The 2018 Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival at Ka Makana Ali‘i featured steel guitarists Alan Akaka, Jeff Au Hoy, Bobby Ingano, Greg Sardinha, Alexis Tolentino, and the Ke Kula Mele Hawaii Next Generation steel guitarists and musicians.
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Bass Player Adam Asing.
Festival Emcee Alan Akaka.
Ronald Tolentino, Alexis Tolentino, and Adam Asing.
Ronald Tolentino, Alexis Tolentino, and Adam Asing.
Alexis Tolentino.
Kaipo Asing, Alan Akaka, Ronald Tolentino, Alexis Tolentino, and Adam Asing.
Alexis Tolentino.
Alexis Tolentino.
HIMELE festival banner.
HIMELE festival banner.
The festival poster.
Guitarist Kaipo Asing.
Andrea Tolentino.
Some keiki had other ideas for fun.
Adam Asing.
Daniel Tremblay provided an on-hands steel guitar demonstration to festival guests.
Andrea Tolentino.
The music sounds better from this position.
Alexis Tolentino with Alan Akaka.Back to Gallery: 2018 Festival
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