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A visual history · Grammys

The winners who defined Hawaiian Album.

7 ceremonies, 2005–2011. 3 different winners. The longest run belongs to Various Artists, with 4 straight wins.

Who won most recently?
Tia Carrere in 2011 for Hauna Ke Aloha.
Who has won the most?
Various Artists, 5 wins (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010).
  1. Hauna Ke AlohaTia Carrere
  2. Masters of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Volume 2Various Artists
  3. IkenaTia Carrere and Daniel Ho
  4. Treasures of Hawaiian Slack Key GuitarVarious Artists
  5. Legends of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar - Live from MauiVarious Artists
  6. Masters of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar - Vol. 1Various Artists
Years explored
2005–2011
Different winners
3
Category leader
Various Artists · 5
About this record

Best Hawaiian Music Album was first awarded in 2005, so it does not run the full 1959–2025 window.

It was awarded for the last time in 2011.

From 2012 the Grammys awarded Best Regional Roots Music Album instead.

2005–2011

7 ceremonies

20052011

01 / The reigns

Various Artists set the longest run.

The timeline turns the 2005–2011 record into a sequence of reigns. Longer bands reveal sustained runs; color shows the credited label.

  1. 01
    Various Artists5 wins
Each band is one winner’s reign. Wider means a longer run. Colored by label; hover for details.
Various Artists'05–'08×4
Tia Carrere and Daniel Ho'09
Various Artists'10
Tia Carrere'11

02 / The power map

Who stood behind the winners?

Daniel Ho Creations leads the recorded label credits with 6 wins, 2005–2011. The full distribution shows whether power was concentrated or shared.

Daniel Ho Creations6 wins
Palm1 win
Wins by label
  1. Daniel Ho Creations686%
  2. Palm114%

03 / The near misses

The names that kept coming back without the ending they wanted.

Counting nominations in this category only, 2005–2011. Excludes 9 nominations credited to Various Artists, which names a compilation rather than an act.

Most nominated, never won this award

  1. 01
    Amy Hānaiali'i Gilliom
    3 noms
  2. 02
    Ledward Kaapana
    3 noms
  3. 03
    Ho'okena
    2 noms
  4. 04
    Raiatea Helm
    2 noms

Most losses in this category

  1. 01
    Amy Hānaiali'i Gilliom
    3L · 0W
  2. 02
    Ledward Kaapana
    3L · 0W
  3. 03
    Ho'okena
    2L · 0W
  4. 04
    Raiatea Helm
    2L · 0W
  5. 05
    Tia Carrere
    1L · 1W
  6. 06
    Tia Carrere and Daniel Ho
    1L · 1W

04 / The archive

Every year.
Every winner.

The complete reference behind the story, showing 2005–2011. Open any year to see the rest of the field when nominee records are available.

YearWinnerLabel
2011Tia Carrere (Hauna Ke Aloha)unverified
beat 4 others
  • Various Artists (Amy Hānaialiʻi Gilliom and Slack Key Masters of Hawaii)
  • Ledward Kaapana (The Legend)
  • Jeff Peterson (Maui on my Mind: Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar)
  • Daniel Ho (Polani)
Daniel Ho Creations
2010Various Artists (Masters of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Volume 2)
beat 3 others
  • Amy Hānaiali'i Gilliom (Friends & Family of Hawai'i)
  • Tia Carrere and Daniel Ho (He Nani)
  • Ho'okena (Nani Mau Loa: Everlasting Beauty)
Daniel Ho Creations
2009Tia Carrere and Daniel Ho (Ikena)
beat 4 others
  • Amy Hānaiali'i Gilliom (Aumakua)
  • Mike Kaawa (Forces of Nature)
  • Various Artists (Hawaiian Slack Key Kings Masters Series: Volume II)
  • Various Artists (The Spirit of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar)
Daniel Ho Creations
2008Various Artists (Treasures of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar)repeat
beat 4 others
  • Raiatea Helm (Hawaiian Blossom)
  • Tia Carrere (Hawaiiana)
  • Cyril Pahinui (He'eai)
  • Keola Beamer (Ka Hikina O Ka Hau)
Daniel Ho Creations
2007Various Artists (Legends of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar - Live from Maui)repeat
beat 4 others
  • Amy Hānaiali'i Gilliom (Generation Hawai'i)
  • Ledward Kaapana (Grandmaster Slack Key Guitar)
  • Various Artists (Hawaiian Slack Key Strings)
  • Henry Kapono (The Wild Hawaiian)
Daniel Ho Creations
2006Various Artists (Masters of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar - Vol. 1)repeat
beat 4 others
  • Ledward Kaapana (Kiho'alu: Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar)
  • Kapono Beamer (Slack Key Dream of the Ponomoe)
  • Sonny Lim (Slack Key Guitar: The Artistry of Sonny Lim)
  • Raiatea Helm (Sweet & Lovely)
Daniel Ho Creations
2005Various Artists (Slack Key Guitar Volume 2)unverified
beat 4 others
  • Amy Hānaiali'i Gilliom and Willie K (Amy & Willie Live)
  • Ho'okena (Cool Elevation)
  • Keali'i Reichel (Ke'alaokamaile)
  • The Brothers Cazimero (Some Call it Aloha... Don't Tell)
Palm