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A Beloved Community Event
October 27, 2022 • Addison Ching • Festivals and Conventions
The Mauna Lani Auberge Resorts Collection calls it "…a beloved community event consisting of [...]
Mauna Lani Offers Special Room Rate for Festival
November 4, 2022 • Addison Ching • Festivals and Conventions
The Mauna Lani, Auberge Resorts Collection, is offering a special room rate for guests of the [...]
Spotlight ON! Sebastian Müller
November 15, 2022 • Addison Ching • Entertainment
This month we shine the Spotlight ON! Sebastian Müller. [...]
HIMELE Announces Dates for 2023 Festivals
November 20, 2022 • Addison Ching • Festivals and Conventions
HIMELE will present a full complement of in-person Hawaiian steel guitar festivals Statewide in [...]
Festival Lineups Announced
January 17, 2023 • Addison Ching • Festivals and Conventions
The featured steel guitarists at the first two HIMELE-produced steel guitar festivals in 2023 have [...]
Special Room Rate Available for Kona Festival
January 19, 2023 • Addison Ching • Festivals and Conventions
Guests at the 2023 Kona Steel Guitar Festival can take advantage of a special room rate. The [...]
HIMELE Festival Updates
February 11, 2023 • Addison Ching • Festivals and Conventions
Here is the latest news about HIMELE's Hawaiian steel guitar festivals. [...]
HIMELE Festival News
February 20, 2023 • Addison Ching • Festivals and Conventions
Here is the latest news about HIMELE's Hawaiian steel guitar festivals. [...]
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2025 Festivals and Workshops
Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival at Ka Makana Ali‘iFebruary 15, 2025 – 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM HST
Ka Makana Ali‘i Shopping Center, Kapolei
Kona Steel Guitar Festival
February 27-March 1, 2025
(see website for complete program)
Outrigger Kona Resort and Spa, Keauhou, Hawai‘i
Kaua‘i Steel Guitar Festival
May 4, 2025 - 11:30 AM - 3:30 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 Ka Makana Ali‘i
February 15, 2025 – 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM HST
Kona Steel Guitar Festival
March 1, 2025 Ho‘olaule‘a concert – 12:00 Noon - 3:00 PM and 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM HST
Other Events
2025 Events
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
* Registration Fee Required
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Community Festivals
Ka Makana Ali‘i - Kapolei
Windward Mall - Kāne‘ohe
Kahala Mall - Wai‘alae-Kāhala
Livestream Hawaiian Steel Guitar Showcase