The winner of nine Na Hoku Hanohano Awards, Nathan Aweau was honored with Male Vocalist of the Year an unprecedented three times.

KAHULUI — The Maui Arts & Cultural Center recently announced the return of its popular ‘Live @ the MACC’ series of streamed Saturday night events.

Next up is Nathan Aweau on Sept. 25. Each event will be at 7:30 p.m., but instead of the audience coming to the MACC, the center will again come to its audiences, streamed on the MACC website, on its Facebook and YouTube pages, as well as on Akaku Channel 55.

Aweau is not only known for his beautiful vocals, but also for his musical prowess, particularly on the bass guitar, his favorite instrument.

Often described as a “musician’s musician” with an in-depth understanding of orchestration, Aweau is proficient on piano, guitar, ‘ukulele, saxophone, percussion and bass.

He also writes, records, engineers and produces all his own material.

Much sought-after, he has performed with numerous musicians, was a member of the award-winning groups Ka’eo, the Ali’i’s, and HAPA from 2003 to 2010, and he played with the legendary Don Ho for 16 years.

His highly praised vocals earned him his first Na Hoku Hanohano Male Vocalist of the Year Award for his debut CD and helped propel HAPA’s CD “Maui” to the Top Ten on Billboard’s World Music chart and three Na Hoku Hanohano Awards.

Traditional Hawaiian music features “leo ki’eki’e” (male falsetto singing), and Aweau’s ability gives him a multi-octave range.

For his six solo CDs to date, Aweau wrote and arranged every song, sang all vocals (including background), played every instrument, and recorded, engineered, mixed and mastered.

The Maui Arts & Cultural Center’s “Live @ the MACC” series has previously aired many live-streamed and streamed concerts and events featuring a wide variety of Hawaiian music, nationally renowned musicians, visual artists, and a wide variety of Hawaii artists, including Amy Hanaiali’i and Eric Gilliom, Pat Simmons Sr. and Jr., David Benoit, Josh Tatofi, Tavana, Zenshin Daiko, the Maui Pops, Lily Meola with Lukas Nelson, Henry Kapono, Jeff Peterson, Gretchen Rhodes, Gypsy Pacific, Andrew & Jay Molina, Kaleo Phillips, Anthony Pfluke, Jonathan Korth, Iggy Jang, Johnny Helm & John Cruz, the Camarillo Brothers, Brown Chicken Brown Cow String Band, Kamalei Kawa’a, Ho’okena, Makana, Alx Kawakami and many more.

The series is made possible by the generous support of the County of Maui and the Office of Economic Development. The series is designed to bring much-needed opportunities for many of Hawaii’s performing artists and art forms, in a combination of live/virtual or safe/live in-person events that meet or exceed all current CDC guidelines.

According to MACC President and CEO Art Vento, “Challenging times still require creative solutions. With the unprecedented spike in COVID-19 cases, we all continue to be challenged to find moments of joy amidst the seemingly never-ending pandemic.

“Continuing the Live @ the MACC series will provide safe and accessible options and support our valued local artists, all while putting a smile on our audience’s faces via the arts. As we’ve done over the past 18-plus months, if you cannot/should not come to the MACC, the MACC will continue to come to you!”

All “Live @ the MACC” events are free of charge. Donations and support for the MACC are welcome and can be made online at www.mauiarts.org/donate.

The MACC is currently closed to the public on a daily basis with the exception of the Schaefer International Gallery.

A new exhibit, “Taiji Terasaki: Reset/Reshape,” opened to the public Wednesday, Sept. 22.

Despite the Maui Arts & Cultural Center’s temporary pause for live, in-person events, it remains committed that: “When it truly CAN happen SAFELY on Maui, it WILL happen at the MACC.”

For more information, visit www.MauiArts.org or call the MACC Box Office at 242-7469 Tuesdays through Fridays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.