E Komo Mai Windward O‘ahu!

The 2026 Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival at Windward Mall is planned for Saturday, June 13, 2026 at Kāne‘ohe's Windward Mall. This festival will begin at 10:00 A.M. and feature favorite steel guitar masters from O‘ahu singing and playing Hawai‘i's favorite Hawaiian music.

 The festival will be livestreamed on the Hawaiian Steel Guitar Showcase's Facebook page and YouTube Channel as a part of the Showcase's festival presentations. The livestream will be archived for demand viewing on YouTube.

This festival will be presented free to the public by Hawaii Institute for Music Enrichment and Learning Experiences (HIMELE) and the Windward Mall. Funding for the festival and livestream broadcast was provided by the Hawai‘i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts (SFCA), through appropriations from the Legislature of the State of Hawai‘i or grants from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). Additional funding was provided by the Laurence H. Dorcy Hawaiian Foundation. Equipment was provided to NextGen steel guitarists by John Pearse Strings.