Donna Miller (l) and Alma Pfeifer (r) work the registration desk.

HSGA Board of Directors (l-r) Duke Ching, Don Weber, Lorene Ruymar, Joanne Hanawahine, Kamaka Tom, Julie Waters, Betty Bahret, Gerald Ross

Bobby Ingano approves of Doug Smith's Tamishiro Market tee-shirt.

(l-r) Setsuko Tohma, Vivian Bangs, Tom Tohama, Steve Kreider enjoying the luau show.

Bill Creller (l) discussing the finer points of magnetic pickups with Rick Aiello (r)

Doug Smith trying out a Rick Aiello "Dustpan" guitar

Barbara and Bob Garth

Dave Giegerich (r), Gerald Ross (l). Joliet 2004 was a 26 year musical reunion for Dave and Gerald

(l-r) Chris Kennison, Jeff Au Hoy, Bobby Ingano proudly displaying Rick Aiello's creations.

Joanne and Herb Hanawahine

Members of the Internet's Steel Guitar Forum together at the convention.

Back row (l-r) John Tipka, Frank Miller, Doug Hazelberg, John Anderson, Chris Kennison(Seldomfed), Bill Creller, Jeff Au Hoy, Rick Aiello, Dave Kitchen

Front row (l-r) Gerald Ross, Doug Smith, L.T. Zinn, Bill Leff, Howard Reinlieb (HowardR), Warren Slavin, Harry Dietrich, Kamaka Tom

Not pictured: Dave Giegerich, Paul Warnik

Joanne Hanawahine's Hula Class

Back row (l-r) Andy Barlow, Barbara Garth, Mary Creller, Paul Weaver, John Tipka, Frank Brandenburg.

Front row (l-r) Elaine Barlow, Julie Waters, Joanne Hanawahine, Setsuko Tohma, Laverne Ching, Aina Smith

Ian Ufton (l) enjoying the pre-luau show with Bob Waters(r)

Jeff Au Hoy demos a Dustpan

John and Millie Tipka

Lynn and Don Keene from California

Dave Kolars (l) and John Anderson (r) shop at John Hatton's traveling music store.

Gerald Ross and Jeff Au Hoy

(l-r) Vivian Bangs, Eldon Weaver (Vivian's brother), Myrel Carr

Mike Scott and Betty Bahret

Setsuko Tohma

(l-r) Gil O Gawa, Laverne Ching, Duke Ching

Bobby Ingano and Bill Leff play a duet.

Bill Creller repairing Hal Smith's frypan. This frypan was originally owned by steel great Dick McIntire.

Joliet coordinators. (l-r) Don Weber, Mae Lang, Wally Pfeifer

California's John Anderson post-luau with Jeff Au Hoy.

Luau sound crew Mike Beeks, Floyd Alexander (hat).

Millie Tipka and Joanne Hanawahine working the dry goods department.

HSGA Joliet coordinators Alma and Wally Pfeifer

(l-r) Rick Aiello, Bobby Ingano, Gerald Ross, Howard Reinlieb

(l-r) Bill Creller, Hal Smith, Rick Aiello. Fixing the Dick McIntire frypan.

Dirk and Dee Vogel.

Betty Bahret and Wade Pence.

Luverne Murawski and Paul Weaver

Jes' press. (l-r) Derrick Mau, Bobby Ingano, Herb Hanawahine, Duke Ching, Jeff Au Hoy, Kamaka Tom.

The HSGA's guru of magnet pickups Rick Aiello holding the "Magneto" hat created for him by famed New York haberdasher and HSGA member Howard Reinlieb.