Drawing on their roots in Palolo, Fernandez's 'ukulele style, combined with Cruz's fresh guitar riffs, quickly established the Ka'au Crater Boys at the forefront of contemporary Hawaiian music. Most of all, the music Fernandez and Cruz created together reflected their love of Hawai'i and, in total, earned three Nā Hōkū Hanohano awards.

Drawing on their roots in Palolo, Fernandez's 'ukulele style, combined with Cruz's fresh guitar riffs, quickly established the Ka'au Crater Boys at the forefront of contemporary Hawaiian music. Most of all, the music Fernandez and Cruz created together reflected their love of Hawai'i and, in total, earned three Nā Hōkū Hanohano awards.