The Hawaii Academy of Recording Artists announced today the recipients of the 2009 Nā Hōkū Hanohano Lifetime Achievement Awards: Cecilio and Kapono, The Sons of Hawaii, Keola and Kapono Beamer, the late John Pi‘ilani Watkins and the late George Jarrett Helm. The awards luncheon will take place at 11 a.m. Sunday, March 15 at the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel's Hawaii Ballrooms. Tickets for the award luncheon are $75 for HARA members, $85 for non-members and $100 for VIP.
The 2009 Nā Hōkū Hanohano awards will be held on June 9, also at the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel's Hawaii Ballrooms. Award nominees will be determined by membership voting. Tickets for the ceremony are now on sale through May 8. "Early-bird" tickets are $115 for HARA members, $125 for non-members and $200 for VIP, and are available by calling 593-9424.
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