Ho‘olaule‘a 1

The ho‘olaule‘a concert was held on Friday evening and featured Pomai Prown with guest steel guitarist Reginald Davis, Ethan Goore, Alan Akaka, Geronimo "Geri" Valdriz, Joseph Zayac, Dwight Tokumoto, Mālie Lyman, and Bobby Ingano, with Helene Woodward, Kaipo Asing, Alan Akaka, and Kaipo Lindsey as backup musicians. Emcee was Kimo Kahoano.

Fortunately, Joseph Zayac had just arrived from a previous foreign trip and was able to substitute for Kapono Lopes who was unable to perform.

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• Helene Woodward on upright bass.
• Emcee Kimo Kahoano.
• Featured steel guitarist Pōmai Brown.
• Backup musicians Helene Woodward, Kaipo Asing, Alan Akaka, and Kaipo Lindsey.
• Helene Woodward, Kaipo Asing, Alan Akaka,Kaipo Lindsey, and Pōmai Brown.
• Guitarist Kaipo Asing.
• Alan Akaka and Kaipo Lindsey.
• Pōmai presented Reginald Davis as a guest steel guitarist.
• Reginald with Kaipo Asing, Alan, and Kaipo Lindsey.
• Helene, Kaipo, Alan, and Reginald. Kaipo Lindsey is behind Reginald.
• Kimo Kahoano announces the auction for a standard guitar converted to a steel guitar by Dan Tremblay and signed by all festival artists.
• Kimo offers a pule (prayer).
• Featured steel guitarist Ethan Goore.
• Helene, Kaipo Asing, Ethan, Alan, and Kaipo Lindsey.
• Kaipo Asing and Ethan.
• Featured steel guitarist Alan Akaka.
• Kaipo Asing and Alan.
• Helene, Kaipo Asing, Alan, and Kaipo Lindsey.
• Leilani Kahoano danced a hula.
• Helene Woodward.

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Photography by Don Rostow ©2023 by Don Rostow and HIMELE.