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2019 Hawai’i Academy of Recording Arts Lifetime Achievement Awards

PHOTOS BY JAMES GARRETT / SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER | October 28, 2019

The Hawai‘i Academy of Recording Arts honored four multi-talented Hawaiian artists for their contributions to Hawaii’s music and recording industry on Sunday at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii. Honored were: Hawaiian music veteran Momi Bee Kahawaiola‘a, 92; “Brother Noland” Conjugacion, 61, who introduced a new sound to local music with “Coconut Girl” in 1983; Jon Osorio, 68, member of the Na Hoku Hanohano Award-winning duo Jon & Randy in the early 1980s, currently dean of the Hawai‘inuiakea School of Hawaiian Knowledge at the University of Hawai‘i; and Hoku Award-winning Hawaiian language songwriter, recording artist and kumu hula Kawaikapuaokalani Hewett, 65.
The Hawai‘i Academy of Recording Arts honored four multi-talented Hawaiian artists for their contributions to Hawaii’s music and recording industry on Sunday at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii. Honored were: Hawaiian music veteran Momi Bee Kahawaiola‘a, 92; “Brother Noland” Conjugacion, 61, who introduced a new sound to local music with “Coconut Girl” in 1983; Jon Osorio, 68, member of the Na Hoku Hanohano Award-winning duo Jon & Randy in the early 1980s, currently dean of the Hawai‘inuiakea School of Hawaiian Knowledge at the University of Hawai‘i; and Hoku Award-winning Hawaiian language songwriter, recording artist and kumu hula Kawaikapuaokalani Hewett, 65.
The Hawai‘i Academy of Recording Arts honored four multi-talented Hawaiian artists for their contributions to Hawaii’s music and recording industry on Sunday at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii. Honored were: Hawaiian music veteran Momi Bee Kahawaiola‘a, 92; “Brother Noland” Conjugacion, 61, who introduced a new sound to local music with “Coconut Girl” in 1983; Jon Osorio, 68, member of the Na Hoku Hanohano Award-winning duo Jon & Randy in the early 1980s, currently dean of the Hawai‘inuiakea School of Hawaiian Knowledge at the University of Hawai‘i; and Hoku Award-winning Hawaiian language songwriter, recording artist and kumu hula Kawaikapuaokalani Hewett, 65.
The Hawai‘i Academy of Recording Arts honored four multi-talented Hawaiian artists for their contributions to Hawaii’s music and recording industry on Sunday at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii. Honored were: Hawaiian music veteran Momi Bee Kahawaiola‘a, 92; “Brother Noland” Conjugacion, 61, who introduced a new sound to local music with “Coconut Girl” in 1983; Jon Osorio, 68, member of the Na Hoku Hanohano Award-winning duo Jon & Randy in the early 1980s, currently dean of the Hawai‘inuiakea School of Hawaiian Knowledge at the University of Hawai‘i; and Hoku Award-winning Hawaiian language songwriter, recording artist and kumu hula Kawaikapuaokalani Hewett, 65.
The Hawai‘i Academy of Recording Arts honored four multi-talented Hawaiian artists for their contributions to Hawaii’s music and recording industry on Sunday at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii. Honored were: Hawaiian music veteran Momi Bee Kahawaiola‘a, 92; “Brother Noland” Conjugacion, 61, who introduced a new sound to local music with “Coconut Girl” in 1983; Jon Osorio, 68, member of the Na Hoku Hanohano Award-winning duo Jon & Randy in the early 1980s, currently dean of the Hawai‘inuiakea School of Hawaiian Knowledge at the University of Hawai‘i; and Hoku Award-winning Hawaiian language songwriter, recording artist and kumu hula Kawaikapuaokalani Hewett, 65.
The Hawai‘i Academy of Recording Arts honored four multi-talented Hawaiian artists for their contributions to Hawaii’s music and recording industry on Sunday at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii. Honored were: Hawaiian music veteran Momi Bee Kahawaiola‘a, 92; “Brother Noland” Conjugacion, 61, who introduced a new sound to local music with “Coconut Girl” in 1983; Jon Osorio, 68, member of the Na Hoku Hanohano Award-winning duo Jon & Randy in the early 1980s, currently dean of the Hawai‘inuiakea School of Hawaiian Knowledge at the University of Hawai‘i; and Hoku Award-winning Hawaiian language songwriter, recording artist and kumu hula Kawaikapuaokalani Hewett, 65.
