navigation search hawai i academy of recording arts abbreviation hara formation 1982 type music organization headquarters honolulu hawai i us location waiakamilo shopping center 1414 dillingham boulevard suite 208 honolulu hi 96817 official language english president pali ka aihue website nahokuhanohano.org the hawai i academy of recording arts hara is a nonprofit organization formed in 1982 to stimulate interest in the local recording industry and the music of hawai i. a voluntary 13 member elected board governs the academy . each year the academy selects and presents the na hoku hanohano awards stars of distinction . 1 2 both the academy and the n h k hanohano awards trace their origins to 1978 and kccn am radio now kccn fm then the world s only all hawaiian music radio station . contents 1 membership 2 educational mission and scholarships 3 lifetime achievement awards 4 board of governors 5 references 6 external links membership edit the academy offers three different types of memberships . 3 regular membership is open to all professionals in the hawai i recording industry . included are resident recording artists singers musicians studio technicians engineers producers songwriters graphic artists liner note annotators and editors or text editors with at least one verifiable recording credit . all recordings must have been commercially released in hawai i. commercially released recordings are defined as being released through distribution companies outlets and retail internet distribution outlets located within the state of hawai i. resident recording artists producers and other professionals with digital download only releases which are for sale exclusively through established online retailers such as itunes rhapsody amazon.com emusic and cd baby are also eligible or regular membership . artists and other professionals whose recordings are distributed solely via personal sales at performances and or non retail internet web sites are not eligible for regular membership . regular members may nominate vote for and sit on the board of governors of hara chair committees ; vote for all n h k hanohano ballot categories including the technical categories and are entitled to receive the newsletter . associate membership is open to all members of related industries including but not limited to radio television retail record outlets record distributors record companies arts and entertainment writers other members of the media and professional musicians without a recording credit . associate members may vote for all ballot categories except technical categories ; sit on hara committees ; and are entitled to receive the newsletter . friend of the academy membership is open to anyone who wishes to support hara and its initiatives . friends of the academy are entitled to receive the newsletter . designed for the non professional who wishes to support the efforts of hara . educational mission and scholarships edit hara also directs programs to promote quality and growth in the recording and music industries in hawai i. in conjunction with tropical music inc. hawai i state universities and colleges the hawai i academy of recording arts awards two scholarships annually to students with a demonstrable interest in the study of hawaiian music . 4 the academy has conducted seminars and panel sessions on the music and recording business with the recording academy and the hawai i island economic development board . in conjunction with the state department of business economic development and tourism dbedt and hawai i book fashion and food groups it participates in events and projects promoting hawai i product . lifetime achievement awards edit a separate ceremony for the prestigious lifetime achievement awards 5 honors hawai i recording industry pioneers and veterans who are also acknowledged during the n h k hanohano awards live broadcast . board of governors edit nominations and elections for the board of governors are held in the fall of each year with terms beginning at the academy s general membership meeting usually held during the second week of november each year . governors are elected or appointed to three year terms . the following are the members of the hara board of governors for the 2015 2016 year . pali ka aihue president julian ako vice president kawena mechler treasurer lea uehara secretary keola donaghy ben gutierrez gaylord holomalia kimo kahoano eric lagrimas cindy lance janet maduli kenneth makuakane bennett namahoe references edit http www.nahokuhanohano.org n hk hanohano awards cj6w http archives.starbulletin.com 96 05 16 features story1.html http www.nahokuhanohano.org membership c19ke http www.nahokuhanohano.org bmm c1rj3 http www.nahokuhanohano.org lifetime achievement awards cak external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title hawai % 27i academy of recording arts & oldid 743457160 categories organizations based in hawaiihawaiian music1982 establishments in hawaiimusic industry associationscompanies based in hawaiicompanies based in honoluluna hoku hanohano awards navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 9 october 2016 at 19 06 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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