2023 Festival Program - February 18, 2023

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The 2023 Festival will feature steel guitar masters Alan Akaka, Steve Cheney, Bobby Ingano, Kapono Lopes, and Greg Sardinha and Po‘kela (Zachary Castro and Kata Maduli.) NextGen steel guitarists Reign Lyu, Enosa Lyman, Makamae Lyu-Napoleon, Isabella Bertelmann, and Joey Misailidis will also perform.

The program will begin at 11 AM HST and run through 3 PM at the outdoor stage in the center court. The program will be livestreamed on the Hawaiian Steel Guitar Showcase's Facebook page and YouTube channel.

11:00 AM	Kapono Lopes
11:35 AM	Pono Fernandez
11:55 PM	Steve Cheney
12:30 PM	Isabella Bertelmann and Enosa Lyman
12:50 PM	Greg Sardinha and Po‘okela
1:25 PM	Reign Lyu and Makamae Lyu-Napoleon
1:40 PM	Bobby Ingano
2:15 PM	Joey Misailidis
2:30 PM	Alan Akaka

Featured Steel Guitarists

• Alan Akaka
• Steve Cheney
• Bobby Ingano
• Kapono Lopes
• Greg Sardinha
• Ke Kula Mele NextGen 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.

• Reign Lyu
• Enosa Lyman
• Makamae Lyu-Napoleon
• Isabella Bertelmann
• Joey Misailidis

The Festival Poster

Festival Archives

The Festival Archives contains program information from previous Ka Makana Ali‘i festivals.

• The 2022 Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival at Ka Makana Ali‘i – Festival canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic
• The 2021 Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival at Ka Makana Ali‘i – Festival canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic
• The 2020 Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival at Ka Makana Ali‘i – Festival canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic
• The 2019 Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival at Ka Makana Ali‘i
• The 2018 Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival at Ka Makana Ali‘i
• The 2017 Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival at Ka Makana Ali‘i