FIVE STEEL GUITAR STARS AT THE HALEKULANI: Steel guitar master Alan Akaka, center, welcomed four of his younger peers Tuesday during the fourth night of the ninth annual Halekulani Steel Guitar Festival at House Without A Key. Hale Seabury-Akaka, left, and Jeff Au Hoy, right, performed that night as featured artists with Akaka's trio and joined him for some three-way jamming on steel. Casey Olsen, second from left, and Bobby Ingano were there to support the event.

A BIG NIGHT FOR BERNSTEIN FANS: Maestro Samuel Wong, left, talked backstage with guest violinist Cho-Liang Lin after they opened the Honolulu Symphony's Masterworks series with Bernstein's "Serenade for Violin and Orchestra" in the Blaisdell Concert Hall on Friday. Lin's exquisite performance as the featured soloist was nicely supported by maestro Wong and the symphony, and Lin made a point of acknowledging principal cellist Mark Votapek before taking his final bow.

BO HANGS WITH "THE KING": Bo Irvine, left, traded free-wheeling repartee with guest headliner Brian Bradley after their twin-bill show at Sharkey's Comedy Club on Thursday. Bradley came to town billed as "The King of Improv" and lived up to his billing that night. He returns to Sharkey's for a second week on Wednesday.

READY FOR WASHINGTON: Edgy Lee, center, talked with Philana Bouvier and Peter Gellatly before the preview screening of her new documentary, "Hawaiians: Reflecting Spirit," at the Hawai'i Convention Center on Friday. The film will be screened Friday at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.

"LOUD LARRY" KNOWS NEW MUSIC!: "Loud Larry" Lieberman, right, and his wife, Sandy, celebrated with Nethermind -- Seann Carroll, left, Brant Swigart and "Le James" Roberts -- before the three introduced their self-titled debut album Friday at a "Pre-CD Release Party" at Studio 1.