Twilight at Kalahuipua‘a 2

Saturday's Twilight at Kalahuipua‘a community program was presented at the Eva Parker Woods Cottage on the Mauna Lani grounds and featured musicians from the Hawai‘i Island Steel Guitar Experience at Mauna Lani.

The first segment featured remarks by Danny Akaka, Jr. followed by steel guitar performances by NextGen steel guitarists Enosa Lyman, Tai Misailidis, and alumnus Ethan Goore, and Greg Sardinha. After the intermission, steel guitar performances continued with Ed Punua, Geronimo "Geri" Valdriz, Bobby Ingano, and Alan Akaka.

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• Danny Akaka, Jr. reconvenes the program after an intermission.
• Steel guitarist Ed Punua with Danny Akaka, Alan Akaka, Joseph Zayac, Kaipo Asing, and Helene Woodward. PC-Addison Ching
• Steel guitarist Ed Punua with Kaipo Asing. PC-Addison Ching
• Anna and Danny Akaka, Jr., Joseph Zayac, Alan Akaka, Ed Punua, Kaipo Asing, and Helene Woodward.
• Ed Punua.
• Anna Akaka with keiki ʻohana.
• Ed Punua.
• Steel guitarist Geronimo ʻʻGeriʻʻ Valdriz with Danny Akaka, Alan Akaka, Joseph Zayac, Kaipo Asing, and Helene Woodward. PC-Addison Ching
• Geri Valdriz with Joseph Zayac. PC-Addison Ching
• Geri Valdriz with Momi Greene and the sound tech.
• Geri Valdriz.
• Steel guitarist Bobby Ingano with Danny Akaka, Alan Akaka, Joseph Zayac, Kaipo Asing, and Helene Woodward. PC-Addison Ching
• Bobby Ingano. PC-Addison Ching
• Bobby Ingano.
• Steel guitarist Alan Akaka with Joseph Zayac and Bobby Ingano. PC-Addison Ching
• Alan Akaka.
• Alan Akaka on the steel guitar.
• Anna Akaka shared a hula.
• Program musicians all joined in the program finale singing ʻʻMele Kalikimaka.ʻʻ
• Danny Akaka, Jr. offers closing remarks. Also in picture: Kimo Kahoano, Anna Akaka, Ed Punua, and Joseph Zayac.
• The audience joins in the traditional ʻʻHawaiʻi Aloha.ʻʻ
• Hawaiʻi Aloha.
• Hawaiʻi Aloha.
• Kimo leads the audience in ʻʻHawaiʻi Aloha.ʻʻ
• Joseph Zayac, Alan Akaka, Bobby Ingano, Kaipo Asing, and Helene Woodward.
• Hawaiʻi Aloha.
• Hawaiʻi Aloha.

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