2025 Kona Steel Guitar Featival Concert Showcase Part 2

The Saturday Ho‘olaule‘a was presented in two segments. The first segment began at noon and ran to 3:00 PM. This segment featured Dwight Tokumoto, Pōmai Brown, NextGen steel guitarists Hi‘ipoi Lindsey and Enosa Lyman, and Alan Akaka. The second segment began at 5:00 PM, ran to 8:00 PM, and featured Greg Sardinha, Geronimo "Geri" Valdriz, Mālie Lyman, Billy Cardine, and Bobby Ingano.

Al Greene, Jr. was not able to participate due to illness.

A guitar Daniel Tremblay converted a regular guitar to a replica acoustic steel guitar similar to that played by Joseph Kekuku. This guitar was used by Greg Sardinha for his entire performance. The guitar, signed by all festival musicians, was put up for auction with proceeds going to HIMELE to support its activities.

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• Featured steel guitarist Ken Emerson.
• Ken Emerson.
• Festival guests.
• Featured steel guitarist Geronimo ''Geri'' Valdriz with Devin Nakahara.
• Geri Valdriz.
• Alan Akaka, Geri Valdriz, and Devin Nakahara.
• Backup musicians Kaipo Asing and Alan Akaka.
• Kaipo Asing, Alan Akaka, Geri Valdriz, Devin Nakahara, and Dylan Nakahara,
• Geri Valdriz, Devin Nakahara, and Dylan Nakahara.
• NextGen steel guitarist Enosa Lyman with Kaipo Asing, Alan Akaka, Devin Nakahara, and Dylan Nakahara.
• Enosa Lyman with Devin Nakahara.
• Enosa and Devn.
• Enosa Lyman and Devin Nakahara.
• Kaipo Asing, Alan Akaka, Enosa Lyman, Devin Nakahara, and Dylan Nakahara.,
• Featured steel guitarist Mālie Lyman with Devin and Dylan Nakahara and Enosa Lyman doing the hula.
• Featured steel guitarist Mālie Lyman.
• Mālie Lyman with Kaipo Asing, Alan Akaka, Devin Nakahara, and Dylan Nakahara.
• Kaipo, Alan, and Mālie.
• Kaipo, Alan, Mālie, Devin, and Dylan.
• Mālie Lyman with Alan Akaka.
• M,alie with Alan and Devin and Enosa on vocals.
• Alan and Mālie.
• Featured steel guitarist Billy Cardine with Lanjo Lush on bass.
• Billy Cardine and Lanjo Lush.
• Billy Cardine, Lanjo Lush, and Mary Lucey.
• Brett Zimmerman.
• Joseph Zayac.
• Mary Lucey.
• Lanjo Lush with Billy Cardine.
• Billy Cardine.
• Brett Zimmerman, Joseph Zayac, Billy Cardine, Lanjo Lush, and Mary Lucey.
• Bobby Ingano joins Billy Cardine with Brett Zimmerman, Joseph Zayac, Lanjo Lush, and Mary Lucey.
• HIMELE Chairman Alan Akaka says a few words. The Nakahara twins are in the background.
• Featured steel guitarist Bobby Ingano.
• Kaipo Asing, Joseph Zayac, and Bobby Ingano.
• Devin Nakahara.
• Bobby Ingano with Kaipo Asing, Joseph Zayac, Devin Nakahara, and Dylan Nakahara.
• Devin Nakahara with Bobby Ingano and Dylan Nakahara.
• Bobby Ingano.
• Dual steels with Bobby Ingano and Billy Cardine.

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Photography by Don Rostow ©2025 by Don Rostow and HIMELE.