WEST HAWAII TODAY | BIG ISLAND ENTERTAINMENT SCENE FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 2017 | 3 Grammy winner Pe‘a snags nine Hoku nominations BY JOHN BURNETT HAWAII TRIBUNE-HERALD Hilo native and Grammy Award winner Kalani Pe‘a was nominated for nine Na Hoku Hanohano awards by the Hawaii Academy of Recording Arts. Pe‘a’s debut album, “E Walea,” received nominations for Album of the Year, Contemporary Album of the Year, Hawaiian Language Performance Award, Male Vocalist of the Year, Most Promising Artist of the Year, Song of the Year and Haku Mele Award (Hawaiian language composition) for “He Lei Aloha (No Hilo)” for Pe‘a and Devin Kamealoha Forrest, and Graphics Award for Daryl Fujiwara and Allan B. Cool. Pe‘a, who now lives on Maui, won the Grammy for Best Regional Roots Album in February. He’ll be in Hilo for three performances this weekend during the Merrie Monarch Festival. Performances are: 1 p.m. Friday at ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center of Hawaii with tickets $8 for members, $10 for nonmembers; a 21-andolder CD release concert at 10 p.m. Friday at Grand Naniloa Hotel’s Willie K Crown Room with tickets $35, available at Sig Zane Designs, Aloha Grown, Hana Hou and Manaola Pop-up Shop at Prince Kuhio Plaza and online at kalanipeamusic.com; and a free performance at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Merrie Monarch Invitational Hawaiian Arts Fair at Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium. Former Hiloan Kenneth Makuakane notched four nominations — Island Music Album of the Year for “Mist Opportunities,” Religious Album of the Year for “The Soul Purpose, as producer for Compilation Album of the Year for “Mele From Aunty’s Beach House Aulani” and with co-producers Kaliko Kalani Pe’a holds the Grammy he won for his debut album “E Walea.” ALLAN B. COOL /SPECIAL TO WEST HAWAII TODAY Beamer-Trapp and Lehua Komakakino, Single of the Year of the Year for “Represent Mamo in the same category for “E Nipo Mai”; Lehua Kalima II”; Dennis Soares, producer, for “Mele Ho‘oheno.” and Shawn Pimental featuring Compilation Album of the John Keawe of Kohala Devin Kamealoha Forrest, Year for “The Heart Speaks”; garnered three nominations — Single of the Year for “Pe‘ahi Leo Lindsey, Hawaiian Slack Instrumental Album of the Year O Makana”; Jaz Kaiwiko‘o and Key Album of the Year for for “Loli‘ana,” Instrumental Valissa Tavares, producers, “Here Comes Treble”; Maggie Composition for Kepaniwai” and Anthology Album of the Year Herron, Jazz Album of the Single of the Year for “Shine.” for “The Best of Waltah Boy Year for “Between the Music Others nominees with Tavares”; Ace Loughmiller, & the Moon”; Rupert Tripp Jr., significant Big Island ties include producer, Compilation Album Religious Album of the Year for “Righteous Son Rize”; and Ledward Kaapana, Ukulele Album of the Year for “Jus Press Vol. 2.” Oahu-based trio Keauhou had the largest number of nominations, 12, for their self-titled debut album. Winners will be announced May 20 during the 40th annual Na Hoku Hanohano Awards show in Honolulu. ■
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