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Tone Bars: Stainless or Polymer?
February 22, 2018 • Addison Ching • Education and Training
Many aspiring lap steel guitarists start off with a metallic standard stainless steel or chromed [...]
Recording Your Music: Home Recording Basics
March 19, 2018 • Steve Tylka • Education and Training
It was recently brought to my attention that many Steel Guitar players have questions regarding [...]
Teenager Malie Lyman brings family traditions to Steel Guitar Festival
March 22, 2018 • John Berger • Festivals and Conventions
If Malie Lyman were a "mystery guest" on the classic television game show "What's My Line?" [...]
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 [...]
Tone Bars: Stainless or Polymer? Part II
May 2, 2018 • Addison Ching • Education and Training
Some players claim that stainless steel bars have a better sustain than polymer bars. "A myth," [...]
Steel Guitar Festivals: A Photographer's Viewpoint
October 21, 2018 • Don Touchi • Festivals and Conventions
I was asked by Addison Ching if I could photograph the steel guitar festivals that HIMELE [...]
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Hawai‘i Island Steel Guitar Experience at Mauna LaniNovember 21-24, 2024 – Mauna Lani, Auberge Resorts Collection, Waimea, Hawai‘i Island
2024 Hawaiian Steel Guitar Showcase Livestream Broadcasts
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Hawai‘i Island Steel Guitar Experience at Mauna Lani
November 22, 2024 Ho‘olaule‘a concert – 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM HST
November 23, 2024 Open Stage Performances – 11:30 AM - 3:00 PM HST
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Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival at Ka Makana Ali‘iFebruary 15, 2025 – 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM HST
Ka Makana Ali‘i Shopping Center, Kapolei
Kona Steel Guitar Festival
February 27-March 1, 2025
Outrigger Kona Resort and Spa, Keauhou, Hawai‘i
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Mele Hali‘aFeaturing NextGen Steel Guitarists
December 23, 2024 – 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM HST
Waikiki Beach Walk Plaza Stage, 227 Lewers Street, Waikīkī
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