The nominees

Group of the Year

Barefoot Natives, "Slack Key Circus" (Barefoot Natives)

Matt Catingub Orchestra of Hawaii, "Back to Romance" (Mountain Apple Co.)

Maunalua, "Ho'okanaka" (Lokahi)

Sean Na'auao & Robi Kahakalau, "S&R" (Poi Pounder)

Pilioha, "Pilioha" (Pilioha)

Female Vocalist

Teresa Bright, "Hawaiinawa" (Teresa Bright)

Amy Hanaiali'i Gilliom, "A Hawaiian Christmas" (Tiki Man)

Napua Greig, "Pihana" (Pihana)

Raiatea Helm, "Hawaiian Blossom" (Raiatea Helm)

Ku'uipo Kumukahi, "The Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame Presents -- Na Lani 'Eha" (Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame)

Male Vocalist

Nathan Aweau, "Kane'ohe" (Bass Plus Music Arts)

John Cruz, "One of These Days" (Lilikoi)

Weldon Kekauoha, "Ka Lehua 'Ula" ('Ohelo)

Keali'i Reichel, "Kukahi -- Live in Concert" (Punahele)

Hoku Zuttermeister, "'Aina Kupuna" (Kaleiola)

Compilation Album

"Aloha Festivals Falsetto Contest Winners 8," various artists (Hula Records); Donald P. "Flip" McDiarmid III, William "Baba" Alimoot and Dr. Trey, producers

"Aloha Slack Key -- A Tribute to Gabby 'Pops' Pahinui," various artists (Hula Records); Donald P. "Flip" McDiarmid III and Donald P. McDiarmid Jr., producers

"Hawaii Slack Key Guitar Festivals -- Volume II Ki Ho'alu No Ka 'Oi," various artists (Rhythm & Roots Records); Milton Lau, Chris Lau, Scott Lau, Che Capili and Kris Lee, producers

"Songs from Hawai'i Island," various artists (Daniel Ho Creations); Keoki Kahumoku, producer

"Treasures of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar," various artists (Daniel Ho Creations); George Kahumoku Jr., Paul Konwiser, Wayne Wong and Daniel Ho, producers

Religious Album

"I Am Yours," Koa (Firestarter)

"L.I.F.E.," Tiffany Thurston (Thurston-Pacific)

"Redeemed," Gary Haleamau (GSK)

"Take My Hand," Kristian Lei (Women of Our World)

"Thankful," Jon Almosara (no label)

Most Promising Artist(s)

Napua Greig, "Pihana" (Pihana)

Kamau, "Live from the Lo'i" (Eepa)

Darin Leong, "Five Years and Many Miles" (Darin Leong)

Pilioha, "Pilioha" (Pilioha)

Hoku Zuttermeister, "'Aina Kupuna" (Kaleiola)

Contemporary Album

"Back to Romance," Matt Catingub Orchestra of Hawaii (Mountain Apple Company)

"Back to the Islands," Sonya Mendez (Fat & Happy)

"Calling Out," Mighty J (Daddy)

"No Place Like Home," Manoa DNA (Roy Sakuma Productions)

"One of These Days," John Cruz (Lilikoi)

Anthology

"Author! Author!" Cordell Keith Haugen (Island Viking); Cordell Keith Haugen, producer

"The Best of Ekolu," Ekolu (Waiehu); Brett Fovargue and Lukela Keala, producers

"Bill Ali'iloa Lincoln Hawaii's Falsetto Poet," Bill Ali'iloa Lincoln (Cord International/HanaOla); Harry B. Soria Jr., producer

"One Fearless Hawaiian," various artists (Fearless Hawaiian Entertainment); Kwai-Chang Publico and Gavin Tanouye, producers

R&B/Hip Hop Album

"At Your Door," Nomasterbacks (CommonGround)

"Ill Valley," Hoku Haiku (Bayan)

"The Kama'aina Classic," I.A. (I.A. and the Hawaiian Punch)

"More Than Just a Song," Nigel Kauanui (no label)

"Naha Stone," King Kekai (Ekahi Entertainment)

Reggae Album

"From the Heart," Natural Vibrations (Natural Vibrations)

"1 Rebel," O-Shen (Sharpnote)

"OP VI," Opihi Pickers (Go Aloha Entertainment)

"Say What You're Thinking," Katchafire (Ohana)

"Slow Burning," Katchafire (Mai Music)

Island Music Album

"He'eia," Cyril Pahinui (Dancing Cat)

"Live from the Lo'i," Kamau (Eepa)

"S & R," Sean Na'auao and Robi Kahakalau (Poi Pounder)

"Slack Key Circus," Barefoot Natives (Barefoot Natives)

"Wonderful World," Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwo'ole (Mountain Apple Co.)

Music Video/DVD

"Hawai'i Kids Calabash," Leon & Malia (Leon & Malia)

"Kamehameha Schools 2007 Song Contest," Kamehameha Schools (Mountain Apple Co.)

