Friday Kanikapila

A kanikapila was held in the Makai Room. Festival musicians were joined by hotel and festival guests in an evening of song and dance.

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• As the kanikapila sets up, student steel player Ki'ileiah Jeffries receives some playing tips from Alan Akaka...
• ...from Bobby Ingano...
• ...and from Patti Maxine.
• Patt's pleased at Ki'ileiah's progress.
• Ki'ileiah is accompanied by Alan, Bobby, and Patti.
• Kanikapila steel guitarists Bobby Ingano, Alan Akaka, and Patti Maxine.
• The Kanikapila group starts to form. From the bottom clockwise: Nate Goore, Joseph Zayac, Bobby Ingano, Mālie Lyman, Alan Akaka, Patti Maxine, Enosa Lyman, Pono Fernandez, Tai Misailidis, James Mattern, Mark Gaponoff, Vickie Van Fechtmann, and Joe Stewart.
• Heuʻi Bandmann with Kumu Hula Leihi’ilani Kirkpatrick.
• Nate Goore and Joseph Zayac.
• Tai Misailidis, Jim Mattern, Mark Gaponoff, and Joe Stewart.
• Bobby Ingano and Mālie Lyman.
• James Mattern.
• Enosa Lyman.
• Joseph Zayac, Bobby Ingano, Mālie Lyman, and Alan Akaka.
• Kiʻileiah Jeffries and Ivo Garza.
• Mālie and Alan.
• Mark Gaponoff.
• Joseph and Bobby enjoying themselves.
• NextGen Pono Fernandez and Tai Misailidis.
• Alan Akaka and Patti Maxine.
• Bobby and Mālie.
• Ivo Garza.
• Heuʻi Bandmann dancing a hula.
• Megan Held and Ethan Okura.
• Aaron Benolkin and Bryan Jipping.
• An unidentified kanikapila participant.
• Mālie belting out a song while Alan plays the steel guitar.
• Loren Tilley.
• James Mattern.
• Enosa Lyman.
• Mālie Lyman.
• Patti Maxine.
• Pono Fernandez.
• Dan Villani with Kumu Hula Leihi’ilani Kirkpatrick and Ross Miller.
• Kumu Hula Leihi’ilani Kirkpatrick. Ross Miller, and Ivo Garza.
• Joseph, Bobby, and Mālie.
• Bobby Ingano having too much fun.
• Joseph Zayac also enjoying himself.
• Mark Gaponoff.
• Heuʻi shared a song with Nate, Joseph and Bobby. Megan and Ethan are dancing in the background.
• Patti Maxine shared a song with Alan on the steel guitar.
• Pomaikaʻi Keawe also sang with Nate, Joseph, Bobby, and Mālie.
• Pomaikaʻi Keawe.

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