7th annual waikiki steel guitar week

7th annual waikiki steel guitar week
Sunday, July 5 - Sunday, july 12, 2026

The 7th 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, Royal Hawaiian Center in Waikīkī. Performances at Hula Grill Waikīkī will also be offered.

SUNDAY 7/5 MONDAY 7/6 TUESDAY 7/7 WEDNESDAY 7/8 THURSDAY 7/9 FRIDAY 7/10 SATURDAY 7/11 SUNDAY 7/12

STEEL GUITAR SUNDAYS

10-12PM at Hula Grill Waikīkī

Alan Akaka and The Islanders

NextGen Concert

5:30-6:30PM At the Royal Grove

Kyle Henderson, Kui Joy, Hi'ipoi Lindsey, Ever Ta'ala, Isaac Woodward

The Golden Years Concert featuring Lion Kobayashi

5:30-6:30PM At the Royal Grove

Lion Kobayashi

1st Annual Ho‘Okūkū Kīkā Kila (steel Guitar Contest)

4:30-7:30PM At the Royal Grove

Timeless Melodies Concert

5:30-6:30PM At the Royal Grove

Makana (Masami Sato & Kazuko Tanaka), Kazuko Ishii, Ayumi Kato, Yoshiko Konno, Michikio Makiuchi

5th Annual Japan-Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival

3:00-6:30PM At the Royal Grove

3:00-3:10 - Alan Akaka & Masami Sato

3:40-4:10 - Lion Kobayashi & Lion Ladies

4:10-4:30 - Michiyo Fujita and Yoshiko Yokoyama

4:30-5:00 - Matt Kobayashi & Friends

5:00-5:20 - Moani Ito

5:20-5:50 - Yokio Katagiri

5:50-6:20 - Makana (Masami Sato & Kazuko Tanaka), Kazuko Ishii, Ayumi Kato, Yoshijo Konno, Michiko Makiuchi, Mealeana Manuel

6:20-6:30 - Closing Remarks

16th Annual Waikīkī Steel Guitar Festival Ho‘olaule‘a

1:00-2:00 & 4:00-6:30 At the Royal Grove

11:00-11:35 - Steve Cheney

11:35-12:10 - Geri Valdriz

12:10-12:45 - Greg Sardinha & Po'okela

12:45-1:20 - Māile Lyman

1:20-2:00 - Lion Kobayashi

4:00-4:35 - Makana (Masami Sato & Kazuko Tanaka), Kazuko Ishii, Ayumi Kato, Yoshijo Konno, Michiko Makiuchi

4:35-5:15 - Bobby Ingano

5:15-5:55 - Performace from the 1st Place Winners of the 1st Annual Ho'okūkū Kīkā Kila (steel Guitar Contest)

5:55-6:30 Alan Akaka

Steel Guitar Sundays

10:00-12:00PM At Hula Grill Waikīkī

Alan Akaka And the Islanders

6:00-7:00PM At Hula Grill Waikīkī

Grand Finale with NextGen & Emerging Stars