Gallery: 2026 Waikīkī Steel Guitar Week

This gallery contains pictures and links to select videos from the 2026 8^th Annual Waikīkī Steel Guitar Week held in July 5-12, 2026. The event included nightly one-hour performances on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday, the 1st Annual Ho‘okūkū Kīkā Kila Hawaiian Steel Guitar Contest on Wednesday, J-FESTA 2026 - the 5^th Annual Japan-Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival on Friday, and the 16^th Annual Waikīkī Steel Guitar Festival on Saturday.

Livestream Broadcasts

Japan-Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival (Livestream)

   J-FESTA 2026

Facebook Reels

   Alan Akaka & the Islanders - Hula Lolo (Sunday Hula Grill Waikiki)

   Kui Joy - Kaulana Molokai (Monday NextGEN)

   Waka-chan - Ho‘omalimali E (Wednesday Ho‘okūkū Kīkā Kila)

Photo Gallery

Monday - Opening Nite

   NextGEN Steel Guitarists

Tuesday - Three Generations of Steel Guitar Legacy

   Isaac Kazuyuki Kauahikaua Woodward, Alan Akaka, and Kiyoshi "Lion" Kobayashi

Wednesday - 1^st Annual Ho‘okūkū KīkāKila - Steel Guitar Contest

    1^st Ho‘okūkū Kīkā Kila Part 1

    1^st Ho‘okūkū Kīkā Kila Part 2

Thursday - Timeless Melodies

   Masami Sato & Makana

Friday - J-FESTA 2026 Kickoff Breakfast at Hula Grill Waikiki

   Japan-Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival Kickoff Breakfast

Friday - J-FESTA 2026 - Japan-Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival

   J-FESTA 2026 Part 1

   J-FESTA 2026 Part 2

Saturday - Waikīkī Steel Guitar Festival

   Waikīkī Steel Guitar Festival Part 1

   Waikīkī Steel Guitar Festival Part 2

Please enjoy these photos for your personal use. There may be a slight pause as picture slideshows load. Monday-Thursday photography by Larry Holu. Friday and Saturday photography by Don Rostow © 2026 by Don Rostow. All photos © 2026 by HIMELE.