Winter Concert 1

The annual Christmas concert presented by the haumana of Ke Kula Mele School of Hawaiian Music. The concert featured contemporary, Christmas and traditional Hawaiian mele. The concert started with a lively version of Hawaii 5-O featuring solos by Keen on steel guitar and ukulele solos by Christine, Liam and Kamakana. This was followed by the popular Jingle Bell Rock. A musical journey of Windward Oahu followed, with selections Ka Nohona Pili Kai, Kaulana o Waimanalo, Hanohano Wailea, Kane'ohe, Ku'u Home o Kahalu'u, Sweet Lady of Waiahole and Beautiful Kahana. The concert concluded with a Christmas medley of popular seasonal songs.

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• Raven Young.
• 2012 steel guitarists Alexis Tolentino, Keen Ching, and Sid Char.
• Alexis Tolentino, Keen Ching, and Sid Char with Alan Akaka and Addison Ching in the back.
• Ke Kula Mele haumana get ready for the concert.
• Everyone's reacting to Pono Fernandez.
• It's almost showtime!
• Kumu Alan Akaka.
• Sharon Sawdey.
• Addison Ching.
• Lance Hylander.
• Aunty Momi Bee Kahawaiola'a and her ohana.
• Addison Ching and Alan Akaka.
• Alan and Michiko Akaka.
• Pre-concert jitters.
• Keen Ching is anxiously awaiting his performance.
• Singing their hearts out!
• The concert is underway and everyone is concentrating.
• Keen finally has his chance.
• Many keiki were selected to introduce the songs. Pono Fernandez announces the next selection.
• Raven also participated in the announcements.
• More announcing.
• The performing haumana.
• Kianna's turn to announce.
• Alexis Tolentino at the steel guitar.
• The singing keiki.
• Pono and Griffin concentrate on their performance.
• The performing haumana.

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Photography by Sharon Ching ©2012 by Ke Kula Mele Hawai‘i.