u&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Henry W. Waia`u (page does not exist)">Henry W. Waia`u</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2006</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mahi_Beamer" title="Mahi Beamer">Mahi Beamer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Brothers_Cazimero" title="The Brothers Cazimero">The Brothers Cazimero</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_K.L._Davis" title="Charles K.L. Davis">Charles K.L. Davis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Linda_Dela_Cruz" title="Linda Dela Cruz">Linda Dela Cruz</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nina_Keali%60iwahamana&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nina Keali`iwahamana (page does not exist)">Nina Keali`iwahamana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emma_Veary" title="Emma Veary">Emma Veary</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2007</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bill_Ka%27iwa&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bill Ka'iwa (page does not exist)">Bill Ka'iwa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jesse_Kalima" title="Jesse Kalima">Jesse Kalima</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Kamae" title="Eddie Kamae">Eddie Kamae</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Donald_McDiarmid_Sr.&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Donald McDiarmid Sr. (page does not exist)">Donald McDiarmid Sr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Moon_(musician)" title="Peter Moon (musician)">Peter Moon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marlene_Sai" title="Marlene Sai">Marlene Sai</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Pi%27ilani_Watkins&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John Pi'ilani Watkins (page does not exist)">John Pi'ilani Watkins</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2008</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joseph_Ae%27a&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Joseph Ae'a (page does not exist)">Joseph Ae'a</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Elizabeth_%22Lizzie%22_Kahau_Kauanui_Alohikea&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Elizabeth "Lizzie" Kahau Kauanui Alohikea (page does not exist)">Elizabeth "Lizzie" Kahau Kauanui Alohikea</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Anuhea_Audrey_Brown&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Anuhea Audrey Brown (page does not exist)">Anuhea Audrey Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Thomas_Kihei_Desha_Brown&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Thomas Kihei Desha Brown (page does not exist)">Thomas Kihei Desha Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alice_Angeline_Johnson" title="Alice Angeline Johnson">Alice Angeline Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Keola_Lake&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John Keola Lake (page does not exist)">John Keola Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Albert_Po%27ai_Nahale-a_Sr.&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Albert Po'ai Nahale-a Sr. (page does not exist)">Albert Po'ai Nahale-a Sr.</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leo_Nahenahe_Singers&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Leo Nahenahe Singers (page does not exist)">Leo Nahenahe Singers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palani_Vaughan" title="Palani Vaughan">Palani Vaughan</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=James_Ka%CA%BBupena_Wong&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="James Kaʻupena Wong (page does not exist)">James Kaʻupena Wong</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2009</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hui_Ohana&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hui Ohana (page does not exist)">Hui Ohana</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Thomas_Sylvester_Kalama&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Thomas Sylvester Kalama (page does not exist)">Thomas Sylvester Kalama</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Dennis Kamakahi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ma%27iki_Aiu_Lake" class="mw-redirect" title="Ma'iki Aiu Lake">Ma'iki Aiu Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kui_Lee" title="Kui Lee">Kui Lee</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2010</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pat_Namaka_Bacon&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pat Namaka Bacon (page does not exist)">Pat Namaka Bacon</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Andy_Cummings&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Andy Cummings (page does not exist)">Andy Cummings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ernest_Ka%CA%BBai" title="Ernest Kaʻai">Ernest Kaʻai</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Richard_Kauhi_Quartet&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Richard Kauhi Quartet (page does not exist)">Richard Kauhi Quartet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keali%27i_Reichel" class="mw-redirect" title="Keali'i Reichel">Keali'i Reichel</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2011</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joseph_Ilalaole&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Joseph Ilalaole (page does not exist)">Joseph Ilalaole</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benny_Kalama" title="Benny Kalama">Benny Kalama</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sam_Li%27a_Kalainaina&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sam Li'a Kalainaina (page does not exist)">Sam Li'a Kalainaina</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Akoni_Mika&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Akoni Mika (page does not exist)">Akoni Mika</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alice_Namakelua" class="mw-redirect" title="Alice Namakelua">Alice Namakelua</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Olomana_(Hawaiian_music_group)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Olomana (Hawaiian music group) (page does not exist)">Olomana</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=James_Pihanui_Kuluwaimaka_Palea&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="James Pihanui Kuluwaimaka Palea (page does not exist)">James Pihanui Kuluwaimaka Palea</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2012</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ka_Leo_Hawai%E2%80%98i&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ka Leo Hawai‘i (page does not exist)">Ka Leo Hawai‘i</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Kainapau&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="George Kainapau (page does not exist)">George Kainapau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Makaha_Sons_of_Ni%27ihau" class="mw-redirect" title="Makaha Sons of Ni'ihau">Makaha Sons of Ni'ihau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Na%27ope" class="mw-redirect" title="George Na'ope">George Na'ope</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harry_Owens" title="Harry Owens">Harry Owens</a></li> <li><b>Song honored:</b> <a href="/wiki/Hawaii_Ponoi" class="mw-redirect" title="Hawaii Ponoi">Hawaii Ponoi</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2013</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kamaka_Ukulele" title="Kamaka Ukulele">Kamaka Hawaii, Inc.