2020 Program | Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival at Ka Makana Ali‘i

2020 Festival Program - March 21, 2020

The 2020 Festival was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. The program presented here is what was scheduled for the festival prior to cancellation.

The Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival at Ka Makana Ali‘i will feature five of Hawai‘i's steel guitar masters and six NextGen Hawaiian steel guitar players and musicians from the Ke Kula Mele Hawai‘i School of Hawaiian Music. These NextGen players range in age from 11 to 15 years old. Performance times will be posted when they are finalized.

Featured Steel Guitarists

Alan Akaka
Jeff Au Hoy
Steve Cheney
Kapono Lopes
Ke Kula Mele NextGen Steel Guitar Players and Musicians
Greg Sardinha

NextGen Steel Guitar Players and Musicians

These "NextGen" Steel Guitar students of Ke Kula Mele Hawai‘i School of Hawaiian Music will perform for festival attendees' enjoyment.

The Festival Poster

2020 Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival at Ka Makana Ali‘i Poster

The Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival at Ka Makana Ali‘i poster was designed by Addison Ching and features pictures of the master performers superimposed on a silhouette of a 1952 Fender Champion steel guitar. Click on the thumbnail for a larger view.