 He won a second Hōkū Award in the comedy category with "Locally Disturbed" in 2003.In 2002, Augie was voted Comedian of the Year as the funniest comic in Hawai'i by the Honolulu Star-Bulletin and MidWeek newspapers.He is the only local comedian to sell out the Blaisdell Arena ("Augie T. - The Blaisdell Arena Show" DVD) and is recognized as one of Hawai'i's Top 100 Influential Filipinos with an exhibit at the Bishop Museum.