Performances By Ke Kula Mele Hawaii

The 7^th Annual Waikiki Steel Guitar Festival featured students from Alan Akaka's Ke Kula Mele Hawaii School of Hawaiian Music and steel guitar masters Alan Akaka, Isaac Akuna, Greg Sardinha, Jeff Au Hoy, Paul Kim, Bobby Ingano, Eddie Palama, and Timi Abrigo and the Abrigo 'Ohana.

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• Steel guitarist Heuʻi Bandmann led off the festival, accompanied by Alan Akaka, Alexis Tolentino, Iosepa Lyman, and Pono Fernandez. Photo by Don Rostow.
• Heuʻi Bandmann with Alan Akaka, Alexis Tolentino, Iosepa Lyman, and Pono Fernandez. Photo by Don Touchi.
• Backup musicians Alexis Tolentino, Iosepa Lyman, and Pono Fernandez. Photo by Don Touchi.
• Heuʻl Bandmann. Photo by Don Touchi.
• Pono Fernandez in his festival debut while Kumu Alan Akaka observes Ponoʻs technique. Photo by Don Rostow.
• Pono Fernandez was backed up by Alan Akaka, Iosepa Lyman on U-bass, and Alexis Tolentino on ʻukulele. Photo by Don Rostow.
• Pono Fernandez. Photo by Don Touchi.
• Mālie Lyman sang and played the steel guitar. Alan Akaka, Alexis Tolentino, Iosepa Lyman, and Pono Fernandez provided backup. Photo by Don Rostow.
• Mālie Lyman. Photo by Don Touchi.
• Mālie Lyman and Kumu Alan Akaka. Photo by Don Rostow.
• Mālie Lyman. Photo by Don Touchi.
• Iosepa Lyman. Photo by Don Touchi.
• Steel guitarist Alexis Tolentino with Alan Akaka, Mālie Lyman, Ronald Tolentino, and Pono Fernandez providing backup. Photo by Don Touchi.
• Alexis Tolentino with Ronald Tolentino, Mālie Lyman, Alan Akaka, and Pono Fernandez. Photo by Don Rostow.
• Alexis Tolentino. Photo by Don Touchi.
• Alan Akaka, Mālie Lyman, Pono Fernandez, and Ronald Tolentino. Photo by Don Rostow.
• Alan Akaka. Photo by Don Touchi.
• Andrea Tolentino photographs the Ke Kula Mele performers. Photo by Don Touchi.
• The Ke Kula Mele Hawaii students: Iosepa Lyman, Ronald Tolentino, Mālie Lyman, Heuʻi Bandmann, Alexis Tolentino, Kumu Alan Akaka, and Pono Fernandez. Photo by Don Rostow.
• Alan Akaka, Eric Keawe, Mālie Lyman, Pomaika'i Lyman, Iosepa Lyman. Photo by Don Rostow.
• Fromt: Iosepa Lyman, Mālie Lyman, Alexis Tolentino, Pono Fernandez. Rear: Ronald Tolentino, Alan Akaka. Photo by Don Touchi.
• Fromt: Iosepa Lyman, Mālie Lyman, Alexis Tolentino, Pono Fernandez. Rear: Ronald Tolentino, Heuʻi Bandmann, Alan Akaka. Photo by Don Touchi.

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Photography by Don Touchi ©2016 by Don Touchi Photos and by Don Rostow where noted ©2016 by Donald Rostow. All photos ©2016 by HIMELE.