2026 Festival Program

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The 2026 Festival will feature steel guitar masters Alan Akaka, Steve Cheney, Bobby Ingano, Mālie Lyman, Greg Sardinha and Po‘kela (Zachary Castro and Kata Maduli), Community Group Nā Kūpuna o Ko‘olau, 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

• Alan Akaka
• Steve Cheney
• Bobby Ingano
• Mālie Lyman
• Greg Sardinha
• Nā Kupuna o Ko‘olau

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
• Thang Nguyen
• Ever Ta‘ala

The Festival Poster

Festival Archives

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

• The 2025 Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival at Ka Makana Ali‘i
• The 2024 Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival at Ka Makana Ali‘i
• The 2023 Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival at Ka Makana Ali‘i
• 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