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Maui Steel Guitar Festival Finale
2016 Maui Steel Guitar Festival Recap
June 2, 2016 • Addison Ching • Festivals and Conventions

Beautiful Maui weather embraced this year's 8th Annual Maui Steel Guitar Festival, which [...]

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The 2017 Maui Steel Guitar Festival
February 26, 2017 • Addison Ching • Festivals and Conventions

The 2017 Maui Steel Guitar Festival will be on April 28-30, 2017 at the Ka'anapali Beach [...]

Hawaiian Steel Guitar Camp Class of 2017
Steel Guitar Camp Helps Develop Playing Skills
May 3, 2017 • Addison Ching • Festivals and Conventions

Nineteen steel guitarists with varying degrees of experience spent two days with professional [...]

Tadashi Arakawa at the 2017 Maui Steel Guitar Festival
The 2017 Maui Steel Guitar Festival: Wet and Wild
May 7, 2017 • Addison Ching • Festivals and Conventions

Several hundred steel guitarists and guests converged on Lahaina, Maui's Ka'anapali [...]

2018 Maui Steel Guitar Festival
The Tenth Anniversary Maui Steel Guitar Festival
February 10, 2018 • Addison Ching • Festivals and Conventions

2018 marks the tenth anniversary of the Maui Steel Guitar Festival. Originally produced by Henry [...]

School Visits, Steel Guitars, and Elvis Sweep Maui
School Visits, Steel Guitars, and Elvis Sweep Maui
April 20, 2018 • Addison Ching • Festivals and Conventions

The tenth annual Maui Steel Guitar Festival was held under mostly sunny skies and breezy [...]

The 2019 Maui Steel Guitar Festival
Outlets of Maui Welcomes the 2019 Maui Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival
February 9, 2019 • Addison Ching • Festivals and Conventions

Bryant Neal, Executive Director of Arts Entertainment for Children Group (Maui), announced that [...]

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A Visit to Maui's Kihei Charter School
April 28, 2019 • Daniel Tremblay • Festivals and Conventions, Education

For the second year, Linda and I travelled to the Kihei Charter School to demonstrate, educate [...]

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2023 Festivals and Workshops
Kona Steel Guitar Festival
March 23-25, 2023 – Outrigger Kona Resort and Spa, Keauhou, Hawai‘i

Kaua‘i Hawaiian Steel Guitar Symposium * — POSTPONED
May 3-4, 2023 – Sheraton Coconut Beach Resort, Kapa‘a, Hawai‘i

Kaua‘i Steel Guitar Festival
May 4-6, 2023 – Sheraton Coconut Beach Resort, Kapa‘a, Hawai‘i
May 7, 2023 – Kukui Grove Center, Lihue, Hawai‘i

Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival at Ka Makana Ali‘iRESCHEDULED
May 27, 2023 – Ka Makana Ali‘i Shopping Center, Kapolei

Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival at Windward Mall
June 10, 2023 – Windward Mall, Kāne‘ohe

Royal Hawaiian Center Presents Waikīkī Steel Guitar Week
July 10-15, 2023 – Royal Grove Stage, Royal Hawaiian Center, Waikīkī

Royal Hawaiian Center Presents Japan-Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival
July 14, 2023 – Royal Grove Stage, Royal Hawaiian Center, Waikīkī

Royal Hawaiian Center Presents Waikīkī Steel Guitar Festival
July 15, 2023 – Royal Grove Stage, Royal Hawaiian Center, Waikīkī

Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival Keiki Kine at Kāhala Mall
August 19, 2023 – Kahala Mall, Honolulu

2023 Northern California Hawaiian Steel Guitar Symposium *
September 24, 2023 – Odd Fellows Lodge, Cupertino, CA

Maui Steel Guitar Festival
October 14, 2023 – The Shops at Wailea, Wailea, Hawai‘i
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM HST
October 15, 2023 – Queen Ka‘ahumanu Center, Kahului, Hawai‘i
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM HST

2023 Hawaiian Steel Guitar Showcase Livestream Broadcasts

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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.


Kona Steel Guitar Festival
March 25, 2023 Ho‘olaule‘a concert – 12:00 Noon - 3 PM and 5 PM - 8 PM HST

Livestream Steel Guitar Saturday - Live from Molokai!
April 22, 2023 (tentative) – 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM HST

Kaua‘i Steel Guitar Festival
May 6, 2023 – Ho‘olaule‘a concert – 12:00 Noon - 3 PM and 5 PM - 8 PM HST

Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival at Ka Makana Ali‘iRESCHEDULED
May 27, 2023 – 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM HST

Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival at Windward Mall
June 10, 2023 – 11:30 PM - 4:00 PM HST

Royal Hawaiian Center Presents Japan-Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival
July 14, 2023 Ho‘olaule‘a concert – 4PM - 6:30PM HST


Royal Hawaiian Center Presents Waikīkī Steel Guitar Festival
July 15, 2023 Ho‘olaule‘a concert – 11AM - 2PM and 4:30PM - 6:30PM HST
Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival Keiki Kine at Kahala Mall
August 19, 2023 – 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM HST

Livestream Steel Guitar Saturday
September 9, 2023 – 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM HST

Maui Steel Guitar Festival
October 15, 2023 Ho‘olaule‘a concert – Queen Ka‘ahumanu Center, – 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM HST

Livestream Steel Guitar Saturday
November 19, 2023 – 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM HST


Other Events
HSGA Virtual Festival 4
February 4, 2023 Facebook LiveYouTube

2023 AISGC Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival *
July 27-29, 2023 – Towne Square Community Center, Winchester, IN
Hawaiian Steel Guitar Association (HSGA) 2023 Festival *
September 21-23, 2023 – Odd Fellows Lodge, Cupertino, CA
* Registration Fee Required

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