The Hawai‘i Academy of Recording Arts honored four multi-talented Hawaiian artists for their contributions to Hawaii’s music and recording industry on Sunday at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii. Honored were: Hawaiian music veteran Momi Bee Kahawaiola‘a, 92; “Brother Noland” Conjugacion, 61, who introduced a new sound to local music with “Coconut Girl” in 1983; Jon Osorio, 68, member of the Na Hoku Hanohano Award-winning duo Jon & Randy in the early 1980s, currently dean of the Hawai‘inuiakea School of Hawaiian Knowledge at the University of Hawai‘i; and Hoku Award-winning Hawaiian language songwriter, recording artist and kumu hula Kawaikapuaokalani Hewett, 65.
The Hawai‘i Academy of Recording Arts honored four multi-talented Hawaiian artists for their contributions to Hawaii’s music and recording industry on Sunday at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii. Honored were: Hawaiian music veteran Momi Bee Kahawaiola‘a, 92; “Brother Noland” Conjugacion, 61, who introduced a new sound to local music with “Coconut Girl” in 1983; Jon Osorio, 68, member of the Na Hoku Hanohano Award-winning duo Jon & Randy in the early 1980s, currently dean of the Hawai‘inuiakea School of Hawaiian Knowledge at the University of Hawai‘i; and Hoku Award-winning Hawaiian language songwriter, recording artist and kumu hula Kawaikapuaokalani Hewett, 65.
The Hawai‘i Academy of Recording Arts honored four multi-talented Hawaiian artists for their contributions to Hawaii’s music and recording industry on Sunday at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii. Honored were: Hawaiian music veteran Momi Bee Kahawaiola‘a, 92; “Brother Noland” Conjugacion, 61, who introduced a new sound to local music with “Coconut Girl” in 1983; Jon Osorio, 68, member of the Na Hoku Hanohano Award-winning duo Jon & Randy in the early 1980s, currently dean of the Hawai‘inuiakea School of Hawaiian Knowledge at the University of Hawai‘i; and Hoku Award-winning Hawaiian language songwriter, recording artist and kumu hula Kawaikapuaokalani Hewett, 65.
The Hawai‘i Academy of Recording Arts honored four multi-talented Hawaiian artists for their contributions to Hawaii’s music and recording industry on Sunday at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii. Honored were: Hawaiian music veteran Momi Bee Kahawaiola‘a, 92; “Brother Noland” Conjugacion, 61, who introduced a new sound to local music with “Coconut Girl” in 1983; Jon Osorio, 68, member of the Na Hoku Hanohano Award-winning duo Jon & Randy in the early 1980s, currently dean of the Hawai‘inuiakea School of Hawaiian Knowledge at the University of Hawai‘i; and Hoku Award-winning Hawaiian language songwriter, recording artist and kumu hula Kawaikapuaokalani Hewett, 65.
The Hawai‘i Academy of Recording Arts honored four multi-talented Hawaiian artists for their contributions to Hawaii’s music and recording industry on Sunday at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii. Honored were: Hawaiian music veteran Momi Bee Kahawaiola‘a, 92; “Brother Noland” Conjugacion, 61, who introduced a new sound to local music with “Coconut Girl” in 1983; Jon Osorio, 68, member of the Na Hoku Hanohano Award-winning duo Jon & Randy in the early 1980s, currently dean of the Hawai‘inuiakea School of Hawaiian Knowledge at the University of Hawai‘i; and Hoku Award-winning Hawaiian language songwriter, recording artist and kumu hula Kawaikapuaokalani Hewett, 65.
The Hawai‘i Academy of Recording Arts honored four multi-talented Hawaiian artists for their contributions to Hawaii’s music and recording industry on Sunday at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii. Honored were: Hawaiian music veteran Momi Bee Kahawaiola‘a, 92; “Brother Noland” Conjugacion, 61, who introduced a new sound to local music with “Coconut Girl” in 1983; Jon Osorio, 68, member of the Na Hoku Hanohano Award-winning duo Jon & Randy in the early 1980s, currently dean of the Hawai‘inuiakea School of Hawaiian Knowledge at the University of Hawai‘i; and Hoku Award-winning Hawaiian language songwriter, recording artist and kumu hula Kawaikapuaokalani Hewett, 65.
