Gallery: 2025 Festival

This gallery contains video and photos from the 2025 Hawai‘i Island Steel Guitar Experience at Mauna Lani, held on November 13-16, 2025.

Livestream Broadcasts

   Hawai‘i Island Steel Guitar Festival - November 14, 2025 (Alan Akaka, Dwight Tokumoto, Geronimo "Geri" Valdriz, Ethan Goore, Greg Sardinha, Pomaika‘i Brown, Mālie Lyman, Bobby Ingano)

   Hawai‘i Island Steel Guitar Festival Open Stage - November 15, 2025 (Kevin Speyer, Vickie Van Fechtmann, Ethan Goore, NextGEN Isaac Woodward, NextGEN Hi‘poi Lindsey, NextGEN Charlie Ahuna, Kapono Lopes, Daniel Toft)

Please enjoy these livestream broadcasts. All videos ©2025 by HIMELE and appear with permission from the respective performers.

Video Gallery

Open Stage Performances - Select performances from Saturday's Open Stage Program.

   Ethan Goore - Long Journey Home (2 Dollar Bill)

   Ethan Goore - Koali

   Kapono Lopes - Ho‘onanea

The video gallery is on the Hawai‘i Steel Guitar Festival YouTube channel. Please visit our YouTube channel for video recordings from all Hawai‘i Steel Guitar Festivals. Livestreams are archived on the Hawaiian Steel Guitar Showcase Facebook Page and YouTube Channel.

Photo Gallery

School Visitations

   Hawaii Preparatory Academy

   Innovations Public Charter School

   Konawaena Elementary School

   Waikoloa Elementary & Middle School

Kanikapila

   Thursday Evening Kanikapila

   Queens' Marketplace Kanikapila

   Sunday Breakfast Kanikapila

Friday Ho‘olaule‘a

   Ho‘olaule‘a

Hands-On Opportunities

   Hands-On

Open Stage

   Open Stage Performances

Saturday Twilight at Kalahuipua‘a

   Twilight at Kalahuipua‘a

Behind the Scenes

   Behind the Scenes

Please enjoy these photos for your personal use. There may be a slight pause as picture slideshows load. Photography by HIMELE staff ©2025 by HIMELE.