Behind the Scenes

Photos of festival guests, staff, and other non-performance moments.

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• The Abrigo Ohana (Timi, Quinn, Emily, Lanet) and Justin Alderfer.
• Timi Abrigo, Quinn Abrigo, Emily Abrigo, Justin Adler, and Lanet Abrigo.
• Bla Keohokalole, Alan Akaka, Casey Olson, Hiram Olson.
• The Ke Kula Mele Hawaii ''Green Room'' with Gale Warshawsky, Kaipo Asing, Sid Pang, Kalyn Aolani, Alexis Tolentino and Lance Hylander.
• Another Ke Kula Mele Hawaii Green Room Photo with Keen Ching, Quincy Maka'awa'awa, Mālie Lyman, and Sid Pang.
• Last-minute coaching from Kumu Alan Akaka to Mālie Lyman, Gale Warshawsky, Cristina Villanueva, Sid Pang, Mark Prucha, Kalyn Aolani, and Alexis Tolentino.
• Bla Keohokalole, Alan Akaka, Greg Sardinha and Gordon Freitas.
• Bobby Ingano and Alan Akaka.
• Bobby Ingano and Jeff Au Hoy.
• Bobby Ingano consults with Jeff Au Hoy during a string change.
• Jeff demonstrating that it's impossible to change steel strings without drawing blood.
• Eric Keawe reacting to granddaughter Mālie Lyman's performance on the steel guitar
• Reginald Davis, Gordon Freitas, Eric Keawe and Greg Sardinha.
• Greg Sardinha and Mark Prucha.
• KITV reporter/meterologist Justin Fujioka interviews Greg Sardinha.
• Jeff Au Hoy and Alan Akaka.
• Justin Alderfer, Alan Akaka, Quinn Abrigo, Emily Abrigo, Timi Abrigo, and Lanet Abrigo.
• Justin Alderfer, Timi Abrigo Jeff Au Hoy and Pomaika'i Lyman.
• Justin Alderfer, Timi Abrigo and Bobby Ingano.
• Kaipo Asing and Quincy Maka'awa'awa.
• Kalyn Aolani and Alexis Tolentino.
• Keen Ching, Mark Prucha and Dr. Thomas Ching.
• Live broadcast by KITV with reporter/meterologist Justin Fujioka.
• Mark Prucha's parents and sister (with camera) at the festival.
• Pomaika'i Lyman with reporter John Berger and photographer Michi Moore.

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Photography by Collen Ricci ©2013 by Colleen Ricci unless otherwise noted. All photos ©2017 by HIMELE.