Saturday Evening Ho‘olaule‘a 2

Photos of Saturday evening's main program featuring Australian Steel Guitarist Paul Agar, Steve Cheney from the Polynesian Cultural Center, Japanese steel guitarist Tetsuya Ishiyama, Alan Akaka and The Islanders, and Japanese steel guitarist Kiyoshi "Lion" Kobayashi with the Lion Lady Steel Guitar Ensemble and musicians.

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• Featured steel guitarist Alan Akaka.
• Alan Akaka and The Islanders.
• Audience view from the stage.
• Festival guests CHuck Moore, Kris Oka, Shinichi Kakiuchi, and Noriko Tomita.
• Festival guests Daphne and Dennis Rice.
• Judy Titus danced hula for Alan Akaka's performance.
• Hula dancer Judy Titus.
• Claire Freeman also danced hula for Alan Akaka.
• Claire Freeman.
• Emcees Reiko Tokushige Rogers and Alan Akaka.
• Featured steel guitarist Kiyoshi ''Lion'' Kobayashi with the Lion Lady Steel Guitar Ensemble and musicians.
• Lion Lady steel guitarist Masako Wakamatsu.
• Lion Lady steel guitarist Masako Wakamatsu.
• Lion Lady steel guitarist Sakae Machida.
• Group announcer and musician Haruko Ozeki.
• Hitomi Ito.
• Kiyoshi ''Lion'' Kobayashi.
• Lion Lady steel guitarists Yoko Tanaka and Akiko Watanabe.
• Toshitake Okano.
• Hitomi Ito and Kinjiro Sakata.
• The audience during Lion's performance.

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