When Malie Lyman first started studying with Akaka at age 8, he considered her to be the youngest Hawaiian steel guitar ...

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“That’s voted on by the steel guitar players that are members of the TSGA ... He’s one of the best I’ve seen.” Boyd, 71, began playing steel guitar at age 16. More than 5 ½ decades ...

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He continues: You have these silly lists that come out about the greatest guitar players; I usually don’t even make those lists. Or they’ll put me behind somebody who I could play circles around.

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Presented by the Hawaii Institute of Music Enrichment and Learning Experiences (HIMELE), the theme for the festival is “Keiki Kine”, where Keiki NexGen steel guitar players will be featured.