Winter Concert 2

Ke Kula Mele haumana presented their annual Winter concert at the Windward Mall on December 21. 2013. The one-hour concert featured the haumana singing and playing Na Mele o Hawaii, the songs of the Island of Hawai‘i. Some holiday favorites were also included. Highlights of the program included a four-part arrangement of Nani Waimea and an ensemble of the school's steel guitar students all playing Kaulana o Hilo Hanakahi at the same time.

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• The concert has begun.
• Some of the concert guests.
• Pono announces the next song while Quincy prepares to play.
• Kuapapa continues the announcement as Sid awaits his turn to perform and Luke looks on.
• Now it's Luke's turn at announcing. Christina, Michiko, Dennis and Luana look on.
• The concert started off with a steel guitar quartetg doing Nani Waimea. Shown here, Quincy, Keen, and Alexis.
• Sid Pang was the fourth member of the steel guitar quartet playing Nani Waimea.
• Steel guitarist Quincy Makaʻawaʻawa.
• Kumu Alan Akaka.
• Steel Guitarist Keen Ching.
• Steel guitarist Alexis Tolentino.
• Makaʻala Perry sang Song of Christmas.
• The ʻukulele front line: Griffin, Pono, and Makoa.
• Kekai and Nālani.
• Nāllani announcing the next song.
• Alexis Tolentino.
• Alexis Tolentino with Kumu Alan Akaka and Griffin and Pono on ʻukulele.
• The ʻukulele players.
• Sid Pang.
• Sid Pang.
• Kumu Alan Akaka with Dennis Isa.
• Front row ʻukulele players Griffin, Pono, and Makoa.
• Kuapapa, Christina, Michiko, Kumu Alan Akaka, Dennis, and Sid.
• Gale Warshawsky.
• Alexis, Kumu Alan Akaka, and Gale.
• Kianna and Griffin.
• Quincy and Kumu Alan with the haumana.
• The performers.
• Steel guitarist Quincy Makaʻawaʻawa.

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Photography by Sharon Ching ©2013 by Ke Kula Mele Hawai‘i.