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Kaua‘i Festival Program Announced
March 11, 2022 • Addison Ching • Festivals and Conventions
The program for the 2022 Kaua‘i Steel Guitar Festival has been posted on the festival's [...]
Spotlight ON! Shinichi Kakiuchi
March 15, 2022 • Addison Ching • Entertainment
This month we shine the Spotlight ON! Shinichi Kakiuchi. [...]
Windward Mall Festival Scheduled for June 11
March 24, 2022 • Addison Ching • Festivals and Conventions
The Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival at Windward Mall is back! [...]
Seven Steelers at Windward Mall
April 13, 2022 • Addison Ching • Festivals and Conventions
The first Hawaiian steel guitar festival on O‘ahu in 2022 will be a blockbuster featuring seven [...]
Spotlight ON! Vickie Van Fechtmann
April 15, 2022 • Addison Ching • Entertainment
This month we shine the Spotlight ON! Vickie Van Fechtmann. [...]
Steel Guitar Festival to Honor Tadashi Arakawa
April 26, 2022 • Addison Ching • Festivals and Conventions
The first Japan-Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival will be presented on July 15, 2022. The festival [...]
Spotlight ON! Christo Ruppenthal
May 15, 2022 • Addison Ching • Entertainment
This month we shine the Spotlight ON! Christo Ruppenthal. [...]
Steel Guitar Festival Returns to Kahala Mall
May 23, 2022 • Addison Ching • Festivals and Conventions
A Hawaiian steel guitar festival featuring NextGen steel guitar students of Ke Kula Mele Hawai‘i [...]
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2025 Festivals and Workshops
Kaua‘i Steel Guitar FestivalMay 4, 2025 - 11:00 AM - 3:00 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 Windward Mall
June 7, 2025 – 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM HST
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
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
AISGC Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival *
July 24-26, 2025
Town Square Community Centre, Winchester, Indiana
* Registration Fee Required
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