2017 Festival 1

The 2017 Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival at Ka Makana Ali‘i featured steel guitarists Alan Akaka, Jeff Au Hoy, Bobby Ingano, and Greg Sardinha with special guest artist Tsun-Hui Hung.

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• Some of the Ke Kula Mele Hawaii Ensemble. From left: Alan Akaka, Joey Misailidis, Shirley Holu, Tai Misailidis, Alexis Tolentino.
• Waiting for the festival to begin. From left: Adam Asing, Bobby Ingano, Larry Holu.
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• Some of the festival guests.
• Dr. Soojean Misailidis with Joey.
• Alan Akaka, Alexis Tolentino, Shirley Holu, and Ronald Tolentino.
• Alexis Tolentino points to her picture on the center's event poster.
• Alan Akaka and The Islanders - Adam Asing and Kaipo Asing.
• Adam, Alan, and Kaipo.
• Alexis Tolentino with the Custino 'Ohana.
• Kioni Dudley and Doris Dudley, director of the Kapolei Chorale.
• Wailani dances while Wainani sings.
• Hula by Wailani Farm.
• Guest vocalist Wainani Yim.
• Kamehameha Schools represent!
• Adam Asing, Jeff Au Hoy, and Kaipo Asing.
• Jeff Au Hoy, Greg Sardinha, Adam Asing, Kaipo Asing, Alexis Tolentino, Bobby Ingano, and Alan Akaka.
• Festival guests photographing some of the featured performers.
• Featured player Bobby Ingano with Adam Asing on bass, Jeff Au Hoy on 'ukulele, and Kaipo Asing on guitar.
• Sandy Sardinha snaps a photo of Greg's performance.
• The performance as seen through Sandy Sardinha's camera.
• Finale jam session. From left: Zachary Castro, Alan Akaka, Tsun Hui Hung, Greg Sardinha, Alexis Tolentino, and Bobby Ingano.
• Paul Custino and Alan Akaka.
• Alan Akaka with Paul Custino whose grandfather was one of Hawai'i's great steel guitarists.
• Next Generation steel guitarist Alexis Tolentino.
• Alan Akaka and Joey Misailidis.
• Shirley Holu.
• Next Generation steel guitarist Joey Misailidis.
• U-bass player Tai Misailidis.
• Alan Akaka.

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