Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival - Keiki Kine

The 2022 Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival - Keiki Kine was held at Kāhala Mall and featured NextGen steel guitar players from Alan Akaka's Ke Kula Mele Hawai‘i School of Hawaiian Music in a two-hour performance. Seven NextGen steel guitarists including Isabella Bertelmann, Enosa Lyman, Mālie Lyman, Reign Lyu, Makamae Lyu-Napoleon, Joey Misailidis and Tai Misailidis performed with backup musicians Alan Akaka, Helene Woodward, and Kaipo Asing.

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• Emcee Alan Akaka also provided backup guitar for the keiki steel guitarists.
• NextGen steel guitarist Tai Misailidis.
• Tai Misailidis and Alan Akaka.
• Sister Joey Misailidis provided backup for Tai.
• Tai amd Joey Misailidis.
• Backup musicians included Alan Akaka and Kaipo Asing.
• NextGen steel guitarists Makamae Lyu-Napoleon and Isabella Bertelmann.
• Kaipo Asing.
• Makamae and Isabella.
• MextGen steel guitarist Isabella Bertelmann with Makamae Lyu-Napoleon.
• Some of the festival guests.
• NextGen steel guitarist Reign Lyu.
• Reign and Makamae. Makamae is his aunt.
• Reign and Makamae with Helene Woodward and Alan Akaka.
• NextGen steel guitarists Reign and Makamae were backed up by Helene Woodward, Alan Akaka, and Kaipo Asing.
• NextGen steel guitarist Enosa Lyman.
• Enosa Lyman.
• Another view of the festival guests.
• Claude Kutaka gives Reign some playing tips at the hands-on demonstration table.
• NextGen steel guitarist Joey Misailidis. Sister Tai accompanied Joey on the U-bass.
• Joey with sister Tai.
• Tai and Joey Misailidis with Helene Woodward, Alan Akaka, and Kaipo Asing.
• Makamae also danced hula.
• Makamae dances while Joey plays with Helene, Tai, Alan, and Kaipo.
• Helene Woodward on the upright bass.
• Claude Kutaka with another keiki festival guest at the hands-on demonstration table.
• Claude and keiki steel guitarist.
• Joey Misailidis.
• NextGen steel guitarist Mālie Lyman.
• Mālie also sang, backed up by Helene and Alan.
• Guest vocalist Pomaikaʻi Keawe sang while daighter Mālie played the steel guitar. Helene and Alan provide backup.
• Mālie Lyman with Helene, Alan, and Kaipo.
• Reign is getting more playing tips from Claude Kutaka.
• Joey Misailidis, Helene, and Alan back up Mālie and Pomaikaʻi.
• The NextGen steel guitarists: From left: Isabella Bertelmann, Enosa Lyman, Reign Lyu, Alan Akaka, Tai Misailidis, Joey Misailidis, and Makamae Lyu-Napoleon.

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Photography by Don Rostow ©2022 by Don Rostow and Ke Kula Mele Hawai‘i.