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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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Kaua‘i Steel Guitar FestivalMay 4, 2025 - 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM HST
Kukui Grove Center, Lihue, Hawai‘i
Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival at Windward Mall
June 7, 2025 – 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM HST
Windward Mall, Kane‘ohe
Royal Hawaiian Center Presents Waikīkī Steel Guitar Week - July 7-12, 2025
July 7-10, 2025 – 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM HST (Nightly Concerts)
Royal Grove Stage, Royal Hawaiian Center, Waikīkī
Royal Hawaiian Center Presents Japan-Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival
July 11, 2025 – 2:30 PM - 6:30 PM HST
Royal Grove Stage, Royal Hawaiian Center, Waikīkī
Royal Hawaiian Center Presents Waikīkī Steel Guitar Festival
July 12, 2025 – 11:00 AM - 2:30 PM and 4:00 PM - 6:30 PM HST
Royal Grove Stage, Royal Hawaiian Center, Waikīkī
Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival Keiki Kine at Kahala Mall
August 16, 2025 (tentative)
Kahala Mall, Waialae-Kāhala
Maui Steel Guitar Festival
October 18, 2025 - 3:00 PM - 6:30 PM
The Shops At Wailea, Wailea, Hawai‘i
2025 Hawaiian Steel Guitar Showcase Livestream Broadcasts
All broadcasts originate from the Hawaiian Steel Guitar Showcase Facebook Page and YouTube Channel.
Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival at Windward Mall
June 7, 2025 – 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM HST
Royal Hawaiian Center Presents Japan-Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival
July 11, 2025 – 2:30 PM - 6:30 PM HST
Royal Hawaiian Center Presents Waikīkī Steel Guitar Festival
July 12, 2025 – 11:00 AM - 2:30 PM and 4:00 PM - 6:30 PM HST
Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival Keiki Kine at Kahala Mall
August 16, 2025 (tentative)
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HSGA Hawai‘i Convention Waikīkī Steel Guitar Week
July 9, 2025 – 11:00 AM - 4:30 PM HST (HSGA Hawai‘i Convention Performances) Royal Grove Stage, Royal Hawaiian Center, Waikīkī
AISGC Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival *
July 24-26, 2025
Town Square Community Centre, Winchester, Indiana
* Registration Fee Required
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