HARA’s mission is to preserve, protect, promote, foster and advance Hawai‘i’s recording industry and the music of Hawai‘i.
The Hawai‘i Academy of Recording Arts (HARA) and Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards trace their origins to 1978. HARA also directs programs to promote quality and growth in the recording and music industries in Hawai‘i.
2025 Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards Submissions
Are Open!
Submissions are now being accepted for the 2025 Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards. Please visit the page linked below to enter your submission(s).
[ Entry Forms and Submission Guidelines for the 2025 Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards ]
IMPORTANT CHANGE!
The most important change in this years awards is that entries must be submitted by 11:59 PM on Tuesday, December 31, 2024. All entries must be completed and include all required documentation.
IMPORTANT REMINDER!
Releases must be commercially available by 11:59 PM on Tuesday, December 31, 2024 to be eligible for submission. We understand that online distribution services like TuneCore and Distrokid allow you to enter any release date you wish. However, we will require documentation that the release was actually available for purchase by by 11:59 PM on Tuesday, December 31, 2024. Any release that is not available at that time will not be accepted for consideration in the 2025 Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards.
Support HARA
Like many throughout our communities, the pandemic and the fires on Maui have proven to be a challenge us all. For the Hawaiʻi Academy of Recording Arts’ 500+ members, many of whom aren’t able to perform in public, at a restaurant, hotel, or in front of a live audience, it’s been an especially difficult time.
Please kōkua and donate today to help our non-profit sustain its mission to preserve, protect, promote and continue to foster Hawai‘i’s music industry.
SHARE YOUR PHOTOS
HARA encourages members to upload or mail in your photos (do not send originals, we will not return them) to include in the HARA Photo Archive and web site.