Awards ceremony set for Waikiki

By Wayne Harada
Advertiser Entertainment Writer

•	'Na Hoku Hanohano 2004 Lifetime Achievement Awards' March 14 Maui Ballroom, Sheraton Waikiki Hotel No-host cocktails from 11 a.m.; lunch at 11:30 a.m., followed by awards ceremony and entertainment Tickets: $55 Reservations: 235-9424

The awards ceremony will be included in the annual Na Hoku Hanohano Award evening set for May 24 originating from the Hilton Hawaiian Village on May 24.

The five honorees are:

• Kawai Cockett, a former Na HoKu male vocalist winner. He is a specialist in traditional Hawaiian music and is known for his signature tune, "Beautiful Kaua'i."
• Bill Kaiwa, recording artist and longtime entertainer and showroom star. He is best known for his trademark hit, "The Boy from Laupahoehoe."
• Peter Moon, one of the pioneers of the renaissance of Hawaiian music among younger artists in the 1970s. He is the leader of the Na Hoku award-winning Peter Moon Band and a founder of the pivotal combo The Sunday Manoa; he also is a recording producer and concert producer and promoter, who staged the Kanikapila productions for years at the University of Hawai'i.
• Marlene Sai, premier Waikiki showroom headliner and recording star. A Na Hoku award-wining female vocalist, she also is a recording company executive, former president of the Hawai'i Academy of Recording Arts, and a recording star best known for "Waikiki," "Kainoa" and "I Love You."
• Ka'upena Wong, recording artists and chanter. He also has been a film narrator and a leader and consultant in the Hawaiian cultural scene.

Academy members and the general public may attend the luncheon event, which will include entertainment.