2024 Festival 2

The festival featured steel guitar masters Alan Akaka, Steve Cheney, Pono Fernandez, Bobby Ingano, Mālie Lyman, and Greg Sardinha and Po‘okela (Darrell Aquino and Kata Maduli) with guest appearance by Pomaika‘i Keawe and guest hula by Ziona Lyman. 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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• NextGen steel guitarist Isaac Woodward.
• Helene Woodward, Kaipo Lindsey, Alan Akaka, Isaac Woodward, and David Woodward.
• Isaac Woodward.
• Helene, Kaipo Lindsey, Alan, Isaac, and David.
• Isaac Woodward and dad David Woodward of Walea.
• Helene Woodward, Kaipo Lindsey, Alan Akaka, Mālie Lyman, and David Woodward.
• Alan Akaka and Mālie Lyman.
• Featured steel guitarist Mālie Lyman.
• Alan, Mālie, and David.
• Hula by Mālieʻs brother Enosa Lyman.
• Kaipo Lindsey and Mālieʻs mom Pomaikaʻi Keawe.
• Helene Woodward, Kaipo Lindsey, Pomaikaʻi Keawe, Mālie Lyman, and David Woodward.
• Hula by Ziona Lyman, Mālieʻs sister, with Pomaikaʻi, Mālie, and David.
• Helene, Kaipo Lindsey, Pomaikaʻi, Mālie, and David.
• Pomaikaʻi, Mālie, and David.
• Pomaikaʻi Keawe.
• Mālie Lyman.
• A view of the center stage audience.
• Sideline audience.
• Featured steel guitarist Greg Sardinha.
• Darrell Aquino.
• Darrell Aquino.
• Greg Sardinha with Darrell Aquino and Kata Maduli.
• Darrell Aquino, Greg Sardinha, and Kata Maduli.
• Emcee Jake Kūliaikanu‘u Fernandez.
• NextGen steel guitarist Enosa Lyman.
• Helene Woodward, Kaipo Lindsey, Alan Akaka, Enosa Lyman, and Kaipo Asing.
• Enosa Lyman with Alan Akaka.
• NextGen steel guitarist Tai Misailidis.
• Featured steel guitarist Bobby Ingano.
• Helene Woodward, Kaipo Lindsey, Bobby Ingano, Joseph Zayac, and Kaipo Asing.
• Bobby Ingano.
• Helene Woodward, Kaipo Lindsey, Bobby Ingano, Joseph Zayac, and Kaipo Asing.
• Bobby, Joseph, and Kaipo Asing.

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