Lion Lady Steel Guitar Ensemble

Photos of Japanese group Lion Lady Steel Guitar Ensemble and Musicians at the Wednesday night performance.

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• Larry Holu, Alan Akaka, and Emcee Kathy Collins with her mom who was celebrating her 94th birthday.
• Lion Lady Steel Guitar Ensemble and musicians introduced by emcee Kathy Collins.
• Front: Masako Wakamatsu, Sakae Machida, Lion Kobayashi, Yoko Tanaka, Akiko Watanabe. Rear: Haruko Ozeki, Hitomi Ito, Akemi Kimura, Kinjiro Sakata, and Toshitake Okano.
• Haruku Ozeki sang and played the ʻukulele. She was the programʻs moderator and spokesperson for the ensemble.
• Akemi Kimura
• Masako Wakamatsu.
• Hitomi Ito.
• Yoko Tanaka.
• Sakae Machida.
• Akiko Watanabe.
• Toshitake Okano.
• Kinjiro Sakata and Toshitake Okano.
• Akemi Kimura and Kinjiro Sakata.
• Sakae Michida and Lion Kobayashi.
• A partial view of the audience.
• Dr. Kris Oka from San Francisco live-streaming the performance.
• Audience view from the stage.
• Tomohiko Ibamoto.
• Front: Masako Wakamatsu, Sakae Machida, Lion Kobayashi, Yoko Tanaka, Akiko Watanabe. Rear: Haruko Ozeki, Hitomi Ito, Akemi Kimura, Kinjiro Sakata, Tomohiko Ibamoto, and Toshitake Okano.
• Lion Lady Steel Guitar Ensemble and Musicians with Kathy Collins.
• Steel guitarist Tetsuya Ishiyama with some of his students and Alan Akaka. Ishiyama will be featured in Saturdayʻs hoʻolauleʻa.
• Alan Akaka with Akemi Kimnura, Hitomi Ito, and Haruko Ozeki.
• Alan Akaka presented Lion a commemorative picture thanking him for his participation in Waikiki Steel Guitar Week.

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Photography by Don Touchi ©2019 by Don Touchi Photos and HIMELE.