The Hawaii Music Awards announced its People�s Choice Awards winners today and will host its awards banquet March 27 at the Sheraton Waikiki.

Tickets for the show are $70 and can be purchased at hawaiimusicawards.com.
Voting for the awards ended Jan. 31 with 74 entries in 27 categories. The Hawaii Music Awards started in 1995. This year�s People�s Choice winners:

Adult Contemporary
Don Tiki
�South of the Boudoir�

Compilation
Daniel Ho
�Masters of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar, Volume 2�

Contemporary Hawaiian
Eric Lee
�Crossroads�

DVD
Kawao
�With Love & Appreciation�

Exotica
WAITIKI
�Adventures in Paradise�

Hip Hop
Slapp Symphony
�The Slapp Collective�

Inspirational/Gospel
Dan Del Negro
�Feel the Presence�

Island Contemporary
Hi-Town

Jazz
Ginai & Pierre Grill
Come Together

New Age
Daniel Ho
�Classic Hawaii�

Pop
Hana/Satchwell
�Love of the Islands�

Reggae
EKOLU Music 2

Rhythm & Blues
Ryan Hiraoka
�Before My Last Breath�

Rock
Josh86
�Pressure�

Seasonal
Candes Meijide Gentry
�Christmas Will Find Us Wherever We Are�

Single
anjj lee
�Kaden Boy�

Slack Key
Makana
�Venus, and the Sky Turns to Clay�

Steel Guitar
Gerald Ross
�Ukulele Hit Parade�

Traditional Hawaiian
Uluwehi Guerrero
�Uluwehi Sings Na Mele Hula Aloha�

Ukulele
Jake Shimabukuro
�Live�

World Music
Greg MacDonald
�Sweet DreamingVol. II�


RECOGNITIONAL AWARDS
Are set up for categories with only one entry. They are instead
recognized for their CD and for representing the category.

Children's
Makaala Perry
�If I Could Have Another Christmas�

Classical
Jorge G. Camara
�Live from the Operating Room�

Folk
Brenda Burnett
�Brenda Burnett Emerging�

Inspirational/Gospel
Dan Del Negro
�Feel the Presence�

International Hawaiian
KAULANA
�Kaleokapuokamaunalani�

Spoken Word
Keith Haugen
�Whisper 'Semper Fi'