The Hawai‘i Academy of Recording Arts honored four multi-talented Hawaiian artists for their contributions to Hawaii’s music and recording industry on Sunday at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii. Honored were: Hawaiian music veteran Momi Bee Kahawaiola‘a, 92; “Brother Noland” Conjugacion, 61, who introduced a new sound to local music with “Coconut Girl” in 1983; Jon Osorio, 68, member of the Na Hoku Hanohano Award-winning duo Jon & Randy in the early 1980s, currently dean of the Hawai‘inuiakea School of Hawaiian Knowledge at the University of Hawai‘i; and Hoku Award-winning Hawaiian language songwriter, recording artist and kumu hula Kawaikapuaokalani Hewett, 65.
The Hawai‘i Academy of Recording Arts honored four multi-talented Hawaiian artists for their contributions to Hawaii’s music and recording industry on Sunday at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii. Honored were: Hawaiian music veteran Momi Bee Kahawaiola‘a, 92; “Brother Noland” Conjugacion, 61, who introduced a new sound to local music with “Coconut Girl” in 1983; Jon Osorio, 68, member of the Na Hoku Hanohano Award-winning duo Jon & Randy in the early 1980s, currently dean of the Hawai‘inuiakea School of Hawaiian Knowledge at the University of Hawai‘i; and Hoku Award-winning Hawaiian language songwriter, recording artist and kumu hula Kawaikapuaokalani Hewett, 65.
The Hawai‘i Academy of Recording Arts honored four multi-talented Hawaiian artists for their contributions to Hawaii’s music and recording industry on Sunday at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii. Honored were: Hawaiian music veteran Momi Bee Kahawaiola‘a, 92; “Brother Noland” Conjugacion, 61, who introduced a new sound to local music with “Coconut Girl” in 1983; Jon Osorio, 68, member of the Na Hoku Hanohano Award-winning duo Jon & Randy in the early 1980s, currently dean of the Hawai‘inuiakea School of Hawaiian Knowledge at the University of Hawai‘i; and Hoku Award-winning Hawaiian language songwriter, recording artist and kumu hula Kawaikapuaokalani Hewett, 65.
The Hawai‘i Academy of Recording Arts honored four multi-talented Hawaiian artists for their contributions to Hawaii’s music and recording industry on Sunday at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii. Honored were: Hawaiian music veteran Momi Bee Kahawaiola‘a, 92; “Brother Noland” Conjugacion, 61, who introduced a new sound to local music with “Coconut Girl” in 1983; Jon Osorio, 68, member of the Na Hoku Hanohano Award-winning duo Jon & Randy in the early 1980s, currently dean of the Hawai‘inuiakea School of Hawaiian Knowledge at the University of Hawai‘i; and Hoku Award-winning Hawaiian language songwriter, recording artist and kumu hula Kawaikapuaokalani Hewett, 65.
The Hawai‘i Academy of Recording Arts honored four multi-talented Hawaiian artists for their contributions to Hawaii’s music and recording industry on Sunday at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii. Honored were: Hawaiian music veteran Momi Bee Kahawaiola‘a, 92; “Brother Noland” Conjugacion, 61, who introduced a new sound to local music with “Coconut Girl” in 1983; Jon Osorio, 68, member of the Na Hoku Hanohano Award-winning duo Jon & Randy in the early 1980s, currently dean of the Hawai‘inuiakea School of Hawaiian Knowledge at the University of Hawai‘i; and Hoku Award-winning Hawaiian language songwriter, recording artist and kumu hula Kawaikapuaokalani Hewett, 65.
The Hawai‘i Academy of Recording Arts honored four multi-talented Hawaiian artists for their contributions to Hawaii’s music and recording industry on Sunday at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii. Honored were: Hawaiian music veteran Momi Bee Kahawaiola‘a, 92; “Brother Noland” Conjugacion, 61, who introduced a new sound to local music with “Coconut Girl” in 1983; Jon Osorio, 68, member of the Na Hoku Hanohano Award-winning duo Jon & Randy in the early 1980s, currently dean of the Hawai‘inuiakea School of Hawaiian Knowledge at the University of Hawai‘i; and Hoku Award-winning Hawaiian language songwriter, recording artist and kumu hula Kawaikapuaokalani Hewett, 65.
The Hawai‘i Academy of Recording Arts honored four multi-talented Hawaiian artists for their contributions to Hawaii’s music and recording industry on Sunday at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii. Honored were: Hawaiian music veteran Momi Bee Kahawaiola‘a, 92; “Brother Noland” Conjugacion, 61, who introduced a new sound to local music with “Coconut Girl” in 1983; Jon Osorio, 68, member of the Na Hoku Hanohano Award-winning duo Jon & Randy in the early 1980s, currently dean of the Hawai‘inuiakea School of Hawaiian Knowledge at the University of Hawai‘i; and Hoku Award-winning Hawaiian language songwriter, recording artist and kumu hula Kawaikapuaokalani Hewett, 65.
