вЂњI think the best thing about the recognition is that I would belong to the same space and the same place with other people who have done so much,вЂќ said Osorio. вЂњWith the music it was always just, no matter what we were going through, and we were poor a lot of the years we played together, but no matter how bad it could get, somehow whenever we were singing, there was always something so pure and amazing about those moments, that IвЂ™m just grateful for them,вЂќ said Osorio about his partnership with Borden. Their first album as Jon & Randy, Hawaiian Eyes, received eight NДЃ HЕЌkЕ« Hanohano award nominations in 1981, winning song of the year for вЂњHawaiian Eyes.вЂќ They were part of the вЂњHawaiian RenaissanceвЂќ in local music scene that included groups like Cecilio and Kapono, Olomana, Country Comfort and Keola and Kapono Beamer. He fell in love with the guitar his junior year of high school and that passion for music eventually led him to fellow musician Randy Borden. Osorio was born and raised in Hilo, HawaiК»i and graduated from Kamehameha Schools in 1969. Osorio was honored for his contributions to HawaiК»iвЂ™s music and recording industry by the HawaiК»i Academy of Recording Arts at an October 27 event at the Japanese Cultural Center of HawaiК»i in MЕЌК»iliК»ili. Jon Osorio, dean of the University of HawaiК»i at MДЃnoa HawaiК»inuiДЃkea School of Hawaiian Knowledge, received a lifetime achievement award in 2019, and it was not for his distinguished work in academia. Jon Osorio at the HawaiК»i Academy of Recording Arts event

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