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Isle stars in past years
missed out on Grammy
recognition

It's wonderful that a Best Hawaiian Music Album with lyrics mainly in Hawaiian will finally be included in the Grammys. The 47th Grammy Awards show will be held in L.A. tomorrow. Island nominees are: The Brothers Cazimero, Amy Gilliom and Willie K, Keali'i Reichel, Ho'okena and Charles Brotman. But it's unfortunate that many Hawaiian singers and musicans over the past 47 years never had a chance to be recognized. Among those who might have been nominated if the category had been included earlier are: Gabby Pahinui, Sonny Chillingworth, Atta Isaacs, Ray Kane, Ledward Ka'apana and Leonard Kwan for slack key brilliance and singing; Eddie Kamae and the Sons of Hawaii, Al Kealoha Perry and his Singing Surfriders, Makaha Sons of Niihau/Makaha Sons, Peter Moon's Sunday Manoa, Richard Kauhi Quartet, Kahauanu Lake Trio and Buddy Fo and the Invitations for groups; singers Genoa Keawe, Alfred Apaka, Nina Kealiiwahamana, Emma Veary, Mahi Beamer, Beamer Brothers, Palani Vaughan, Charles Davis, Ed Kenney, Melveen Leed, Danny Kaleikini, Marlene Sai, George Paoa, Lena Machado and Haunani Kahalewai. And certainly Don Ho deserves some kind of honor. He's the man who put island music on the map and opened the door nationally for Hawaiian acts. The new category should spur isle acts to make Hawaiian albums ...

Diana Krall returns for a pops concert May 8

Jazz pianist-singer Diana Krall's one-nighter May 8 at the Shell highlights the Honolulu Symphony Pops season. Krall is fabulous. She leans heavily on the music and styes of Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, Ray Brown and Oscar Peterson and comes across with flying colors. Her musicians are top flight, too. Get good seats early for this one ...

Jasmine Trias was at the Hawaii Opera Theatre's VIP dress rehearsal for "Susannah" Monday at the Concert Hall. She was with her Hawaii agent Lincoln Jacobe. The opera plays tomorrow at 4 p.m. and Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. Jasmine will appear in the HOT ad for "Turandot," which plays Feb. 25, 27, March 1 and 3 ... NFL greats Lawrence Taylor, Eric Dickerson and their pals, here for tomorrow's Pro Bowl, played golf at Mid-Pacific Country Club this week ...

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