2026 Festival Program
Click here to see and download the Festival's Complete Event ScheduleThe 2026 Festival will feature steel guitar masters Alan Akaka, Steve Cheney, Bobby Ingano, Paul Kim, Devin Nakahara, Greg Sardinha and Po‘kela (Dwight Kanae and Kata Maduli), and NextGEN steel guitarists Hi‘ipoi Lindsey, Thang Nguyen, Ever Ta‘ala, and Isaac Woodward. Emcee will be Jake Fernandez.
The program will begin at 11:00 AM HST and run through 3:00 PM at the outdoor stage in the center court.
Featured Steel Guitarists
NextGEN Steel Guitarists
These "NextGEN" Steel Guitar students of Ke Kula Mele Hawai‘i School of Hawaiian Music will perform for festival attendees' enjoyment.
The Festival 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.
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