The Hawai‘i Academy of Recording Arts honored four multi-talented Hawaiian artists for their contributions to Hawaii’s music and recording industry on Sunday at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii. Honored were: Hawaiian music veteran Momi Bee Kahawaiola‘a, 92; “Brother Noland” Conjugacion, 61, who introduced a new sound to local music with “Coconut Girl” in 1983; Jon Osorio, 68, member of the Na Hoku Hanohano Award-winning duo Jon & Randy in the early 1980s, currently dean of the Hawai‘inuiakea School of Hawaiian Knowledge at the University of Hawai‘i; and Hoku Award-winning Hawaiian language songwriter, recording artist and kumu hula Kawaikapuaokalani Hewett, 65.
The Hawai‘i Academy of Recording Arts honored four multi-talented Hawaiian artists for their contributions to Hawaii’s music and recording industry on Sunday at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii. Honored were: Hawaiian music veteran Momi Bee Kahawaiola‘a, 92; “Brother Noland” Conjugacion, 61, who introduced a new sound to local music with “Coconut Girl” in 1983; Jon Osorio, 68, member of the Na Hoku Hanohano Award-winning duo Jon & Randy in the early 1980s, currently dean of the Hawai‘inuiakea School of Hawaiian Knowledge at the University of Hawai‘i; and Hoku Award-winning Hawaiian language songwriter, recording artist and kumu hula Kawaikapuaokalani Hewett, 65.
The Hawai‘i Academy of Recording Arts honored four multi-talented Hawaiian artists for their contributions to Hawaii’s music and recording industry on Sunday at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii. Honored were: Hawaiian music veteran Momi Bee Kahawaiola‘a, 92; “Brother Noland” Conjugacion, 61, who introduced a new sound to local music with “Coconut Girl” in 1983; Jon Osorio, 68, member of the Na Hoku Hanohano Award-winning duo Jon & Randy in the early 1980s, currently dean of the Hawai‘inuiakea School of Hawaiian Knowledge at the University of Hawai‘i; and Hoku Award-winning Hawaiian language songwriter, recording artist and kumu hula Kawaikapuaokalani Hewett, 65.
The Hawai‘i Academy of Recording Arts honored four multi-talented Hawaiian artists for their contributions to Hawaii’s music and recording industry on Sunday at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii. Honored were: Hawaiian music veteran Momi Bee Kahawaiola‘a, 92; “Brother Noland” Conjugacion, 61, who introduced a new sound to local music with “Coconut Girl” in 1983; Jon Osorio, 68, member of the Na Hoku Hanohano Award-winning duo Jon & Randy in the early 1980s, currently dean of the Hawai‘inuiakea School of Hawaiian Knowledge at the University of Hawai‘i; and Hoku Award-winning Hawaiian language songwriter, recording artist and kumu hula Kawaikapuaokalani Hewett, 65.
The Hawai‘i Academy of Recording Arts honored four multi-talented Hawaiian artists for their contributions to Hawaii’s music and recording industry on Sunday at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii. Honored were: Hawaiian music veteran Momi Bee Kahawaiola‘a, 92; “Brother Noland” Conjugacion, 61, who introduced a new sound to local music with “Coconut Girl” in 1983; Jon Osorio, 68, member of the Na Hoku Hanohano Award-winning duo Jon & Randy in the early 1980s, currently dean of the Hawai‘inuiakea School of Hawaiian Knowledge at the University of Hawai‘i; and Hoku Award-winning Hawaiian language songwriter, recording artist and kumu hula Kawaikapuaokalani Hewett, 65.
The Hawai‘i Academy of Recording Arts honored four multi-talented Hawaiian artists for their contributions to Hawaii’s music and recording industry on Sunday at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii. Honored were: Hawaiian music veteran Momi Bee Kahawaiola‘a, 92; “Brother Noland” Conjugacion, 61, who introduced a new sound to local music with “Coconut Girl” in 1983; Jon Osorio, 68, member of the Na Hoku Hanohano Award-winning duo Jon & Randy in the early 1980s, currently dean of the Hawai‘inuiakea School of Hawaiian Knowledge at the University of Hawai‘i; and Hoku Award-winning Hawaiian language songwriter, recording artist and kumu hula Kawaikapuaokalani Hewett, 65.
