Kona Steel Guitar Festival

Saturday Evening Kanikapila

The Saturday Evening Kanikapila was also well-attended and included some of the same guests who participated in Friday's kanikapila and some new faces. A wide range of instruments were represented.

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  • Alan Akaka, Nate Goore, Enosa Lyman, festival guest, Devin Nakahara, and Isabella Bertelmann.
  • Devin Nakahara, Isabella Bertelmann, Makamae Lyu-Napoleon, Dylan Nakahara, festival guest, Amy Sullivan, and Barbara Bones.
  • Dylan Nakahara, festival guest, Amy Sullivan, Barbara Bones, and Vickie Van Fechtmann.
  • Vickie Van Fechtmann, Linda Nagai, Mark Segelman, and Mālie Lyman.
  • Aaron and Libby Benolkin.
  • Festival guest, Amy Sullivan, Barbara Bones, Sally Galbraith, and Vickie Van Fechtmann.
  • Linda Nagai, Mark Segelman, Mālie Lyman, and Mayari Ong.
  • Linda Nagai, Mark Segelman, Mālie Lyman, Mayari Ong, and Mark Gaponoff.
  • Hula dancers Tina Urata and Bets Crandall.
  • Al Tringali, Mary Skybrook, Alan Akaka, and Nate Goore.
  • Linda Nagai, Mark Segelman, Mālie Lyman, Mayari Ong, and Mark Gaponoff. Second row: Danny and Anna Akaka, Aaron and Libby Benolkin.
  • Devin Nakahara, Isabella Bertelmann, Makamae Lyu-Napoleon, Dylan Nakahara.
  • Festival guest, Sally Galbraith, Tina Urata, and Bets Crandall.
  • Libby Benolkin, Mālie Lyman, Mayari Ong, and Mark Gaponoff.
  • Mary Skybrook, Alan Akaka, Nate Goore, and Enosa Lyman.
  • The Kanikapila Circle: Amy Sullivan, Barbara Bones, Vickie Van Fechtmann, Linda Nagai, Mark Segelman, Mālie Lyman, Mayari Ong, Mark Gaponoff, Lauren Broido, Al Tringali, Mary Skybrook, Alan Akaka, Nate Goore, and Enosa Lyman.
  • Lauren Broido, Al Tringali, Mary Skybrook, Alan Akaka, and Nate Goore.
  • Vickie Van Fechtmann, Linda Nagai, Mark Segelman, and Brett Zimmerman.
  • Barbara Bones, Sally Galbraith, and Vickie Van Fechtmann.
  • Libby Benolkin and festival guest.
  • Devin Nakahara, Isabella Bertelmann, and Makamae Lyu-Napoleon.
  • Danny and Anna Akaka.
  • Linda Nagai, Aaron Benolkin, Libby Benolkin, Mark Segelman, and Brett Zimmerman.
  • Mālie Lyman, Devin Nakahara, and Dylan Nakahara.
  • Al Tringali, Brandon Nakano (standing), Mary Skybrook, Alan Akaka, Nate Goore, and Enosa Lyman.
  • Makamae Lyu-Napoleon doing the hula.
  • Tina Urata and Tiare Lyu-Napoleon.
  • Makamae Lyu-Napoleon and Mālie Lyman doing the hula.
  • Isabella Bertelmann getting a bass lesson.
  • Makamae Lyu-Napoleon and Mālie Lyman.
  • Makamae Lyu-Napoleon and Mālie Lyman. Rear: Al Tringali, Alan Akaka, Nate Goore, and Enosa Lyman.
  • Dylan Nakahara showing Isabella Bertelmann how to play the upright bass.
  • Dylan and Isabella.
  • Brandon Nakano.
  • Mālie Lyman.
  • Dylan Nakahara and Devin Nakahara.

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