Behind the Scenes

Photos of festival-related activities occurring "Behind the Scenes" of the festival.

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• Breakfast with Bobby Ingano, Dave ''DK'' Kolars, Judy Van Sickle Maierhoffer, and Alan Akaka. Photo by Alan Akaka.
• Breakfast meeting around the table from left: Mālie Lyman, Pomaikaʻi Keawe, Enosa Lyman, Bobby Ingano, Dave ʻʻDKʻʻ Kolars, Heuʻi Bandmann, Pono Fernandez, Jake Fernandez, and Alan Akaka. Photo by Alan Akaka.
• Sightseeing at Waimea Canyon with Pomaikaʻi Keawe, Enosa Lyman, and Mālie Lyman. Photo by Alan Akaka.
• Bobby Ingano and Jake Fernandez at Waimea Canyon. Photo by Alan Akaka.
• Cocktails with Patti Maxine, Nate Goore, and Alan Akaka. Photo by Alan Akaka.
• Pono Fernandez, Helene Woodward, Tai Misailidis, Alan Akaka, Joey Misailidis, and Bobby Ingano. Photo by Alan Akaka.
• Alan Akaka with Tai Misailidis and Joey Misailidis. Photo by Alan Akaka.
• NextGen steel guitarists Enosa Lyman, Pono Fernandez, Mālie Lyman, and Tai Misailidis. Photo by Alan Akaka.
• The Sheratonʻs Crooked Surf Bar area kanikapila.
• Exterior of the Sheraton Resort showing the kanikapila setup.
• NextGen preparation with Pono Fernandez, Mālie Lyman, Tai Misailidis, and Alan Akaka.
• Pono Fernandez and Mālie Lyman.
• Alan Akaka.
• Alan with Pono, Mālie, and Tai.
• HIMELE director Larry Holu.
• Instrument preparation with Pono Fernandez, Alan Akaka, and Mālie Lyman. A fresh set of strings gives a better sound.
• Mālie uncoils a string as Alan looks on.
• Pomaikaʻi Keawe helping with the preparation.
• Pomaikaʻi Keawe waxes a ʻukulele while the others deal with their strings.
• Heuʻi Bandmann and Kiʻileiah Jeffries.
• Pono getting ready to replace a string on his guitar.
• Stringing the instrument.
• Sound engineer Kent Tanigawa with his assistant.
• Tom Lunnenberg and Jeff Cook from the Aloha Music Camp planning and coordination team.
• Alan Akaka takes a photo of Aaron Benolkinʻs open stage performance. Assisting Aaron were Joseph Zayac and Loren Tilley (shown).
• Pomaikaʻi Keawe taking a video of an open stage performance.
• Kikipaki Vaughan ʻohana with musicians. From left: Mehana Vaughan, Alan Akaka, Piko Vaughan, Ana Vaughan, Kilipaki, Helene Woodward, Piʻinaʻe Vaughan, Pancho Graham, and Pomaikaʻi Keawe.
• Larry Holu, Shirley Holu, and Heuʻi Bandmann at the sales table.
• HIMELE Director Larry Holu administering surveys to festival guests.
• Joseph Zayac, Bryan Jipping, Aaron Benolkin, Larry Holu, and Bobby Ingano. Photo by Bobby Ingano.
• A Mealing of the Minds. Clockwise from bottom left: Tai Misailidis, Joey Misailidis, Pomaikaʻi Keawe, SooJean Misailidis, Alan Akaka, Bobby Ingano, Helene Woodward, Jake Fernandez, Enosa Lyman, Mālie Lyman, and Pono Fernandez. Photo by Bobby Ingano.
• NextGen Enosa and Mālie Lyman, Pono Fernandez, and Tai and Joey Misailidis. Photo by Bobby Ingano.
• Helene Woodward, Jake Fernandez, Enosa Lyman, and Pono Fernandez. Photo by Bobby Ingano.
• Tai Misailidis and Bobby Ingano. Photo by Bobby Ingano.
• Mālie Lyman and Kiʻileiah Jeffries. Photo by Bobby Ingano.
• Mālie Lyman, Bobby Ingano, and Kiʻileiah Jeffries. Photo by Bobby Ingano.
• Heuʻi Bandmann, Mālie Lyman, and Kiʻileiah Jeffries. Photo by Bobby Ingano.
• Mālie Lyman, Kiʻileiah Jeffries and Bobby Ingano. Photo by Bobby Ingano.
• Lining up for breakfast at Kountry Kitchen. Photo by Bobby Ingano.
• Bobby Ingano and Mālie Lyman. Photo by Bobby Ingano.

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