Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival at Waikīkī Beach Walk

Ke Kula Mele Hawai‘i NextGen steel guitar players strutted their stuff at the 4^th Annual Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival at Waikīkī Beach Walk. Steel guitarists Alexis Tolentino, Quincy Maka‘awa‘awa, Sid Pang, Kalyn Aolani, Mālie Lyman, Keen Ching and Mark Prucha represented the NextGen players.

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• Kumu Alan Akaka and Sid Pang.
• Next Gen steel guitarists Sid Pang and Quincy Maka'awa'awa.
• Next Gen steel guitar player Quincy Maka'awa'awa getting ready to play while Blaine Kia mics up the Ke Kula Mele ensemble.
• Sound hookups are almost complete.
• Kumu Alan Akaka introducing the group. Quincy Maka'awa'awa on the steel guitar, Ronald Tolentino on upright bass, with 'ukulele players Alexis Tolentino, Cristina Villanueva and Sid Pang.
• More of the Ke Kula Mele ensemble, with Alan Akaka, Ronald Tolentino, Alexis Tolentino, Cristina Villanueva, Sid Pang, Keala Akaka and Gale Warshawsky.
• Quincy Maka'awa'awa playing ''Waikiki'' with the complete Ke Kula Mele ensemble: Alan Akaka, Ronald Tolentino, Alexis Tolentino, Cristina Villanueva, Sid Pang, Keala Akaka, Gale Warshawsky, and Lance Hylander.
• Next Gen steel guitar player Keen Ching playing ''Hawaii Five-O.''
• Some Ke Kula Mele students play multiple instruments. Here, Quincy and Sid play the 'ukulele in the Ke Kula Mele ensemble.
• Next Gen steel guitarist Alexis Tolentino.
• Next Gen steel guitar Skype students Mark Prucha from Illinois and Kalyn Aolani from California. Kalyn is singing ''He Nani Helena'' while playing the 'ukulele with Pomaika'i Lyman accompanying.
• Kalyn in the process of switching between the steel guitar and the 'ukulele. ''He Nani Helena'' was taught to her by her vocal coach, Pomaika'i Lyman.
• Kalyn Aolani playing a solo (pa'ani) in ''He Nani Helena.''
• The Ke Kula Mele Next Gen steel guitarists and the Ke Kula Mele ensemble.
• Next Gen steel guitarists Mark Prucha and Sid Pang.
• Lance Hylander with Next Gen steel guitarists Sid Pang and Keen Ching.
• Lance Hylander.
• Next Gen steel guitarists Sid Pang and Alexis Tolentino. Both also play the 'ukulele.
• Next Gen steel guitarist Alexis Tolentino with her parent, Ke Kula Mele assistants Andrea and Ronald Tolentino.
• Kumu Alan Akaka with Next Gen steel guitarists Sid Pang and Alexis Tolentino.
• Alan Akaka, Sid Pang, Alexis Tolentino, Ronald Tolentino.
• Michiko Alaka and Sid Pang.
• Alan Akaka and Michiko Akaka.
• Next Gen steel guitarist Sid Pang and Ke Kula Mele 'ukulele student Sammi Pang with MIchiko and Alan Akaka.
• 9-year old Next Gen steel guitarist Mālie Lyman with mom Pomaika'i Keawe Lyman.
• Next Gen steel guitarist Sid Pang.

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Photography by Robyn Pang ©2013 by Ke Kula Mele Hawai‘i.