HIMELE Festival News
July 25, 2023 • Addison Ching • Festivals and Conventions
Here is the latest news about HIMELE's Hawaiian steel guitar festivals and related events.
Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival - Keiki Kine at Kahala Mall
August 19, 2023
Six NextGen keiki steel guitarists will be featured at the Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival - Keiki Kine at Kahala Mall. The Ke Kula Mele Hawai‘i School of Hawaiian Music musicians who will perform include Hi‘ipoi Lindsay, Enosa Lyman, Tai Misailidis, Makamae Lyu-Napoleon, Isabella Bertelmann, and Pono Fernandez. The steel guitarists range in age from 10 years old to 18 years old.
The annual event will begin at 3:00 P.M. and will be livestreamed on the Hawaiian Steel Guitar Showcase Facebook Page and YouTube Channel.
2024 Festival Dates Announced
Tentative dates for some 2024 steel guitar festivals have been released.
Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival at Windward Mall
June 8, 2024
Waikīkī Steel Guitar Week
July 8-13, 2024
Japan-Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival
July 12, 2024
Waikīkī Steel Guitar Festival
July 13, 2024
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2023 Festivals and Workshops
Maui Steel Guitar Festival - CANCELED
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
Hawai‘i Island Steel Guitar Experience at Mauna Lani
December 14-17, 2023 – Mauna Lani, Auberge Resorts Collection, Waimea, Hawai‘i Island.
2023 Hawaiian Steel Guitar Showcase Livestream Broadcasts
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.
Livestream Steel Guitar Saturday — CANCELED
September 9, 2023 – 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM HST
Maui Steel Guitar Festival Reprise
October 14, 2023 - 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM HST
Maui Steel Guitar Festival - CANCELED
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
Hawai‘i Island Steel Guitar Experience at Mauna Lani
December 15, 2023 Ho‘olaule‘a concert – 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM HST
Other Events
Hawaiian Steel Guitar Association (HSGA) 2023 Festival *September 21-23, 2023 – Odd Fellows Lodge, Cupertino, CA
* Registration Fee Required
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