The Hawai‘i Academy of Recording Arts honored four multi-talented Hawaiian artists for their contributions to Hawaii’s music and recording industry on Sunday at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii. Honored were: Hawaiian music veteran Momi Bee Kahawaiola‘a, 92; “Brother Noland” Conjugacion, 61, who introduced a new sound to local music with “Coconut Girl” in 1983; Jon Osorio, 68, member of the Na Hoku Hanohano Award-winning duo Jon & Randy in the early 1980s, currently dean of the Hawai‘inuiakea School of Hawaiian Knowledge at the University of Hawai‘i; and Hoku Award-winning Hawaiian language songwriter, recording artist and kumu hula Kawaikapuaokalani Hewett, 65.
The Hawai‘i Academy of Recording Arts honored four multi-talented Hawaiian artists for their contributions to Hawaii’s music and recording industry on Sunday at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii. Honored were: Hawaiian music veteran Momi Bee Kahawaiola‘a, 92; “Brother Noland” Conjugacion, 61, who introduced a new sound to local music with “Coconut Girl” in 1983; Jon Osorio, 68, member of the Na Hoku Hanohano Award-winning duo Jon & Randy in the early 1980s, currently dean of the Hawai‘inuiakea School of Hawaiian Knowledge at the University of Hawai‘i; and Hoku Award-winning Hawaiian language songwriter, recording artist and kumu hula Kawaikapuaokalani Hewett, 65.
The Hawai‘i Academy of Recording Arts honored four multi-talented Hawaiian artists for their contributions to Hawaii’s music and recording industry on Sunday at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii. Honored were: Hawaiian music veteran Momi Bee Kahawaiola‘a, 92; “Brother Noland” Conjugacion, 61, who introduced a new sound to local music with “Coconut Girl” in 1983; Jon Osorio, 68, member of the Na Hoku Hanohano Award-winning duo Jon & Randy in the early 1980s, currently dean of the Hawai‘inuiakea School of Hawaiian Knowledge at the University of Hawai‘i; and Hoku Award-winning Hawaiian language songwriter, recording artist and kumu hula Kawaikapuaokalani Hewett, 65.
The Hawai‘i Academy of Recording Arts honored four multi-talented Hawaiian artists for their contributions to Hawaii’s music and recording industry on Sunday at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii. Honored were: Hawaiian music veteran Momi Bee Kahawaiola‘a, 92; “Brother Noland” Conjugacion, 61, who introduced a new sound to local music with “Coconut Girl” in 1983; Jon Osorio, 68, member of the Na Hoku Hanohano Award-winning duo Jon & Randy in the early 1980s, currently dean of the Hawai‘inuiakea School of Hawaiian Knowledge at the University of Hawai‘i; and Hoku Award-winning Hawaiian language songwriter, recording artist and kumu hula Kawaikapuaokalani Hewett, 65.
The Hawai‘i Academy of Recording Arts honored four multi-talented Hawaiian artists for their contributions to Hawaii’s music and recording industry on Sunday at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii. Honored were: Hawaiian music veteran Momi Bee Kahawaiola‘a, 92; “Brother Noland” Conjugacion, 61, who introduced a new sound to local music with “Coconut Girl” in 1983; Jon Osorio, 68, member of the Na Hoku Hanohano Award-winning duo Jon & Randy in the early 1980s, currently dean of the Hawai‘inuiakea School of Hawaiian Knowledge at the University of Hawai‘i; and Hoku Award-winning Hawaiian language songwriter, recording artist and kumu hula Kawaikapuaokalani Hewett, 65.
The Hawai‘i Academy of Recording Arts honored four multi-talented Hawaiian artists for their contributions to Hawaii’s music and recording industry on Sunday at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii. Honored were: Hawaiian music veteran Momi Bee Kahawaiola‘a, 92; “Brother Noland” Conjugacion, 61, who introduced a new sound to local music with “Coconut Girl” in 1983; Jon Osorio, 68, member of the Na Hoku Hanohano Award-winning duo Jon & Randy in the early 1980s, currently dean of the Hawai‘inuiakea School of Hawaiian Knowledge at the University of Hawai‘i; and Hoku Award-winning Hawaiian language songwriter, recording artist and kumu hula Kawaikapuaokalani Hewett, 65.
