Alan Akaka and The Islanders

Alan Akaka and The Islanders with Helene Woodward on upright bass and Rick Rickard on guitar, performed on Thursday. Jodi Uesugi provided the hula.

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• Artwork on display at Helumoa Hale.
• Artwork on display at Helumoa Hale.
• Helumoa Hale center guest services, where the steel guitar exhibit will be presented.
• Festival guests included Martha and Ross Landry from Yorba Linda, California.
• Statuary at the Royal Grove.
• Tadashi Arakawa from Yokohama, Japan, with the festival banner.
• Lanakila Roy from his 2nd story vanatage point.
• Emcee Harry B. Soria, Jr., who is presiding over the entire weeks' activities.
• Lanakila Roy.
• Alan Akaka and The Islanders with hula dancer Jodi Uesugi.
• Alan Akaka, with Helene Woodward on upright bass and Rick Rickard on guitar.
• Featured steel guitarist Alan Akaka.
• Guitarist Rick Rickard.
• Hula was offered by Jodi Uesugi.
• Jodi Uesugi.
• Rick Rickard.
• Alan Akaka.
• Some of Thursday's festival guests.
• Upright bass player Helene Woodward.
• More festival guests as seen from the center's 2nd floor.
• Festival guests from Korea engaged in a selfie shot with the performers.
• Selfie time.
• Weeklong festival guests Daphne and Dennis Rice taking a photo of the performance.
• Guests sat on the lawn and conveniently-located landscape rocks.
• Daphne and Dennis Rice.
• Festival guests included these visitors from France.

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