The Steel Trappings online Newsletter/Blog has been revamped to a slightly modified [...]
The Hawaiian Steel Guitar Association (HSGA) recently enacted a board resolution that memorializes the association's commitment to their scholarship program. [...]
Alan Akaka, Bobby Ingano, and Greg Sardinha will again present their steel guitar stylings at [...]
Keoki's Paradise in Kaua'i's Poipu Beach will be the site of a Kickoff Hawaiian Jam Session [...]
Hawaiian steel guitar music flowed throughout the Courtyard Kaua'i at the 2018 Kaua'i [...]
2018 marks the tenth anniversary of the Maui Steel Guitar Festival. Originally produced by Henry [...]
Many aspiring lap steel guitarists start off with a metallic standard stainless steel or chromed [...]
The 2nd annual Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival at Ka Makana Ali'i will be held on Saturday, March [...]
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Hawaiian Steel Guitar Showcase
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January 30, 2021 – LIVE STREAMED on Facebook 3PM - 5PM HST
Hawaiian Steel Guitar Showcase
Livestream Steel Guitar Saturdays
February 27, 2021 – LIVE STREAMED on Facebook 3PM - 6PM HST
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Livestream Kanikapila
March 20, 2021 – LIVE STREAMED on Facebook 3PM - 5PM HST
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Open Stage Showcase
March 27, 2021 – LIVE STREAMED on Facebook 3PM - 5PM HST
Hawaiian Steel Guitar Showcase
Livestream Steel Guitar Saturdays
April 17, 2021 – LIVE STREAMED on Facebook and YouTube 3PM - 5PM HST
Hawaiian Steel Guitar Showcase
Livestream Kanikapila
May 15, 2021 (tentative) – LIVE STREAMED on Facebook and YouTube 3PM - 5PM HST
Hawaiian Steel Guitar Showcase
Livestream Steel Guitar Saturdays
May 29, 2021 – LIVE STREAMED on Facebook and YouTube 3PM - 5PM HST
COVID-19 Advisory: All live steel guitar festivals have been postponed Statewide until further notice due to the COVID-19 pandemic and health and safety directives currently in effect. Live festivals will return when HIMELE and government agencies determine it is safe to do so.
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