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Addison Ching

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GoFundMe Created for Todd Clinesmith
October 10, 2020 • Addison Ching • News

A GoFundMe campaign has been organized by steel guitarist Mike Neer on behalf of Todd [...]

Hawai‘i Island Steel Guitar Festival COVID-19

Hawai‘i Island Steel Guitar Festival Canceled
October 11, 2020 • Addison Ching • Festivals and Conventions

After months of anticipation, delays and uncertainty due to COVID-19, the 2020 Hawai‘i Island [...]

Hawaiian Steel Guitar Showcase

October's Livestream Steel Guitar Saturday
October 23, 2020 • Addison Ching • Festivals and Conventions

The October, 2020, Livestream Steel Guitar Saturday will be broadcast on Saturday, [...]

Hawaiian Steel Guitar Showcase

Internet Problems Plague Showcase
October 25, 2020 • Addison Ching • Festivals and Conventions

The Hawaiian Steel Guitar Showcase featuring Jeff Au Hoy and Bobby Ingano was interrupted [...]

Hawaiian Steel Guitar Showcase

Livestream Steel Guitar Saturday for November
November 16, 2020 • Addison Ching • Festivals and Conventions

The Hawaiian Steel Guitar Showcase continues with November's Livestream Steel Guitar [...]

Hawaiian Steel Guitar Showcase

December Livestream Steel Guitar Saturday
December 10, 2020 • Addison Ching • Festivals and Conventions

Happy Holidays! December's Livestream Steel Guitar Saturday presentation will feature steel [...]

Hawaiian Steel Guitar Showcase

December's Showcase Full of Cheer and Surprises
December 20, 2020 • Addison Ching • Festivals and Conventions

The December Hawaiian Steel Guitar Showcase's Livestream Steel Guitar Saturday program [...]

Geri's Vintage Steels

1956 Rickenbacker DW-16
January 1, 2021 • Geronimo "Geri" Valdriz • Instruments and Luthiers

In the 1950's Rickenbacker began producing wood bodied double neck steel guitars to compete [...]

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2025 Festivals and Workshops
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

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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
Steel Guitar Sundays
July 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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