The Hawai‘i Academy of Recording Arts honored four multi-talented Hawaiian artists for their contributions to Hawaii’s music and recording industry on Sunday at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii. Honored were: Hawaiian music veteran Momi Bee Kahawaiola‘a, 92; “Brother Noland” Conjugacion, 61, who introduced a new sound to local music with “Coconut Girl” in 1983; Jon Osorio, 68, member of the Na Hoku Hanohano Award-winning duo Jon & Randy in the early 1980s, currently dean of the Hawai‘inuiakea School of Hawaiian Knowledge at the University of Hawai‘i; and Hoku Award-winning Hawaiian language songwriter, recording artist and kumu hula Kawaikapuaokalani Hewett, 65.
The Hawai‘i Academy of Recording Arts honored four multi-talented Hawaiian artists for their contributions to Hawaii’s music and recording industry on Sunday at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii. Honored were: Hawaiian music veteran Momi Bee Kahawaiola‘a, 92; “Brother Noland” Conjugacion, 61, who introduced a new sound to local music with “Coconut Girl” in 1983; Jon Osorio, 68, member of the Na Hoku Hanohano Award-winning duo Jon & Randy in the early 1980s, currently dean of the Hawai‘inuiakea School of Hawaiian Knowledge at the University of Hawai‘i; and Hoku Award-winning Hawaiian language songwriter, recording artist and kumu hula Kawaikapuaokalani Hewett, 65.
The Hawai‘i Academy of Recording Arts honored four multi-talented Hawaiian artists for their contributions to Hawaii’s music and recording industry on Sunday at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii. Honored were: Hawaiian music veteran Momi Bee Kahawaiola‘a, 92; “Brother Noland” Conjugacion, 61, who introduced a new sound to local music with “Coconut Girl” in 1983; Jon Osorio, 68, member of the Na Hoku Hanohano Award-winning duo Jon & Randy in the early 1980s, currently dean of the Hawai‘inuiakea School of Hawaiian Knowledge at the University of Hawai‘i; and Hoku Award-winning Hawaiian language songwriter, recording artist and kumu hula Kawaikapuaokalani Hewett, 65.
The Hawai‘i Academy of Recording Arts honored four multi-talented Hawaiian artists for their contributions to Hawaii’s music and recording industry on Sunday at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii. Honored were: Hawaiian music veteran Momi Bee Kahawaiola‘a, 92; “Brother Noland” Conjugacion, 61, who introduced a new sound to local music with “Coconut Girl” in 1983; Jon Osorio, 68, member of the Na Hoku Hanohano Award-winning duo Jon & Randy in the early 1980s, currently dean of the Hawai‘inuiakea School of Hawaiian Knowledge at the University of Hawai‘i; and Hoku Award-winning Hawaiian language songwriter, recording artist and kumu hula Kawaikapuaokalani Hewett, 65.
The Hawai‘i Academy of Recording Arts honored four multi-talented Hawaiian artists for their contributions to Hawaii’s music and recording industry on Sunday at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii. Honored were: Hawaiian music veteran Momi Bee Kahawaiola‘a, 92; “Brother Noland” Conjugacion, 61, who introduced a new sound to local music with “Coconut Girl” in 1983; Jon Osorio, 68, member of the Na Hoku Hanohano Award-winning duo Jon & Randy in the early 1980s, currently dean of the Hawai‘inuiakea School of Hawaiian Knowledge at the University of Hawai‘i; and Hoku Award-winning Hawaiian language songwriter, recording artist and kumu hula Kawaikapuaokalani Hewett, 65.
The Hawai‘i Academy of Recording Arts honored four multi-talented Hawaiian artists for their contributions to Hawaii’s music and recording industry on Sunday at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii. Honored were: Hawaiian music veteran Momi Bee Kahawaiola‘a, 92; “Brother Noland” Conjugacion, 61, who introduced a new sound to local music with “Coconut Girl” in 1983; Jon Osorio, 68, member of the Na Hoku Hanohano Award-winning duo Jon & Randy in the early 1980s, currently dean of the Hawai‘inuiakea School of Hawaiian Knowledge at the University of Hawai‘i; and Hoku Award-winning Hawaiian language songwriter, recording artist and kumu hula Kawaikapuaokalani Hewett, 65.
