Friday Evening Kanikapila

The Friday Evening Kanikapila was well attended by festival musicians, steel guitarists, other musicians and festival guests who just wanted to watch and enjoy the music. In addition to steel guitars, guests played guitar, ‘ukulele, and fiddle. A few guests brought multiple instruments to play.

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• A festival guest with her guitar.
• Shinichi Kakiuchi and Hiʻipoi Lindsey.
• From left: Kaipo Lindsey, Amy Sulllivan, Vickie Van Fechtmann, Mark Gaponoff, Nate Goore, and Alan Akaka.
• Amy Sullivan and Mike Wittmer.
• Mike Wittmer and Mark Gaponoff.
• Kaipo Asing.
• Shinichi Kakiuchi, Hiʻipoi Lindsey, Kaipo Lindsey, and Kumiko Kakiuchi.
• Some played while others watched and listened.
• Kaipo Lindsey giving daughter Hiʻipoi some pointers.
• The Kona festival T-sjirt represented on Hiʻipoi, Kaipo, Nate, Alan, and Bobby Ingano.
• Kanikapila guests.
• Kaipo Asing.
• Alan, Bobby, and Kaipo Asing.
• Shinichi, Kaipo Lindsey, Mark, Nate, Alan, Bobby, and Kaipo Asing.
• Jim Dowiat, Kaipo Lindsey on ʻukulele, Vickie Van Fechtmann, Mark Gaponoff on fiddle, Hiʻipoi Lindsey, and Nate Goore on bass.
• Steel guitarists Shinichi, Hiʻipol, Vickie, and Bobby.
• The Kanikapila group.
• Nate Goore and Alan Akaka.
• Bobby Ingano.
• Bobbyʻs playing technique results in very sweet sounds.
• Mark, Nate, and Alan.
• Nate, Alan, and Enosa Lyman.
• Vickie Van Fechtmann.
• Enosaʻs handiwork.
• Shinichi, Hiʻipoi, Kaipo Lindsey, and Vickie in the front row. Jim Dowiat is in the row behind.
• The group charges on as Alan confers with Mike Wittmer.
• Claire Kilcoyne and Sally Galbraith.
• Kaipo Asing, Enosa, and Bobby.
• Claire and Sally.
• Miike Wittmer and Mark Gaponoff.
• Another view of the kanikapila group.
• Amy Sullivan, Kaipo Asing, Mike Wittmer, Mark Gaponoff, and Nate Goore. Where are the steel guitars?
• Vickie, Kaipo Asing, Enosa, and Alan.
• Mark Gaponoff.
• Kaipo Lindsey, Billy Cardine, Brett Zimmerman, Lanjo Lush, and Claire Kilcoyne.
• Kaipo Asing, Mark Gaponoff, and Nate Goore.
• Kaipo Asing with Mike Wittmer in the background.
• Nate Goore.
• Brett Zimmerman and Lanjo Lush.

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