2012 Na Hoku Hanohano Ki Ho’alu Award

Top 3 winner in Guitar Player Magazine’s 2008 National Guitar Superstar Competition

Contributor to 3 Grammy Nominated albums

Winner of 2 Hawai’i Music Awards (Best World Music Album & Best Adult Contemporary Album)

“Artist for Peace Award”, 2005, In recognition of Makana’s outstanding support of community and continuing message of peace

“Makana” voted “Best CD” by the readers of Honolulu Weekly

First artist in 14 years to headline with his own show at the Monarch Room of The Royal Hawaiian Hotel

Rolling Stone Magazine referred to Makana’s song “We Are The Many” as “The Occupy Anthem”