</a> (ukulele maker)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Matthew_H._Kane&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Matthew H. Kane (page does not exist)">Matthew H. Kane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iolani_Luahine" class="mw-redirect" title="Iolani Luahine">Iolani Luahine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Napua_Stevens" title="Napua Stevens">Napua Stevens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Ho" title="Don Ho">Don Ho</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2014</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Hawaii_Calls" title="Hawaii Calls">Hawaii Calls</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sonny_Chillingworth" title="Sonny Chillingworth">Sonny Chillingworth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edith_Kawelohea_McKinzie" title="Edith Kawelohea McKinzie">Edith Kawelohea McKinzie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Puakea_Nogelmeier" title="Puakea Nogelmeier">Puakea Nogelmeier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beverly_Noa" title="Beverly Noa">Beverly Noa</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lani_Custino&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lani Custino (page does not exist)">Lani Custino</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2015</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lokalia_Montgomery" title="Lokalia Montgomery">Lokalia Montgomery</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lei_Collins&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lei Collins (page does not exist)">Lei Collins</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Halekulani_Girls&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Halekulani Girls (page does not exist)">Halekulani Girls</a> (Alice Fredlund, Sybil Bright Andrews, Linda Dela Cruz)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Byrd" title="Jerry Byrd">Jerry Byrd</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Darrell_Lupenui&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Darrell Lupenui (page does not exist)">Darrell Lupenui</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Thaddius_Wilson&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Thaddius Wilson (page does not exist)">Thaddius Wilson</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=O%27Brian_Eselu&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="O'Brian Eselu (page does not exist)">O'Brian Eselu</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2016</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Noble" title="Johnny Noble">Johnny Noble</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jean_%E2%80%9CKini%E2%80%9D_Sullivan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jean “Kini” Sullivan (page does not exist)">Jean “Kini” Sullivan</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Kaimikaua&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John Kaimikaua (page does not exist)">John Kaimikaua</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mamo_Howell&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mamo Howell (page does not exist)">Mamo Howell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Danny_Kaleikini" title="Danny Kaleikini">Danny Kaleikini</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2017</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Richard_%E2%80%9CBabe%E2%80%9D_Bell&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Richard “Babe” Bell (page does not exist)">Richard “Babe” Bell</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Isaacs_%E2%80%98Ohana&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="The Isaacs ‘Ohana (page does not exist)">The Isaacs ‘Ohana</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Kanaka%E2%80%99ole_%E2%80%98Ohana&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="The Kanaka’ole ‘Ohana (page does not exist)">The Kanaka’ole ‘Ohana</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Krash_Kealoha&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" 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Soria Jr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emily_Kau%27i_Zuttermeister" title="Emily Kau'i Zuttermeister">Emily Kau'i Zuttermeister</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hawaiian_Room_musicians_from_Lexington_Hotel,_NYC&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hawaiian Room musicians from Lexington Hotel, NYC (page does not exist)">Hawaiian Room musicians from Lexington Hotel, NYC</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2020</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Paused due to the global pandemic</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2021</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jules_Ah_See" title="Jules Ah See">Jules Ah See</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2022</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jules_Ah_See" title="Jules Ah See">Jules Ah See</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kihei_de_Silva&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kihei de Silva (page does not exist)">Kihei de Silva</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mapuana_de_Silva&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mapuana de Silva (page does not exist)">Mapuana de Silva</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kawaikapuokalani_Hewett&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kawaikapuokalani Hewett (page does not exist)">Kawaikapuokalani Hewett</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=David_Kalama&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="David Kalama (page does not exist)">David Kalama</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Makua_Laiana&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Makua Laiana (page does not exist)">Makua Laiana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lorenzo_Lyons" title="Lorenzo Lyons">Lorenzo Lyons</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mary_P._Robins&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mary P. 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