Ho‘olaule‘a

The ho‘olaule‘a concert was held on Friday beginning at 10 A.M. The earlier start time was necesasary due to a competing event at the venue scheduled later in the day.

The concert featured Alan Akaka, Dwight Tokumoto, Geronimo "Geri" Valdriz, Ethan Goore, Greg Sardinha, Pomaika‘i Brown, Mālie Lyman, and Bobby Ingano. Helene Woodward, Kaipo Asing, David Woodward, Eethan Goore, and Kaipo Lindsey provided backup for some of the featured artists. Emcee was Kimo Kahoano with hula by Leilani Kahoano and Kapuanalani Lopes.

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• Featured steel guitarist Dwight Tokumoto with Helene Woodward, Kaipo Asing, David Woodward, and Kaipo Lindsey.
• Dwight Tokumoto and Kaipo Asing.
• Emcee Kimo Kahoano.
• Featured steel guitarist Geri Valdriz.
• Geri Valdriz with Helene Woodward, Kaipo Asing, David Woodward, and Kaipo Lindsey.
• Featured steel guitarist Ethan Goore with Kaipo Asing and David Woodward.
• Ethan Goore with Helene Woodward, Kaipo Asing, David Woodward, and Kaipo Lindsey.
• Featured steel guitarist Greg Sardinha with Kaipo Asing.
• Greg Sardinha with Helene Woodward, Kaipo Asing, David Woodward, and Kaipo Lindsey.
• Leilani Kahoano performs a hula with Helene Woodward, Kaipo Asing, Greg Sardinha, David Woodward, and Kaipo Lindsey.
• Alan Akaka and Kimo Kahoano.
• Featured steel guitarist Pomaikaʻi Brown with Russell Paio and Reginald Davis.
• Pomaikaʻi Brown.
• Featured steel guitarist Mālie Lyman with Helene Woodward, Kaipo Asing, Ethan Goore, David Woodward, Kaipo Lindsey, and Kimo Kahoano.
• Helene Woodward, Kaipo Asing, Mālie Lyman, Ethan Goore, David Woodward, and Kaipo Lindsey.
• Mālie Lyman with Ethan Goore and David Woodward.
• Kimo Kahoano performing a hula with Ethan Goore, David Woodward, and Kaipo Lindsey.
• Kapuanalani shares a hula with Mālie Lyman, Ethan Goore, David Woodward, and Kaipo Lindsey.
• Featured steel guitarist Bobby Ingano with Ethan Goore.
• Bobby Ingano with Helene Woodward, Kaipo Asing, Ethan Goore, David Woodward, and Kaipo Lindsey.

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