The Hawai‘i Academy of Recording Arts honored four multi-talented Hawaiian artists for their contributions to Hawaii’s music and recording industry on Sunday at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii. Honored were: Hawaiian music veteran Momi Bee Kahawaiola‘a, 92; “Brother Noland” Conjugacion, 61, who introduced a new sound to local music with “Coconut Girl” in 1983; Jon Osorio, 68, member of the Na Hoku Hanohano Award-winning duo Jon & Randy in the early 1980s, currently dean of the Hawai‘inuiakea School of Hawaiian Knowledge at the University of Hawai‘i; and Hoku Award-winning Hawaiian language songwriter, recording artist and kumu hula Kawaikapuaokalani Hewett, 65.
The Hawai‘i Academy of Recording Arts honored four multi-talented Hawaiian artists for their contributions to Hawaii’s music and recording industry on Sunday at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii. Honored were: Hawaiian music veteran Momi Bee Kahawaiola‘a, 92; “Brother Noland” Conjugacion, 61, who introduced a new sound to local music with “Coconut Girl” in 1983; Jon Osorio, 68, member of the Na Hoku Hanohano Award-winning duo Jon & Randy in the early 1980s, currently dean of the Hawai‘inuiakea School of Hawaiian Knowledge at the University of Hawai‘i; and Hoku Award-winning Hawaiian language songwriter, recording artist and kumu hula Kawaikapuaokalani Hewett, 65.
The Hawai‘i Academy of Recording Arts honored four multi-talented Hawaiian artists for their contributions to Hawaii’s music and recording industry on Sunday at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii. Honored were: Hawaiian music veteran Momi Bee Kahawaiola‘a, 92; “Brother Noland” Conjugacion, 61, who introduced a new sound to local music with “Coconut Girl” in 1983; Jon Osorio, 68, member of the Na Hoku Hanohano Award-winning duo Jon & Randy in the early 1980s, currently dean of the Hawai‘inuiakea School of Hawaiian Knowledge at the University of Hawai‘i; and Hoku Award-winning Hawaiian language songwriter, recording artist and kumu hula Kawaikapuaokalani Hewett, 65.
The Hawai‘i Academy of Recording Arts honored four multi-talented Hawaiian artists for their contributions to Hawaii’s music and recording industry on Sunday at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii. Honored were: Hawaiian music veteran Momi Bee Kahawaiola‘a, 92; “Brother Noland” Conjugacion, 61, who introduced a new sound to local music with “Coconut Girl” in 1983; Jon Osorio, 68, member of the Na Hoku Hanohano Award-winning duo Jon & Randy in the early 1980s, currently dean of the Hawai‘inuiakea School of Hawaiian Knowledge at the University of Hawai‘i; and Hoku Award-winning Hawaiian language songwriter, recording artist and kumu hula Kawaikapuaokalani Hewett, 65.
The Hawai‘i Academy of Recording Arts honored four multi-talented Hawaiian artists for their contributions to Hawaii’s music and recording industry on Sunday at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii. Honored were: Hawaiian music veteran Momi Bee Kahawaiola‘a, 92; “Brother Noland” Conjugacion, 61, who introduced a new sound to local music with “Coconut Girl” in 1983; Jon Osorio, 68, member of the Na Hoku Hanohano Award-winning duo Jon & Randy in the early 1980s, currently dean of the Hawai‘inuiakea School of Hawaiian Knowledge at the University of Hawai‘i; and Hoku Award-winning Hawaiian language songwriter, recording artist and kumu hula Kawaikapuaokalani Hewett, 65.
The Hawai‘i Academy of Recording Arts honored four multi-talented Hawaiian artists for their contributions to Hawaii’s music and recording industry on Sunday at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii. Honored were: Hawaiian music veteran Momi Bee Kahawaiola‘a, 92; “Brother Noland” Conjugacion, 61, who introduced a new sound to local music with “Coconut Girl” in 1983; Jon Osorio, 68, member of the Na Hoku Hanohano Award-winning duo Jon & Randy in the early 1980s, currently dean of the Hawai‘inuiakea School of Hawaiian Knowledge at the University of Hawai‘i; and Hoku Award-winning Hawaiian language songwriter, recording artist and kumu hula Kawaikapuaokalani Hewett, 65.
The Hawai‘i Academy of Recording Arts honored four multi-talented Hawaiian artists for their contributions to Hawaii’s music and recording industry on Sunday at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii. Honored were: Hawaiian music veteran Momi Bee Kahawaiola‘a, 92; “Brother Noland” Conjugacion, 61, who introduced a new sound to local music with “Coconut Girl” in 1983; Jon Osorio, 68, member of the Na Hoku Hanohano Award-winning duo Jon & Randy in the early 1980s, currently dean of the Hawai‘inuiakea School of Hawaiian Knowledge at the University of Hawai‘i; and Hoku Award-winning Hawaiian language songwriter, recording artist and kumu hula Kawaikapuaokalani Hewett, 65.
