2023 Event Program

The 2023 Waikīkī Steel Guitar Week will feature Monday-Thursday 1-hour evening performances, the Japan-Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival on Friday, and the Waikīkī Steel Guitar Festival on Saturday. Also featured will be a vintage steel guitar exhibit and a hands-on experience for event guests to learn more about the Hawaiian steel guitar.

Emcee for the Monday-Thursday concerts is Monte McComber.

Emcee for Friday's Japan-Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival is Reiko Tokushige Rogers.

Saturday's Waikīkī Steel Guitar Festival will be hosted by Monte McComber and Kimo Kahoano.

Hula for Friday and Saturday festivals will be provided by Kapuanani.

Program

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Monday-Thursday - Evening Concert Performances

• Monday - Mālie Lyman
• Tuesday - NextGen Steel Guitarists
• Isabella Bertelmann
• Pono Fernandez
• Enosa Lyman
• Hi‘poi Lindsay
• Makamae Lyu-Napoleon
• Joey Misailidis
  
• Tai Misailidis
  
• Wednesday - Greg Sardinha and Po‘okela
• Thursday - Alan Akaka and The Islanders

Friday - Japan-Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival

Complete festival information available at Festival Website.

• Shinichi Kakiuchi
• Kiyoshi "Lion" Kobayashi
• Matt Kobayashi
• Paul Okubo
• Noriko and Shuji Tomita

Saturday - Waikīkī Steel Guitar Festival

• Alan Akaka
• Billy Cardine
• Steve Cheney
• Bobby Ingano
• Kiyoshi "Lion" Kobayashi
• Mikiya Matsuda
• Greg Sardinha
  
• Geronimo "Geri" Valdriz
  

The Festival Poster