About Kenneth Makuakāne

Minister, Producer, Songwriter, Storyteller

Kenneth Makuakāne is recognized as the producer of producers of Hawaiian music. He has recorded many groups, including Nā Leo Pilimehana, HAPA, Amy Hānaiali’i Gilliom, Obrian Eselu, Raiatea Helm and the Pandanus Club. To date, Kenneth has produced over one hundred fifty albums, many of which have been successful albums for their record companies.

Kenneth Makuakāne has received more than one hundred and fifty nominations and garnered a total of 24 Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards, the Hawaii equivalent of the Grammy Awards, including Producer of the Year, Song of the Year, Group of the Year, Religious Album of the Year, and Hawaiian Album of the Year.  Makuakane is the recipient of the prestigious Hawaiʻi Academy of Recording Arts 2015 Nā Hōkū Hanohano Lifetime Achievement Awards. He also won nine Big Island Music Awards.  He has been recognized in the National Registry of Who’s Who.

Kenneth is the recipient of the 2023 Hawaiian Chamber of Commerce ʻŌʻō Award for Native Hawaiians who have made significant contributions to the advancement of the Native Hawaiian community.