Ho‘olaule‘a 2

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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• Featured steel guitarist Geronimo ''Geri'' Valdriz with Helene Woodward, Kaipo Asing, Alan Akaka, and Kaipo Lindsey.
• Geri Valdriz with Kaipo Asing.
• Helene, Kaipo Asing, Geri, Alan, and Kaipo Lindsey.
• Geri with the group. While he normally performs barefoot, he chose to keep his shoes on for this performance.
• Kimo is the ''Boy from Laupahoehoe.''
• Featured steel guitarist Dwight Tokumoto with Kaipo Asing and Alan Akaka.
• Dwight with Kaipo Asing.
• Helene, Kaipo Asing, Dwight, Alan, and Kaipo Lindsey.
• Featured steel guitarist Joseph Zayac.
• Joseph Zayac.
• Kaipo Asing, Joseph, and Bobby Ingano.
• Helene, Kaipo Asing, Joseph, Bobby, and Kaipo Lindsey.
• Featured steel guitarist Mālie Lyman with Helene, Kaipo Asing, Bobby, and Kaipo Lindsey.
• Mālie with Kaipo Asing.
• Helene, Kaipo Asing, Mālie, Bobby, and Kaipo Lindsey.
• Mālieʻs brother Enosa Lyman helped out with a hula.
• Mālie Lyman.
• Mālie Lyman.
• Featured steel guitarist Bobby Ingano.
• Bobby Ingano with Kaipo Asing and Joseph Zayac.

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