2024 Festival Information

The 2024 Festival will be held at the Outrigger Kona Resort and Spa immediately preceding the 2024 Aloha Music Camp. The event will follow the same format as the 2023 festival and include concerts, kanikapila sessions, Open Stage performances, a steel guitar exhibit, and a workshop. Visitations to local area schools will be added to this year's event.

This year's featured steel guitarists include Alan Akaka, Pōmai Brown, Billy Cardine, Al Greene, Jr., Bobby Ingano, Mālie Lyman, Greg Sardinha, Dwight Tokumoto, and Geronimo "Geri" Valdriz. NextGen steel guitarists Hi‘ipoi Lindsey and Enosa Lyman will also perform.