E Komo Mai O‘ahu!

The first 2026 Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival - Keiki Kine will be held on April 4, 2026, at Ka Makana Ali‘i in West O‘ahu. The festival will 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. Backup musicians will include students and/or parents of Ke Kula Mele.

Currently, venues for the Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival - Keiki Kine include Kahala Mall in East O‘ahu and Ka Makana Ali‘i in West O‘ahu. A second Keiki Kine festival is planned for August at Kahala Mall.

This festival will be presented free to the public by Hawaii Institute for Music Enrichment and Learning Experiences (HIMELE) and the Ka Makana Ali‘i. NextGEN steel guitarists receive support from Breezy Ridge® Instruments, Ltd., the home of John Pearse® Strings.