2017 Festival 1

The festival featured Next Generation steel guitar players from Alan Akaka's Ke Kula Mele Hawaii School of Hawaiian Music and steel guitar masters Alan Akaka, Eddie Palama, Isaac Akuna, Bobby Ingano, Steve Cheney, and Greg Sardinha.

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• Sharon Ching and Shirley Holu
• Jake Fernandez, father of Pono Fernandez.
• Gale Warshawsky.
• Emcee Leilani Kahoano.
• Ke Kula Mele Ensemble players Alexis Tolentino and Larry Holu.
• Ke Kula Mele Ensemble player Addison Ching.
• Next Generation steel guitarist Pono Fernandez.
• Pono's playing technique.
• Ronald and Andrea Tolentino.
• Next Generation steel guitarist Pono Fernandez with Addison Ching, Alexis Tolentino, Larry Holu, and Alan Akaka.
• Ronald Tolentino getting ready for his performance.
• Alan Akaka.
• Alan and Pono.
• Featured steel guitarist Eddie Palama.
• Andrea Tolentino videographing the festival.
• Gale Warshawsky.
• Ronald Tolentino and Pono Fernandez.
• Next Generation steel guitarist Alexis Tolentino.
• Alexis' playing technique.
• Bass player Adam Asing.
• Leilani Kahoano and featured steel guitarist Bobby Ingano.
• Larry Holu, Leilani Kahoano, and Bobby Ingano
• Alexis Tolentino with the Ke Kula Mele Ensemble.
• Featured steel guitarist Alan Akaka with Adam and Kaipo Asing and Bobby Ingano.
• Bobby Ingano on the 'ukulele.
• Kaipo Asing on the guitar.
• Alan Akaka's playing technique.
• Alan Akaka.

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Photography by Don Touchi ©2017 by Don Touchi Photos and HIMELE.