The second annual Kona Steel Guitar Festival will be held at the Outrigger Kona Resort and Spa in Keauhou. The festival immediately precedes 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 is 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

April 5, 2024

11:00am - 8:00pm
Festival Information - Keauhou Ballroom III & IV
Festival Sales - Keauhou Ballroom III & IV
Hands-On Experience - Keauhou Ballroom Foyer
11:00am - 8:00pm
Steel Guitar Exhibit - Keauhou Ballroom Foyer
11:00am - 3:30pm
Open Stage Performances - Keauhou Ballroom III & IV
11:00 - 11:25 - Daniel Toft
11:30 - 11:55 - Rhonda Murotake
12:00 - 12:25 - Shinichi Kakiuchi
12:30 - 12:55 - Amy Sullivan
1:00 -1:25 - Jim Dowiat
1:30 -1:55 - Barbara Bones
2:00 - 2:20 - Mark Gaponoff
2:25 -3:30 - NextGen
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Workshop - Keauhou Ballroom III & IV
Alan Akaka and Bobby Ingano: "Open Topic Talk Story"
Workshop content will be guided by your steel guitar topic suggestions
and questions.
8:30pm - 10:00pm
Kanikapila - Keauhou Ballroom III & IV
Unplugged jam session open to everyone. Bring your instrument and (if needed) portable amplifier

April 6, 2024

11:30am - 8:00pm
Festival Information - Keauhou Ballroom III & IV
Festival Sales - Keauhou Ballroom III & IV
Hands-On Experience - Keauhou Ballroom Foyer
11:30am - 8:00pm Steel Guitar Exhibit - Keauhou Ballroom Foyer
Noon - 3:05pm
Ho'olaule'a Part I - Keauhou Ballroom III & IV (Livestreamed)
Noon - 12:35 - Dwight Tokumoto
12:40 - 1:15 - P?mai Brown
1:20 - 1:30 - Hi'ipoi LIndsey
1:30 - 1:40 - Enosa Lyman
1:45 - 2:25 - Al Greene, Jr.
2:30 - 3:05 - Alan Akaka
Intermission
5:00pm - 8:05pm
Ho'olaule'a Part II - Keauhou Ballroom III & IV (Livestreamed)
5:00 - 5:35 - Greg Sardinha
5:40 - 6:15 - Geronimo "Geri" Valdriz
6:20 - 6:55 - Malie Lyman
7:00 - 7:25 - Billy Cardine
7:30 - 8:05 - Bobby Ingano
8:30pm - 10:00pm
Public Kanikapila - Keauhou Ballroom III & IV
Unplugged jam session open to everyone. Bring your instrument and (if needed) a portable amplifier

Date:
April 4-6, 2024

Location:
Sheraton Kona Resort and Spa at Keauhou Bay, 78-128 Ehukai Street
Kailua Kona, HI 96740

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