2025 Festival Program
Click here to see and download the Festival's Complete Event ScheduleThe 2025 Festival will feature steel guitar masters Alan Akaka, Steve Cheney, Bobby Ingano, Kalei Yamanoha, 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, Enosa Lyman, Tai Misailidis, Ever Ta‘ala, Makamae Lyu-Napoleon, and Isabella Bertelmann will also perform.
The program will begin at 3:00 PM HST and run through 7:00 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.
- Isaac Woodward
- Hi‘ipoi Lindsey
- Enosa Lyman
- Ever Ta‘ala
- Tai Misailidis
- Makamae Lyu-Napoleon
- Isabella Bertelmann
Community Group
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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