2017 Festival 3

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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• Zachary Castro.
• Napua Asing.
• Featured steel guitarist Steve Cheney.
• Featured steel guitarist Greg Sardinha.
• Sandy Sardinha and Sylvia Aiu.
• Greg Sardinha.
• Leilani, Napua, and keiki.
• Alexis and Andrea Tolentino.
• Bobby Ingano.
• Featured artist Steve Cheney
• Steve Cheney with Alan Akaka on bass, Kaipo Asing on 'ukulele, and Zach Castro on guitar.
• Steve Cheney's playing technique.
• Steve Cheney with Adam and Kaipo Asing and Zach Castro.
• Featured artist Greg Sardinha and Po'okela - Zach Castro and Kata Maduli.
• Zach, Greg, and Kata.
• Greg Sardinha and Zach Castro.
• Greg Sardinha's playing technique.
• Sandy Sardinha.
• Kata Maduli.
• Zach Castro.
• Zach, Greg, and Kata with Alan and Steve in the background.
• Finale jam session featuring steel guitarists Alan Akaka, Greg Sardinha, Bobby Ingano and Steve Cheney with Kaipo Asing and Kata Maduli.
• Addison Ching photographing the finale.
• Janet Maduli photographing the finale with Leilani Kahoano.
• Leilani Kahoano capturing the action.
• The Windward Mall skylight. Heat radiating through the skylight sometomes adversely affects instrument tuning.
• On-stage view of the audience.
• Paul Kim.

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