Steel Guitar and Hawaiian Crafts Displays

In addition to the vintage and contemporary steel guitar exhibit, the Mauna Lani presented a Hawaiian Crafts exhibit in the Mauna Lani Lanai, featuring demonstrations of various Hawaiian crafts.

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• Vintage steel guitar bars and slides.
• A custom koa lap steel guitar built by luthier Chris Stewart.
• Vintage 1940s Kay Old Kraftsman lap steel guitar.
• VIntage 1940s Bronson Singing Electric lap steel guitar.
• A custom koa lap steel guitar made by luthier Robert ''Konabob'' Stoffer.
• A vintage 1935 Rickenbacher A-22 frypan lap steel guitar.
• The Mauna Lani's Hawaiian Crafts exhibit included displays featuring Feathered Garments.
• Feathered Mahiole, or Hawaiian Feather Helmets.
• Lei Papale, or hat lei.
• Lei Hulu.
• Lei Hulu.
• Dance implements including 'Uli 'uli feathered gourd rattles and ipu gourd drum.
• Feather hat bands.
• Feather hat bands.
• 'Uli 'uli, ipu gourd drum, and Puili sticks.
• Feather lei.
• Feather lei.
• A craftsman demonstrates lei niho 'ilio - lei making from canine teeth.
• Lei papale and feathered hat bands.

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Photography by Don Touchi ©2018 by Don Touchi Photos and HIMELE.