Woorkshop

A "Learn to Play" workshop and an open talk story were conducted on Saturday morning at Hale I‘iki, the downstairs office area of the hotel's Cultural Director Danny Akaka, Jr. Alan Akaka, Bobby Ingano, and Kaipo Lindsey helped festival guests navigate the Hawaiian steel guitar.

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• Bobby Ingano and Kaipo Asing.
• Alan Akaka.
• Alan Akaka, Bobby Ingano, Kaipo Asing, and Kaipo Lindsey.
• Kaipo Asing.
• Bobby Ingano.
• The Honorable Joseph Florendo, Jr., retired Kona District judge, and Kevin Speyer.
• Alan Akaka, Joseph Florendo, Jr., and Kevin Speyer.
• Kaipo Lindsey shows Judge Florendo how to pick the steel guitar. Also in picture: Kevin Speyer.
• Bobby Ingano.
• Bobby gives Judge Florendo a playing tip with Kevin Speyer practicing on his steel guitar.
• Bobby discusses hand positioning with Judge Florendo.
• Judge Joseph Florendo and Bobby.
• Kevin Speyer.
• Alan gives Vickie Van Fechtmann some pointers.
• Kevin Speyer watches while Alan gives a festival guest some lap steel pointers. Leilani Kahoano looks on.
• Kevin practices on his steel while Leilani Kahoano and a festival guest watch Alan demonstrate on the guest's steel guitar. Bobby Ingano looks on.
• Bobby showing some of his playing technique.
• The workshop was held in the Hale iʻike, gathering area of the hotelʻs Cultural Director Danny Akaka, Jr.
• Kapoi Lindsey provided backup guitar and training assistance.
• Alan and Bobby.
• Alan Akaka.
• The workshop group.
• Another view of workshop participants and on-lookers.

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