Haumana Shaine (Kaeo said she’s only 10 years old) learns how to make a niu papale on Sunday, May 4, 2025, from instructor Kaeo Bradford at the Kukui Grove Center.
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Kilipaki Vaughn takes his turn rendering steel guitar pieces on Sunday, May 4, 2025, during the 9th Annual Kauai Steel Guitar Festival at the Kukui Grove Center.
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Maile Lyman tunes her steel for her segment of the 9th Kauai Steel Guitar Festival on Sunday, May 4, 2025, at the Kukui Grove Center.
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Happy Children’s Day! Happy Cinco de Mayo! What do we do on Cinco de Mayo? Barbara Guzman of the Sheraton Kauai at Coconut Beach said they have the Cinco De Mayo Beach Party from 1 to 4 p.m. with prizes, live DJ, and “our Ehclusive Sponsors.” Barbara, Jaye Youn, Julius Treadwell, and even Chef Lucas (Babara said, “He’s back!”) were at the Charity Walk where they said reservations are strongly suggested for Mother’s Day brunch that will happen on May 11 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Kudos to the Hawaii Lodging and Tourism Association, Kauai executive director Samira Siale, Charity Walk Chair Aaron Bambling of the Koloa Landing Resort, and the HLTA Kauai Board on another successful walk!
Happy Children’s Day! Happy Cinco de Mayo! What do we do on Cinco de Mayo? Barbara Guzman of the Sheraton Kauai at Coconut Beach said they have the Cinco De Mayo Beach Party from 1 to 4 p.m. with prizes, live DJ, and “our Ehclusive Sponsors.” Barbara, Jaye Youn, Julius Treadwell, and even Chef Lucas (Babara said, “He’s back!”) were at the Charity Walk where they said reservations are strongly suggested for Mother’s Day brunch that will happen on May 11 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Kudos to the Hawaii Lodging and Tourism Association, Kauai executive director Samira Siale, Charity Walk Chair Aaron Bambling of the Koloa Landing Resort, and the HLTA Kauai Board on another successful walk!
Kudos, too, to Daniel Tremblay of the Hawaiian Institute for Music Enrichment and Learning Experience on having the 9th Annual Kauai Steel Guitar Festival (Mahalo, Kukui Grove Center … Daniel said it’s getting harder and harder to have these festivals without sponsors because everything costs so much).
Maile Lyman (instructor Alan Akaka said she’s got Genoa Keawe’s genes) had a Hana Hou that brought down the house when she had members of the audience joining her in “Alika” (definitely chicken-skin, stuff!) … even Greg Askew bought one of the books Daniel was selling (and got Maile to sign it, no less). And, who remembers her when she was a NextGen player?
Did you know that Dennis Chun (he said Kilipaki Vaught might be doing steel during the Island School May Day) can whip through those Hawaiian songs? Wow! Dennis joined Jess Montgomery and Larry Nager in doing the original surf city number, “Heeia.”
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Dennis Fujimoto can be reached at 245-0453 or at dfujimoto@thegardenisland.com.
