The third annual Kona Steel Guitar Festival will be held at the Outrigger Kona Resort and Spa in Keauhou. The festival will immediately precede the annual Aloha Music Camp at the same location. Keauhou, Hawai‘i is located in the Kona, Hawai‘i area of Hawai‘i Island.

The Kona Steel Guitar Festival will bring the Hawaiian steel guitar experience to Keauhou, about a half-hour from the Kona airport. The festival will also extend that experience to Aloha Music Camp participants who may have previously enjoyed that experience when the Camp was held on Kaua‘i. As in prior years, the Kona Steel Guitar Festival will be presented in the days preceding the Aloha Music Camp.

The Kona Steel Guitar Festival will be presented free to the public by Hawaii Institute for Music Enrichment and Learning Experiences (HIMELE) and the Outrigger Kona Resort and Spa, in association with the Ke Kula Mele Hawai‘i School of Hawaiian Music.

Schedule of Events

Festival Information - Bayview Meeting Rooms
11:30am - 8:00pm
Festival Sales - Bayview Meeting Rooms
Hands-On Experience - Bayview Meeting Rooms Foyer
11:30am - 8:00pm Steel Guitar Exhibit - Bayview Meeting Rooms Foyer
Ho'olaule'a Part I - Bayview Meeting Rooms (Livestreamed)
Noon - 12:25 - Dwight Tokumoto
12:30-12:55 - Colin John
Noon - 3:00pm
1:00-1:10-Makamae Lyu-Napoleon
1:15-1:40-Devin Nakahara
1:45-2:10 - Isabella Bertelmann
2:15-3:00 - Alan Akaka
Intermission
Ho'olaule'a Part II - Bayview Meeting Rooms (Livestreamed)
5:00-5:30 - Ken Emerson
5:35-6:05-Geronimo "Geri" Valdriz
5:00pm - 8:05pm
6:10-6:20 - Enosa Lyman
6:25-6:55-Mālie Lyman
7:00-7:30-Billy Cardine
7:35-8:05-Bobby Ingano
Public Kanikapila - Bayview Meeting Rooms
8:30pm-10:00pm
Unplugged jam session open to everyone. Bring your instrument and (if needed) a portable amplifier