Program | Japan-Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival

2024 Festival Program

Japan-Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival

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The 2024 Japan-Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival will be held on Friday, July 12, 2024 from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM HST, as a part of the 2024 Waikīkī Steel Guitar Week event. The Japan-Hawaiian festival will feature steel guitar artists and groups from Japan. Co-emcees will be Masami Sato and Shuji Tomita. Hula will be provided by Kapuanani.

Featured Steel Guitarists and Artists

Shinichi Kakiuchi
Yukio Katagiri
Kiyoshi "Lion" Kobayashi
Matt Kobayashi
Paul Okubo
Masami Sato and Makana
Noriko and Shuji Tomita

The Festival Poster

2024 Japan-Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival Poster

The Japan-Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival poster was designed by Addison Ching and features pictures of the master performers superimposed on a Guyatone lap steel guitar. Click on the thumbnail for a larger view.