Behind the Scenes 1

A variety of pictures of festival personnel, staff, and festival support activities.

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• Some of the festival musicians and staff waiting in the Hawaiian Airlines lounge. From left: Bobby Ingano, Shirley Holu, Napua Asing, Kaipo Asing, Joseph Zayac, Larry Holu, and Don Touchi. PC-Addison Ching
• Mauna Lani Resort lobby looking into the courtyard. Photographer Don Touchi is preparing for his shot. PC-Addison Ching
• Don patiently waiting for the perfect shot. PC-Addison Ching
• HIMELE director Larry Holu administering guest surveys. PC-Addison Ching
• Breakfast buffet at HaʻLani Restaurant with Joseph Zayac and Bobby Ingano. PC-Addison Ching
• Breakfast with Joseph Zayac, Bobby Ingano, Kaipo Asing, and Ed Punua. PC-Addison Ching
• Festival guests Barbara Bones and Vickie Van Fechtmann enjoying breakfast.
• Photographer Don Touchi. PC-Addison Ching
• Don Touchi. PC-Addison Ching
• Vickie Van Fechtmann taking a moment to practice. PC-Addison Ching
• A teaching moment with NextGen Enosa Lyman watching Joseph Zayac. PC-Addison Ching
• Itʻs Greg Sardinha's birthday and the HaʻLani wait staff helps him celebrate. PC-Addison Ching
• Sharon Ching, Larry Holu, Kimo Kahoano, Shirley Holu and Don Touchi enjoying the breakfast buffet. PC-Addison Ching
• Greg and Sandy Sardinha, Ed Punua, and Geronimo ʻʻGeriʻʻ Valdriz at breakfast. PC-Addison Ching
• A relaxing moment with Kimo Kahoano and Don Touchi. PC-Addison Ching
• A Kimo Kahoano selfie photobombed by Addison Ching and Don Touchi. PC-Addison Ching
• Getting ready to leave the hotel for the airport. From left: Bobby Ingano, Dan Tremblay, Linda Mentzer, some festival guests with Anna, Alan, and Danny Akaka, and SooJean Misailidis (back facing camera). PC-Addison Ching
• Sharon Ching and Shirley and Larry Holu await the airport caravan. PC-Addison Ching
• Megan Held, Joseph Zayac, and Enosa Lyman also waiting for the airport caravan. PC-Addison Ching
• Mauna Lani Auberge Resorts Collection Senior Events Manager Jessica Vallente. PC-Don Touchi
• Dan Tremblay and wife Linda Mentzer. PC-Don Touchi
• Danny Akaka, Jr. and Anna Akaka. PC-Don Touchi
• Danny Akaka, Jr., Ed Punua, Greg Sardinha, and Addison Ching. PC-Don Touchi
• Chuck Moore, Ed Punua, and Addison Ching. PC-Don Touchi
• Ed Punua. PC-Don Touchi
• Addison Ching and Kimo Kahoano. PC-Don Touchi
• Kimo Kahoano, Vickie Van Fechtmann, Addison Ching, and Megan Held. PC-Don Touchi
• Greg and Sandy Sardinha, Bobby ʻʻTongueʻʻ Ingano, and Kimo Kahoano. PC-Don Touchi
• Sandy and Greg Sardinha, Kimo Kahoano, and Anna Akaka. PC-Don Touchi
• Festival musicians and staff. Front: SooJean Misailidis, Ethan Goore, Tai Misailidis, Enosa Lyman, Bobby Ingano, Larry Holu, Don Touchi, Danny Akaka Jr, Kimo Kahoano. Middle: Linda Mentzer, Kaipo Asing, Alan Akaka, Nate Goore, Shirley Holu, Greg Sardinha, Sandy Sardinha, Helene Woodward, Anna Akaka, Napua Asing. Rear: Daniel Tremblay, Megan Held, Joseph Zayac, Shane Lyman, Addison Ching. PC-Don Touchi

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Photography by Don Touchi ©2022 by Don Touchi Photos unless otherwise noted. All photos ©2022 by HIMELE.