School Visitations - Kapa'a Middle School

A school demonstration team visited the Kapa'a Middle School to provide a presentation about the Hawaiian Steel Guitar showing students why the instrument is important to Hawaiian music and culture, providing musical selections that include the steel guitar, and giving students hands-on experiences with the instruments.

Drag mouse over thumbnails and click to select picture or use controls for slideshow.

• Kapa'a Middle School campus.
• School signage.
• Some of the school visitation team: Bobby Ingano, Joey Misailidis, Mālie Lyman, Tai Misailidis, and Alan Akaka.
• Alan Akaka was in charge of the presentation.
• Bobby Ingano and Malie Lyman await their presentation.
• Alan explains while Joey demonstrates.
• Joey Misailidis.
• The assembly. Class instructor Mary Lardizabal is recording Alanʻs presentation.
• Another view of the assembly.
• Mālie demonstrates her steel guitar skills, accompanied by Tai and Joey.
• The group goes over one of the songs that will be performed at the festivalʻs main program.
• Bobby and Mālie on the steel guitar with Tai, Joey and Alan accompanying.
• Mālie shares her singing with the group, accompanied by Bobby, Tai, and Joey.
• Dr. John Misailidis and Pomaika'i Lyman.
• Class instructor Mary Lardizabal joined in on the keyboard.
• Mary Lardizabal.
• Alan, Joey, and instructor Lardizabal.
• Pomaika'i Lyman shared a song.

Back to Gallery: 2018 Festival

Photography by Don Touchi ©2018 by Don Touchi and HIMELE.