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Waikīkī Steel Guitar Week
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Royal Grove Stage at Helumoa, Royal Hawaiian Center, Waikīkī, Honolulu, HI
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7/5/2026
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The 8th Annual Waikīkī Steel Guitar Week, incorporating the Japan-Hawaiian
Steel Guitar Festival and the Waikīkī Steel Guitar Festival, will be a week-
long event celebrating Hawaiian music and the Hawaiian steel guitar. The
annual event will be held primarily at the Royal Grove Stage at Helumoa, the
royalty playground at the Royal Hawaiian Center in Waikīkī. Performances at
other Waikīkī venues including Hula Grill Waikīkī and Waikīkī Beach Walk Plaza
will also be offered. This year's event has been extended a day to incorporate
the Plaza's special Mele Hali'a program that will feature NextGEN steel
guitarists on July 12.
The 2026 annual event will be held at the Royal Hawaiian Center's Royal Grove
stage and other Waikīkī venues during the week of July 5-12, 2026.
Hula Grill Waikiki will kick off the weeklong celebration with a continuation
of their Steel Guitar Sundays monthly program featuring the Hawaiian steel
guitar. The two-hour performance on July 5 will feature Alan Akaka & the
Islanders.
Monday through Thursday evening concerts will feature one-hour performances by
different Hawaiian steel guitar artists and ensembles. Alan Akaka and The
Islanders, Kiyoshi "Lion" Kobayashi, NextGEN steel guitarists, and Masami Sato
& Makana will perform this year. Lion will perform on his 93rd birthday.
The 5th Annual Japan-Hawaiian Steel Guitar
Festival will be presented on Friday,
July 10, 2026, from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM and feature steel guitarists from
Japan.
The 16th Annnual Waikīkī Steel Guitar Festival's Saturday ho'olaule'a
performances will feature various Hawaiian steel guitar artists and bands in
two performance segments. The first segment will be presented at 11:00 AM -
2:20 PM and the second segment will begin at 4:00 PM and run through 6:30 PM.
The 2026 event will conclude on Sunday with a performance by NextGEN steel
guitarists at the Waikīkī Beach Walk's Plaza Stage.
All events will be presented free to the public by the Royal Hawaiian
Center and are produced by the Hawaii
Institute for Music Enrichment and Learning Experiences
(HIMELE™).
Friday's Japan-Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival program and Saturday's Waikīkī
Steel Guitar Festival program will both be livestreamed on Facebook and
YouTube. Access to the livestreams was via the Hawaiian Steel Guitar Showcase
Facebook Page or the
Hawaiian Steel Guitar Showcase YouTube
Channel where all
livestreams are archived for demand viewing.
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