"Kukahi - Live In Concert," Keali'i Reichel (Punahele)

"Romantic Waikiki Hula Featuring Hiram Olsen Trio," Kanoe Miller (Tropical Baby Productions)

"To the World From Ekolu," Ekolu (Waiehu)

Instrumental Album

"Five Years And Many Miles," Darin Leong (Hawaii Guitar)

"Hula Girls -- Original Soundtrack," Jake Shimabukuro (Hitchhike)

"Pure Slack Key," Jeff Peterson (Peterson)

"Stranger Here," Bobby Ingano (Get Your Own Band)

"Sunny Rain Guitar Solos," Cindy Combs (Dancing Cat)

HAWAIIAN Album OF THE YEAR

"'Aina Kupuna," Hoku Zuttermeister (Kaleiola)

"Hawaiian Blossom," Raiatea Helm (Raiatea Helm)

"Ho'okanaka," Maunalua (Lokahi)

"Kane'ohe," Nathan Aweau (Bass Plus Music Arts)

"Pihana," Napua Greig (Pihana)

Christmas Album

"A Hawaiian Christmas," Amy Hanaiali'i Gilliom (Tiki Man)

"Holiday Hell Yeah!" Go Jimmy Go (Moon Room)

"Slack Key Christmas," various artists (Palm)

"A Pass Out Records Christmas," Abe Lagrimas Jr. (Pass Out)

"Seasons of Love," Afatia (Tihati)

Jazz Album

"For All We Know," Joy Abbott & Betty Lou Taylor (Ladybug)

"Joy Ride," Lou Ann Gurney (Perryscope)

"Shine," Angela Crandall (Music Formats)

Rock Album

"Irishman in Paradise," Dooling Rakes (no label)

"Make Way for Progress," The Golf Cart Rebellion (Hawaiian Express)

"Maximum Stompers," Max Murdoch & the Northern Soul Project (Pass Out)

"Take a Chance and Let the Music Play," 82Fifty (Lab Munkeez)

"Where You Are," Koa (Firestarter)

Comedy Album

"The Augie Show Season One," Augie T (Kinetic Films)

"Hawaii, I Love It," Frank De Lima (Pocholinga)

"The Tide Is High," Stephanie Sanchez (Oceanic Time Warner)

Song of the Year

"Ka Lehua 'Ula," by Weldon Kekauoha, from "Ka Lehua 'Ula," Weldon Kekauoha ('Ohelo)

"Kane'ohe," by Nathan Aweau, from "Kane'ohe," Nathan Aweau (Bass Plus Music Arts)

"Ke Aloha A'u E Hali'a Nei," by Eric Gilliom and Willie Kahaiali'i, from "Slack Key Circus," Barefoot Natives (Barefoot Natives)

"Lawakua," by Napua Greig and Kihei Nahale'a, from "Pihana," Napua Greig (Pihana)

"Ola'a Beauty," by Frank Kawaikapuokalani Hewett, from "'Aina Kupuna," Hoku Zuttermeister (Kaleiola)

Album of the Year

"'Aina Kupuna," Hoku Zuttermeister (Kaleiola); Hoku Zuttermeister and Dave Tucciarone, producers

"Hawaii Blossom," Raiatea Helm (Raiatea Helm); Zachary Helm and Dave Tucciarone, producers

"The Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame Presents -- Na Lani 'Eha," Ku'uipo Kumukahi (Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame); Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame, Isaac Ahuna, Karen Aiu, Ku'uipo Kumukahi and Steve Kramer, producers

"Pihana," Napua Greig (Pihana); Dave Tucciarone, producer

"Slack Key Circus," Barefoot Natives (Barefoot Natives); Eric Gilliom, Willie Kahaiali'i and Brian Kohne, producers

Graphics

John Gruhler, Les Honda, Kawika Kahele and Sharlene Oshiro for "Kane'ohe," Nathan Aweau (Bass Plus Music Arts)

Jon de Mello and Keith Usher for "Wonderful World," Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwo'ole (Mountain Apple Co.)

Stacey Leong Design for "The Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame Presents -- Na Lani 'Eha," Ku'uipo Kumukahi & the Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame Serenaders (Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame)

Yuko Porter for "'Ukulele Journey," Herb Ohta Jr. (Lele Music)

B. Kanai'a Nakamura for "'Aina Kupuna," Hoku Zuttermeister (Kaleiola)

Liner Notes

Burton White for "Na Hula Punahele," Tony C (Mountain Apple Co.)

Kimo Alama Keaulana, R. Keawe Lopes and Harry B. Soria Jr., for "Bill Ali'iloa Lincoln Hawaii's Falsetto Poet," Bill Ali'iloa Lincoln (Cord International/HanaOla)

Carla Kawakami for "No Place Like Home," Manoa DNA (Roy Sakuma Productions)

Cindy A. Lance and Lynn Makalani Oakley for "Aloha Slack Key -- A Tribute to Gabby 'Pops' Pahinui," various artists (Hula Records)

Robert Uluwei Cazimero for "'Aina Kupuna," Hoku Zuttermeister (Kaleiola)

Engineering

Milan Bertosa for "Take a Chance and Let the Music Play," 82Fifty (Lab Munkeez)

Milan Bertosa and Nick Fournier for "Slack Key Circus," Barefoot Natives (Barefoot Natives)

Charles Michael Brotman and Gregg Perry for "Two Guitars One Heart," John Bellar and Ron Nielson (New Harmony)

Dave Tucciarone for "Pihana," Napua Greig (Pihana)

Dave Tucciarone for "Hawaiian Blossom," Raiatea Helm (Raiatea Helm)

Favorite Entertainer

Nathan Aweau, "Kane'ohe" (Bass Plus Music Arts)

Barefoot Natives, "Barefoot Natives" (Barefoot Natives)

Teresa Bright, "Hawaiinawa" (Teresa Bright)

John Cruz, "One of These Days" (Lilikoi)

Amy Hanaiali'i Gilliom, "A Hawaiian Christmas" (Tiki Man)

Napua Greig, "Pihana" (Pihana)

Raiatea Helm, "Hawaiian Blossom" (Raiatea Helm)

Weldon Kekauoha, "Ka Lehua 'Ula" ('Ohelo)

Maunalua, "Ho'okanaka" (Lokahi)

Hoku Zuttermeister, "'Aina Kupuna" (Kaleiola)