Earlier on Saturday night, Kaka won the Hawke's Bay Senior Sportsperson Award. The two awards were early birthday presents for Kaka who turns 24 on Wednesday.
"I'm lost for words. I didn't come here expecting anything and to get two is quite humbling," Kaka said.
Although he is no stranger to award doubles, as he got a similar double at last year's Ngati Kahungunu Sportsperson of the Year function. The doubles at both functions came in the wake of his Player of the Tournament award for the World Cup-winning All Black Sevens in Russia last year and his role as an integral member of the team's World Series win as well as his role in the Magpies' Ranfurly Shield success.
A Havelock North club player when he isn't on international duty, Kaka praised the grassroots flavour of Saturday night's function which saw a Grassroots Club Performance of the Year award introduced for the first time.
"I remember when I left school and came to Hawke's Bay. Playing for Havelock North gave me my chance to make the Magpies ... grassroots is what makes everything tick," Kaka said.
Kaka had no qualms about the Magpies being pipped for the Senior Team award by the national title-winning Dodgers women's softball side.
"It's great to see a grassroots code like softball being recognised," Kaka said.
He pointed out his father and former New Zealand Maori and Wairarapa Bush midfield back Charlie Kaka has been the biggest influence on his career.
"Dad is also my biggest critic but I have to thank him for taking me everywhere during the early stages of my career."
The versatile sevens player added he was "blown away" by the fact his name will join the likes of his cousin Zac Guildford and AB Israel Dagg on the list of Hawke's Bay Sportsperson of the Year award winners.
There was a strong rugby flavour to Saturday night's function with international referee Chris Pollock becoming a back-to-back winner of the official award and a rugby ball signed by Richie McCaw raising $1500 for the Lowe Corporation Rescue Helicopter. Auctioneer and former Magpie Simon Tremain provided one of the evening's more entertaining moments when he went to kick the ball out into the crowd and it bounced back off the stage's lighting frames before going missing for a short time behind the stage.
It was obvious the forwards didn't have to do much kicking during his first-class career.