E Komo Mai East O‘ahu!

The 2025 Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival - Keiki Kine at Kahala Mall will be held in mid-August, 2025, at Honolulu's Kahala Mall in East O‘ahu. The festival will again feature Keiki NextGen steel guitar players and musicians from Alan Akaka's Ke Kula Mele Hawai‘i School of Hawaiian Music, singing and playing Hawai‘i's favorite Hawaiian music.

Planning for the 2025 festival is ongoing. Please check back for updated festival information.

This festival is presented free to the public by Hawaii Institute for Music Enrichment and Learning Experiences (HIMELE) and the Kahala Mall. NextGen steel guitarists receive support from Breezy Ridge® Instruments, Ltd., the home of John Pearse® Strings.