Ho‘olaule‘a 2

The evening Festival Ho‘olaule'a featured master steel guitarists from Kaua‘i, O'ahu, and Maui, and a proclamation from Kaua‘i Mayor Bernard P. Carvalho, Jr., proclaiming Friday and Saturday, February 3 and 4, 2017, as Kaua‘i Steel Guitar Appreciation Days. Kaua‘i's Billy DeCosta was the program emcee.

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• Steel Guitarist Ed Punua.
• Ed Punua.
• Edʻs backup musicians Alan Akaka on U-bass and Kaipo Asing on guitar.
• Festival guests enjoying Ed Punuaʻs performance.
• Kawaiʻiki Punua on steel guitar.
• Lilikalani Punua on steel guitar.
• Festival videographer Dorri Lizama from Hawaiian Creative Video.
• Steel guitarist Geronimo ''Geri'' Valdriz from Maui.
• Bassist Garret Santos.
• Geri Valdriz.
• Garret Santos.
• Geri Valdriz.
• Kauaʻi mayor Bernard P. Carvalho issuing the proclamation.
• The mayor also offered a vocal rendition of ''Pua Lilia.''
• Alan Akaka, Kauaʻi mayor Bernard P. Carvalho, Jr., and Addison Ching with festival proclamation.
• Maliē Lyman with members of the Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School ‘Ukulele Band.
• Steel guitarist Greg Sardinha with Garret Santos on bass and Kaipo Asing on guitar.
• Steel guitarist Bobby Ingano.
• Steel guitarist Alan Akaka.
• Alan Akaka demonstrates his playing technique.
• Guest vocalist Pomaikaʻi Lyman.
• Pomaikaʻi Lyman.
• Geri Valdriz playing barefoot during the finale jam session.
• The jam session participants: Kilipaki, Ed, Bobby, Geri, Alan, Eddie and Greg.
• Kilipaki Vaughan at the finale jam session.
• Eddie Palama at the finale jam session.

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Photography by Don Touchi ©2017 by Don Touchi Photos and HIMELE.