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2003 Hawaii Music Awards Ceremony
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All of the winners of the 6th Annual Hawaii Music Awards. The 6th Hawaii Music Awards were a people's choice award for the best music recordings and artists of 2002. The awards ceremony for the event was held in 2003.

Governor Ben Cayetano's Fine Arts Award
Neva Rego

Mayor Jeremy Harris's Performing Arts Award
Royal Hawaiian Band Aaron Mahi

Music Educator of the Year (3 honorees)
  • Charley Regua / Band Farrington High School
  • Mary Taylor / Choir & Piano Farrington High School
  • Catherine Payne / Principal Farrington High School

    Music Students of the Year Roosevelt High School
    Jennifer Lau, Kent Nishimura, Michael Foumai,
    Michael Maeda Leilehua High School Melissa Hernaez,
    Jasmine Narca, Lacey Fry Kekaulike High School (Maui)
    Megan Nakashima, Michelle Sagario, Gabriella Wimberly
    Hartman Farrington High School Jordan Segundo,
    Brandon James Valdez, Marissa
    Buendicho Kauai High School (Kauai)
    Steven Javinar, Stacey Sueoka

    Male Vocalist of the Year
    Norm

    Female Vocalist of the Year
    Raiatea Helm

    Group of the Year
    Keahiwai

    Loyal Garner Award (4 honorees)
  • The Brew Moon
  • KHUI 99.5 Breeze
  • Kapono's (Aloha Tower Marketplace)
  • William G. Meyer III

    Music Innovation Award
    Aloha Radio Network / Aloha Joe

    Entertainer of the Year
    Society of Seven Las Vegas

    Adult Contemporary Album of the Year
    Coolest Drop of Rain / Daniel Ho

    Anthology Album of the Year
    Best of Flyin Hawaii Vol 3

    Compilation Album of the Year
    A Place Called Hawaii - Aloha JOE

    Contemporary Album of the Year
    Something to Remember / Danny Couch

    Country Music Album
    Keith Scott & Friends / Country Soul

    Blues Album of the Year
    Live Blues / Chance Gardner

    Children's Album of the Year
    Let There Be Peace On Earth / Allison

    Classical Album of the Year
    Sweet Dreaming / Greg & Junko MacDonald

    Comedy Album of the Year
    Locally Disturbed / Augie Tulba

    Folk Album of the Year
    Can't Sing Records / Larry Gallagher

    Instrumental Hawaiian Album
    Sunday Morning / Jake Shimabukuro

    Hip Hop Album of the Year
    B.E.T. Volume 3

    Inspirational Album of the Year
    Trust Him / Jan Brenner

    Island Music Album of the Year
    Satisfied / Keahiwai

    Latin Music Album of the Year
    Exotica Hawaii

    New Age Album of the Year
    After the Rain / El Lopez

    Meditation Album of the Year
    Ocean / David Strattford

    Paniolo Album of the Year
    Second Thoughts / Bradda Francis

    Patriotic Album of the Year
    Lest We Forget / Patriots

    Polynesian Album of the Year
    Pacific Soul

    Pop Album of the Year
    Kalapana

    Rap Album of the Year
    The Revolution / Tiki Entertainment

    Rhythm & Blues Album of the Year
    Fly Away / Lehua

    Reggae Album of the Year
    I Belong To You / Norm

    Rock Album of the Year
    Fate Stepped In / Chance Gardner

    Seasonal Album of the Year (2 winners)
  • Maui Merry Christmas / Don Kauli'a
  • O Ka Lei La'i / Keith & Carmen Haugen

    Slack Key Album of the Year
    Aloha Kaikua'ana / John Keawe

    Traditional Hawaii Album of the Year
    E Apo Mai / Nathan Aweau

    World Music Album of the Year
    Shaka Jambe

  • The 6th Hawaii Music Awards were a people's choice award organized by the Music Foundation of Hawaii. The voting is done online, usually in January and February for the previous year, with the awards ceremony being held later in the year, after the winners have been announced to the public

    See also:
  • Hawaii Music Awards Since 1996
  • Na Hoku Hanohano Awards Since 1978
  • Hawaiian Music Grammy Awards Since 2005



  • Related Links
    All Hawaiian Music Awards
    Hawaii Travel Newsletter

    Elsewhere on the Web
    Open Email Awards Go To Thompson, Keahiwai (John Berger)
    Kai's 6th Hawaii Music Awards Program Unfolds (John Berger)
    Winners of the 6th Annual Hawaii Music Awards



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