2024 Festival 1

The festival featured steel guitar masters Alan Akaka, Steve Cheney, Pono Fernandez, Bobby Ingano, Mālie Lyman, and Greg Sardinha. Also featured were NextGen steel guitarists Isaac Woodward, Hi‘ipoi Lindsey, Enosa Lyman, Ever Ta‘ala, Tai Misailidis, Makamae Lyu-Napoleon, and Isabella Bertelmann. Backup musicians included Helene Woodward, Kaipo Lindsey, Kaipo Asing, and David Woodward.

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• Backup musician Kaipo Asing.
• Backup musician Helene Woodward.
• Backup musician Kaipo Lindsey.
• Featured steel guitarist Alan Akaka.
• Helene Woodward, Kaipo Lindsey, and Alan Akaka.
• Helene, Kaipo Lindsey, Alan, and Kaipo Asing.
• Kaipo Lindsey and Alan Akaka.
• Emcee Jake Kūliaikanu‘u Fernandez with Alan Akaka and Makamae Lyu-Napoleon.
• NextGen steel guitarist Makamae Lyu-Napoleon.
• NextGen steel guitarist Isabella Bertelmann.
• Helene, Kaipo LIndsey, Alan, Isabella, and Kaipo Asing.
• Isabella Bertelmann with Alan Akaka and Kaipo Asing.
• Helene, Kaipo Lindsey, Alan, Isabella, and Kaipo Asing.
• NextGen steel guitarist Ever Taʻala.
• Helene Woodward, Kaipo Lindsey, Alan Akaka, Ever Taʻala, and Kaipo Asing.
• Ever Taʻala.
• Hands-on training mentor Claude Kutaka.
• Claude Kutaka with Ethan Speyer and Kevin Speyer.
• Hula by Makamae.
• Special appearance hula by Mrs. Laurie Bachran. Mrs. Hawaii 1963.
• Featured steel guitarist Steve Cheney.
• Steve Cheney and Kaipo Asing.
• Steve Cheney.
• Helene, Kaipo Lindsey, Steve, and Kaipo Asing.
• NextGen steel guitarist Hiʻipoi Lindsey.
• Helene Woodward, Kaipo Lindsey, Alan Akaka, Hiʻipoi Lindsey, and David Woodward.
• David Woodward.
• Kaipo Lindsey, Alan Akaka, and Hiʻipoi Lindsey.
• Windward Mallʻs sound technician.
• Hiʻipoi LIndsey.

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Photography by Don Rostow ©2024 by Don Rostow and HIMELE.