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HIMELE Announces Open Stage Showcase

January 7, 2021 • Addison ChingFestivals and Conventions

HIMELE is adding an Open Stage Showcase to its monthly livestream Hawaiian Steel Guitar Showcase series. The first Open Stage Showcase will be presented as the Livestream Steel Guitar Saturday presentation in March.

The open stage has been an integral part of live steel guitar festivals for many years. First offered at festivals on Kaua'i, Maui, and Hawai'i Island, the open stage program was extended to the Waikiki festival in 2019.

The open stage offers steel guitarists, especially amateur and semi-professional players, an opportunity to perform in front of a live festival audience. Bands featuring a Hawaiian steel guitar are also included.

Participation in the program helps build performance confidence and provides the steel guitarist an opportunity to share their talents with the festival audience. It also provides a performance forum that might otherwise not exist.

Haopinaka at 2019 Waikīkī Steel Guitar Week Open Stage
Haopinaka at the 2018 Waikīkī Steel Guitar Week Open Stage

This concept is now being extended to the livestreamed Hawaiian Steel Guitar Showcase.

Showcase presentations featuring professional steel guitarists are offered monthly as an alternative to live festivals which have been canceled until further notice due to the pandemic. Open stage Showcase programs will be presented periodically as an alternative to regular Showcase presentations.

Potential participants can submit their prerecorded performance videos to HIMELE for consideration in its Open Stage showcase. Procedures for preparing and submitting videos are being developed and will be announced at a later date.

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2023 Festivals and Workshops

Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival at Windward Mall
June 10, 2023 – 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM HST
Windward Mall, Kāne‘ohe (O‘ahu), Hawai‘i

Royal Hawaiian Center Presents Waikīkī Steel Guitar Week (July 10-15, 2023)
July 10-13, 2023 – 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM HST
Royal Grove Stage, Royal Hawaiian Center, Waikīkī (O‘ahu), Hawai‘i

Royal Hawaiian Center Presents Japan-Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival
July 14, 2023 – 4:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Royal Grove Stage, Royal Hawaiian Center, Waikīkī (O‘ahu), Hawai‘i

Royal Hawaiian Center Presents Waikīkī Steel Guitar Festival
July 15, 2023 – 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM and 4:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Royal Grove Stage, Royal Hawaiian Center, Waikīkī (O‘ahu), Hawai‘i

Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival Keiki Kine at Kāhala Mall
August 19, 2023 – 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Kahala Mall, Honolulu, Hawai‘i

2023 Northern California Hawaiian Steel Guitar Symposium *
September 24, 2023 – Odd Fellows Lodge, Cupertino, CA

Maui Steel Guitar Festival
October 14, 2023 – 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM HST
The Shops at Wailea, Wailea, Hawai‘i
October 15, 2023 – 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM HST
Queen Ka‘ahumanu Center, Kahului, Hawai‘i

2023 Hawaiian Steel Guitar Showcase Livestream Broadcasts

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All broadcasts originate from the Hawaiian Steel Guitar Showcase Facebook Page and YouTube Channel. Festival broadcasts may also stream from the respective festival's Facebook Page.


Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival at Windward Mall
June 10, 2023 – 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM HST

Royal Hawaiian Center Presents Japan-Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival
July 14, 2023 Ho‘olaule‘a concert – 4:00 PM - 6:30 PM HST


Royal Hawaiian Center Presents Waikīkī Steel Guitar Festival
July 15, 2023 Ho‘olaule‘a concert – 11:00 AM - 2:30 PM and 4:00 PM - 6:30 PM HST
Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival Keiki Kine at Kahala Mall
August 19, 2023 – 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM HST

Livestream Steel Guitar Saturday — CANCELED
September 9, 2023 – 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM HST

Maui Steel Guitar Festival
October 15, 2023 Ho‘olaule‘a concert – Queen Ka‘ahumanu Center, – 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM HST

Livestream Steel Guitar Saturday — CANCELED
November 19, 2023 – 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM HST


Other Events
HSGA Virtual Festival 4
February 4, 2023 Facebook LiveYouTube

2023 AISGC Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival *
July 27-29, 2023 – Towne Square Community Center, Winchester, IN
Hawaiian Steel Guitar Association (HSGA) 2023 Festival *
September 21-23, 2023 – Odd Fellows Lodge, Cupertino, CA
* Registration Fee Required

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