Gallery: 2016 Festival

This gallery contains video and photos from the 2016 Kaua‘i Steel Guitar Festival held on February 5-6, 2016.

Video Gallery

Saturday Open Stage - Select performances from Saturday's Open Stage musicians.

Rhonda Murotake - Hele On To Kaua'i

Heu'i Bandmann - He Ali'i No 'Oe

Ed Blanchet - Hula Lolo

Mark Alan Mendes - Kahealani

Daniel Villani - Hapuna Sunset

Dave "DK" Kolars - Cocoanut Grove

Alexis Tolentino - How'd Ya Do?

Konabob Stoffer - Soft Green Seas

Saturday Ho'olaule'a - Select performances from the Main Program.

Welcome Speech by Kaua'i Mayor Bernard P. Carvalho, Jr.

Kilipaki Vaughan - Pua Ahihi

Kirk Smart - Ka Ua Loko

Bobby Ingano - Kaula Ili

Ed Punua - Analani E

Alan Akaka - 'Auhea 'Oe

Alexis Tolentino - Wai O Minnehaha

Mele Apana - Aloha Kaua'i

Malie Lyman - Manowaiopuna

Pomaika'i Lyman - Kane'ohe

Finale - Hanohano Hanalei

Finale - Aloha 'Oe and Hawai'i Aloha

Please enjoy these videos for your personal use. Open Stage videography by Ron and Andrea Tolentino. Ho'olaule'a videography by Hawaiian Creative Video. All videos ©2016 by HIMELE and appear with permission from the respective performers.

Additional festival videos are available at the Kaua‘i Steel Guitar Festival YouTube channel. Please visit our YouTube channel for video recordings from all Kaua‘i Steel Guitar Festivals.

Photo Gallery

Festival Behind the Scenes

Behind the Scenes 1

Behind the Scenes 2

Behind the Scenes 3

Workshops

Friday Workshops

Kanikapila

Kanikapila

Open Stage Performances

Open Stage 1

Open Stage 2

Open Stage 3

Saturday Ho'olaule'a

Ho'olaule'a 1

Ho'olaule'a 2

Ho'olaule'a 3

Please enjoy these photos for your personal use. There may be a slight pause as picture slideshows load. Photography courtesy of Aaron Benolkin, Jennie Bergerson, Nalani Brun, Moses Kamai, Dave Kolars, Pomaika'i Lyman, Judy Van Sickle Maierhofer, Mark Alan Mendes, Rhonda Murotake, Andrea Tolentino, Scott Vilhauer, Gale Warshawsky, Addison Ching, and Alan Akaka. Some Ho'olaule'a photos were sourced from the video transcription done by Hawaiian Creative Video. All photos ©2016 by HIMELE except those sourced from Facebook.