Festival Program

The festival program for December 8-11, 2022,is undergoing development but will likely include these components:

• Thursday School Presentations
• Boutique performances throughout the days at various resort venues including the Canoe House, Surf Shack, Francis Brown Venue, Makai Lawn, and HāLani Restaurant
• A Thursday twilight kanikapila or performaces at the Canoe House restaurant
• A Friday evening ho‘olaule‘a concert in the Hale Hoaloha Pavilion
• Saturday workshops
• Saturday evening Twilight at Kalāhuipua‘a concert
• Sunday morning entertainment at HāLani Restaurant
• T-Shirt and CD Sales

Saturday Twilight at Kalāhuipua‘a — Eva Parker Woods Cottage

Each month during the full moon, music lovers bring blankets and folding chairs to the oceanfront lawn at the Eva Parker Woods Cottage. Musicians gather on the lanai (porch) to talk story and play their favorite tunes. The stage is humble but the talent is world-class. For over two decades, the Twilight at Kalāhuipua‘a concert series has served as a Who's Who of Hawaiian music.

The festival's Twilight at Kalāhuipua‘a program will be hosted by Kahu Hanai Danny Akaka, Jr. NextGen steel guitarists and musicians will open the program, followed by steel guitar talk story and performances by your favorite steel guitar artists including Alan Akaka, Bobby Ingano, Greg Sardinha, and Geri Valdriz.

Next Generation Steel Guitarists and Musicians

"Next Generation" Steel Guitar students of Ke Kula Mele Hawai‘i School of Hawaiian Music will perform for festival attendees' enjoyment.

• Pono Fernandez
• Enosa Lyman
• Mālie Lyman
• Joey Misailidis
  
• Tai Misailidis

Sunday Breakfast Entertainment

Guests of the Mauna Lani's Sunday brfeakfast at the HāLani Restaurant will enjoy music from a kanikapila-stype jam session by participating steel guitar masters and other musicians.

Steel Guitar Exhibit

An exhibit featuring vintage and contemporary lap steel guitars will be presented at the Francis Brown venue. The instruments are from the instrument collections of Hawai‘i-based steel guitarists appearing at the festival. Come and see this wide assortment of steel guitars. Festival guests will also be offered hands-on opportunities to experience the steel guitar under the guidance of steel guitar experts.

The Festival Poster

Festival Archives

The Festival Archives contains program information from previous festivals.

• The 2020 Hawai‘i Island Steel Guitar Festival – Festival canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic
• The 2019 Special Edition Hawai‘i Island Steel Guitar Festival
• The 2018 Hawai‘i Island Steel Guitar Festival
• The 2017 Hawai‘i Island Steel Guitar Festival