The following year, they released "Pure Heart 2", which earned them another Hoku award for Island Contemporary Album of the Year. Yamasato left the group, and Shimabukuro and Colón formed another group, Colón, named in honor of Colón's father, famed percussionist Augie Colón. The new guitarist/vocalist to replace Yamasato was Guy Cruz, and Andrew McLellan joined on bass. The new group Colón released one album, "The Groove Machine" (2000), and won the Hoku Award for Favorite Entertainer of the Year in 2001.