{"id":179951,"date":"2023-07-07T10:56:32","date_gmt":"2023-07-07T20:56:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=179951"},"modified":"2023-07-07T12:17:45","modified_gmt":"2023-07-07T22:17:45","slug":"uh-maui-na-hoku-hanohano","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2023\/07\/07\/uh-maui-na-hoku-hanohano\/","title":{"rendered":"UH<\/abbr> Maui College associate professor\u2019s musical group wins N\u0101 H\u014dk\u016b Hanohano awards"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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Second from left: Keola Donaghy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

University of Hawai\u02bbi<\/span> Maui College<\/a> Associate Professor Keola Donaghy, along with his musical group Aʻeaʻe<\/span>, won two Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards in July; for Group of the Year and Hawaiian EP<\/abbr> (Extended Play) of the Year; for their eponymous debut EP<\/abbr> of country flavored, contemporary Hawaiian music.<\/p>\n

A\u02bbea\u02bbe<\/span> means, “Mixing of a dark or brilliant color with a lighter one, as feathers in a lei; of dark hair of a young person with streaks of gray.” Members include Maui residents Donaghy and Tarvin Makia, O\u02bbahu<\/span> resident Kenneth Makuak\u0101ne, Nashville-based Jeff “Lokomaika\u02bbi<\/span>” Dayton and Māpuana Mākia. Most have been long-time friends and occasional collaborators.<\/p>\n

“For me, the biggest thrill was sharing the stage with my friends Tarvin and Jeff and my niece, Māpuana,” said Donaghy. “It was also a thrill to have Gaylord Holomalia of Kalapana and Israel Kamakawiwo\u02bbole<\/span>‘s band join us on keyboard. Gaylord wrote “Lover of Mine,” and my Hawaiian interpretation of it was one of the songs we performed. It was just an amazing night.”<\/p>\n