Waikīkī Steel Guitar Festival

Ke Kula Mele Hawai‘i NextGen steel guitarists isabella Bertelmann, Makamae Lyu-Napopeon, Tai Misailidis, Pono Fernandez, Joey Misailidis, and Ethan Goore were featured in a one-hour performance on Monday, July 11, 2022, as one of the 2022 Waikīkī Steel Guitar Week's Monday-Thursday nightly concerts.

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• Isabella Bertelmann's mom Donnica.
• Veteran festival guests Dennis and Daphne Rice.
• Dennis and Daphne with HIMELE directors Nate Goore and Larry Holu.
• Emcee Kimo Kahoano with Ethan Goore.
• Upright bass player Helene Woodward.
• Emcee Kimo Kahoano.
• Tai Misailidis with Kaipo Asing.
• Tai and Kaipo.
• Alan Akaka was one of the backup musicians.
• Kimo Kahoano and Pomaikaʻi Keawe.
• Backup musician Kaipo Asing.
• Some of the NextGen performance guests.
• Kaipo Asing acknowledging festival guests.
• Dr. John Misailidis with SooJean Misailidis and Pomaikaʻi Keawe.
• Isabella Bertelmann.
• Makamae Lyu-Napoleon.
• Festival guest and Hawaiian musician Mike Bonnice from Arizona.
• Ethan Goore.
• Joey Misailidis.
• Joey with Kaipo.
• Joey sings a song.
• Mālie Lyman.
• Mālie.
• Mālie Lyman.

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Photography by Don Touchi © 2022 by Don Touchi Photos and Ke Kula Mele Hawai‘i.