July 2022
On the Playlist: Buckie Shirakata
July 1, 2022 • Geronimo "Geri" Valdriz • Steel Guitar History
"HAWAIIAN STEEL" is a weekly radio program that spotlights the Hawaiian steel guitar masters [...]
Steel Guitar Symposium to Resume
July 4, 2022 • Addison Ching • Education and Training
The first steel guitar workshop to be offered by the Hawaiian Steel Guitar Symposium since [...]
Spotlight ON! Jess Montgomery
July 15, 2022 • Addison Ching • Entertainment
This month we shine the Spotlight ON! Jess Montgomery. [...]
From Joymusic to Steel Guitar Music
July 17, 2022 • Daniel Tremblay • Education and Training
Although I am in New Hampshire while I write this, my thoughts are on the beach of Waikīkī. [...]
Pedal Like A Lion
July 18, 2022 • Addison Ching • Instruments and Luthiers
FRANKENSTEEL? Guests of the 2022 Waikiki Steel Guitar Festial may have noticed Kiyoshi [...]
Waikīkī Steel Guitar Week Returns with a Roar
July 19, 2022 • Addison Ching • Festivals and Conventions
The recently-concluded 2022 Waikīkī Steel Guitar Week featured six days of Hawaiian steel [...]
Announcing the Kona Steel Guitar Festival
July 24, 2022 • Addison Ching • Festivals and Conventions
Another Hawaiian steel guitar festival joins the ranks of steel guitar festivals produced in Hawai‘i [...]
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2025 Festivals and Workshops
Royal Hawaiian Center Presents Waikīkī Steel Guitar Week - July 7-12, 2025July 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.
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)
Other Events
2025 Events
Steel Guitar SundaysJuly 6, August 3, September 7, October 5, November 2, December 7, 2025 – 10:00 AM - Noon
Hula Grill Waikiki, Waikīkī
HSGA Waikiki Festival '25
July 9, 2025 – 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM HST
Royal Grove Stage, Royal Hawaiian Center, Waikīkī
July 10, 2025 – 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM HST
Outrigger Reef Waikiki Beach Resort - Diamond Head Room
AISGC Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival *
July 24-26, 2025
Town Square Community Centre, Winchester, Indiana
* Registration Fee Required
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