Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival at Ka Makana Ali‘i

2024 Festival Program - February 17, 2024

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The 2024 Festival will feature steel guitar masters Alan Akaka, Steve Cheney, Bobby Ingano, Mālie Lyman, and Greg Sardinha and Po‘kela (Zachary Castro and Kata Maduli) and Community Group Nā Kūpuna o Ko‘olau. NextGen steel guitarists Isaac Woodward, Hi‘ipoi Lindsey, Thang Nguyen, Enosa Lyman, Tai Misailidis, Ever Ta‘ala, Makamae Lyu-Napoleon, and Isabella Bertelmann will also perform.

The program will begin at 11 AM HST and run through 3 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.

Community Group

  • Na Kūpuna ‘O Ko‘olau
  • The Festival Poster

    2024 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.

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