Aloha!

The first annual Hilo Steel Guitar Festival will be held at Prince Kuhio Plaza in Hilo on March 7, 2026.

The Hilo Steel Guitar Festival will bring the Hawaiian steel guitar experience to the Hilo area. The Hilo festival will complement the Mauna Lani Steel Guitar Experience, held in Waimea on Hawai‘i Island's leeward coast.

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