Anyone been following what's got people stirred up, regarding this year's Hokus? Apparently, HARA's Board of Directors just established a new policy that prevents performers who are not residents of the State of Hawai`i from being eligible for the Awards.
They recently rejected the latest CD by Manny K. Fernandez (who is a Hawaiian musician, of Hawaiian blood and who performed in the Islands most of his life, but chose to retire to Aloha, Oregon) from "Album of the Year" and "Male Vocalist of the Year" consideration, due to this rule. There's a LOT of buzz going on about this new requirement.
I'd like to hear what people think - I may write a story about it for the Northwest Hawai`i Times.
They recently rejected the latest CD by Manny K. Fernandez (who is a Hawaiian musician, of Hawaiian blood and who performed in the Islands most of his life, but chose to retire to Aloha, Oregon) from "Album of the Year" and "Male Vocalist of the Year" consideration, due to this rule. There's a LOT of buzz going on about this new requirement.
I'd like to hear what people think - I may write a story about it for the Northwest Hawai`i Times.
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