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Airline Cabin Policy Rating System Published
September 2, 2016 • Addison Ching • News
For many musicians traveling with instruments a major concern is if the airline will allow [...]
SteelRadio.com Shutting Down
December 29, 2016 • Addison Ching • News
One of the Internet's radio stations and perhaps the only one dedicated to playing steel [...]
Steelradio.com is back on the air!
January 29, 2017 • Addison Ching • News
Steelradio.com resumed broadcasting on the Internet on January 29, 2017. After shutting [...]
Steel Trappings Has a New Look
November 26, 2017 • Addison Ching • News
The Steel Trappings online Newsletter/Blog has been revamped to a slightly modified [...]
Hawaiian Steel Guitar Association Clarifies Scholarship Policy
November 28, 2017 • Addison Ching • News
The Hawaiian Steel Guitar Association (HSGA) recently enacted a board resolution that memorializes the association's commitment to their scholarship program. [...]
Steel Guitar Exhibit Opens on Maui
March 10, 2018 • Geronimo "Geri" Valdriz • News
The Story of Hawaii Museum has added a new Exhibit to its collection called "Kika Kila, the [...]
Kika Kila: How Geri Valdriz helps keep the fire burning for steel guitars
April 4, 2018 • Lantana Hoke • News
Growing up on Oahu in the 1960s and '70s, Geri Valdriz and his friends listened to the [...]
Sliding into the Soul of Aloha
April 8, 2018 • Mona De Crinis • News
"I was once told that the steel guitar is the truest extension of the human voice," says Alan [...]
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