The Hawai‘i Academy of Recording Arts honored four multi-talented Hawaiian artists for their contributions to Hawaii’s music and recording industry on Sunday at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii. Honored were: Hawaiian music veteran Momi Bee Kahawaiola‘a, 92; “Brother Noland” Conjugacion, 61, who introduced a new sound to local music with “Coconut Girl” in 1983; Jon Osorio, 68, member of the Na Hoku Hanohano Award-winning duo Jon & Randy in the early 1980s, currently dean of the Hawai‘inuiakea School of Hawaiian Knowledge at the University of Hawai‘i; and Hoku Award-winning Hawaiian language songwriter, recording artist and kumu hula Kawaikapuaokalani Hewett, 65.
The Hawai‘i Academy of Recording Arts honored four multi-talented Hawaiian artists for their contributions to Hawaii’s music and recording industry on Sunday at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii. Honored were: Hawaiian music veteran Momi Bee Kahawaiola‘a, 92; “Brother Noland” Conjugacion, 61, who introduced a new sound to local music with “Coconut Girl” in 1983; Jon Osorio, 68, member of the Na Hoku Hanohano Award-winning duo Jon & Randy in the early 1980s, currently dean of the Hawai‘inuiakea School of Hawaiian Knowledge at the University of Hawai‘i; and Hoku Award-winning Hawaiian language songwriter, recording artist and kumu hula Kawaikapuaokalani Hewett, 65.
The Hawai‘i Academy of Recording Arts honored four multi-talented Hawaiian artists for their contributions to Hawaii’s music and recording industry on Sunday at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii. Honored were: Hawaiian music veteran Momi Bee Kahawaiola‘a, 92; “Brother Noland” Conjugacion, 61, who introduced a new sound to local music with “Coconut Girl” in 1983; Jon Osorio, 68, member of the Na Hoku Hanohano Award-winning duo Jon & Randy in the early 1980s, currently dean of the Hawai‘inuiakea School of Hawaiian Knowledge at the University of Hawai‘i; and Hoku Award-winning Hawaiian language songwriter, recording artist and kumu hula Kawaikapuaokalani Hewett, 65.
The Hawai‘i Academy of Recording Arts honored four multi-talented Hawaiian artists for their contributions to Hawaii’s music and recording industry on Sunday at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii. Honored were: Hawaiian music veteran Momi Bee Kahawaiola‘a, 92; “Brother Noland” Conjugacion, 61, who introduced a new sound to local music with “Coconut Girl” in 1983; Jon Osorio, 68, member of the Na Hoku Hanohano Award-winning duo Jon & Randy in the early 1980s, currently dean of the Hawai‘inuiakea School of Hawaiian Knowledge at the University of Hawai‘i; and Hoku Award-winning Hawaiian language songwriter, recording artist and kumu hula Kawaikapuaokalani Hewett, 65.
The Hawai‘i Academy of Recording Arts honored four multi-talented Hawaiian artists for their contributions to Hawaii’s music and recording industry on Sunday at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii. Honored were: Hawaiian music veteran Momi Bee Kahawaiola‘a, 92; “Brother Noland” Conjugacion, 61, who introduced a new sound to local music with “Coconut Girl” in 1983; Jon Osorio, 68, member of the Na Hoku Hanohano Award-winning duo Jon & Randy in the early 1980s, currently dean of the Hawai‘inuiakea School of Hawaiian Knowledge at the University of Hawai‘i; and Hoku Award-winning Hawaiian language songwriter, recording artist and kumu hula Kawaikapuaokalani Hewett, 65.
The Hawai‘i Academy of Recording Arts honored four multi-talented Hawaiian artists for their contributions to Hawaii’s music and recording industry on Sunday at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii. Honored were: Hawaiian music veteran Momi Bee Kahawaiola‘a, 92; “Brother Noland” Conjugacion, 61, who introduced a new sound to local music with “Coconut Girl” in 1983; Jon Osorio, 68, member of the Na Hoku Hanohano Award-winning duo Jon & Randy in the early 1980s, currently dean of the Hawai‘inuiakea School of Hawaiian Knowledge at the University of Hawai‘i; and Hoku Award-winning Hawaiian language songwriter, recording artist and kumu hula Kawaikapuaokalani Hewett, 65.

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