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1979 Na Hoku Hanohano Awards
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The 2nd Annual Na Hoku Hanohano Awards were given out in 1979. Here are the winners in all categories of the 1979 Na Hoku Hanohano Awards.

There was no overall best album category in 1979, but Honolulu City Lights by Keola and Kapono Beamer swept the 1979 Hoku Awards by winning in six different categories. Honolulu City Lights went on to become one of the best selling Hawaiian music albums of all time, and it is still selling strong decades after its first release.
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1979 Best Album Hoku Awards

1979 Best Comedy Album
ALBUM TITLE: Poi Dog with Crabs
COMEDIAN: Rap Replinger
Past "Best Comedy Album" Winners

1979 Best Contemporary Album
ALBUM TITLE: Life's Different Now
ARTISTS: Cecilio and Kapono
Past "Best Contemporary Album" Winners

1979 Best Contemporary Hawaiian Album

ALBUM TITLE: Honolulu City Lights
ARTISTS: Keola and Kapono Beamer
Past "Best Contemporary Hawaiian Album" Winners

1979 Best Instrumental Album
ALBUM TITLE: Sand
ARTIST: The Sandwich Island Band
Past "Best Instrumental Album" Winners

1979 Best Traditional Album
ALBUM TITLE: Haaku Pele i Hawaii
ARTIST: Aunty Edith Kanakaole
Past "Best Hawaiian Album" Winners

1979 Best Artist Hoku Awards

1979 Best Male Vocalist:
ALBUM TITLE: Robert Cazimero
ARTIST: Robert Cazimero
Past "Best Male Vocalist" Winners

1979 Best Female Vocalist:
ARTIST: Melveen Leed
ALBUM TITLE: "I Love You Hawaii"
Past "Best Female Vocalist" Winners

1979 Best Group:
ARTISTS: The Brothers Cazimero
ALBUM TITLE: "Hoala"
Past "Best Group" Winners

1979 Most Promising Artist:
COMEDIAN: Andy Bumatai
ALBUM TITLE: "Hawaii's First Stand-Up Comic"
Past "Most Promising Artist" Winners

1979 Best Song Hoku Awards

1979 Best Song:
SONG TITLE: Honolulu City Lights
ALBUM TITLE: Honolulu City Lights
ARTISTS: Keola and Kapono Beamer
Past "Best Song" Winners

1979 Best Single:
TITLE 1: Honolulu City Lights
TITLE 2: Please Let Me Know
ARTISTS: Keola and Kapono Beamer
Past "Best Single" Winners

1979 Best Composer:
COMPOSER: Keola Beamer
SONG TITLE: "Honolulu City Lights"
ALBUM TITLE: "Honolulu City Lights"
ARTISTS: Keola and Kapono Beamer
Past "Best Composer" Winners

1979 Technical Hoku Awards

1979 Best Engineered Album
ALBUM TITLE: Honolulu City Lights
ARTISTS: Keola and Kapono Beamer
Past "Best Engineered Album" Winners

1979 Best Produced Album
ALBUM TITLE: Honolulu City Lights
ARTISTS: Keola and Kapono Beamer
Past "Best Produced Album" Winners

1979 Special Hoku Awards

1979 Sidney Grayson Award:
Don Ho (1930-2007)
Past "Sidney Grayson Award" Winners

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See also:

Na Hoku Hanohano Awards - by Year

Na Hoku Hanohano Awards - by Category

Na Hoku Hanohano Awards - by Artist

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