Hawaiian Steel Guitar Association - HSGA

10/21/2026

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5rxU8Z5vHI

The steel guitar was invented in Hawaiʻi nearly 140 years ago by Ha...

10/17/2026

Announcing our 2026 festival lineup! Weill you join us in Santa Cruz Oct 22-24 for the Hawaiian Steel Guitar Association - HSGA’s 2026 festival?

We celebrate the music of Sol K. Bright and welcome special guest Alan Akaka! We will be at the Hotel Paradox,

HSGA 2026 Festival - Santa Cruz, CA

https://www.hsga.org/2025-festival

09/21/2026

Join us in Santa Cruz Oct. 22-24 for the Hawaiian Steel Guitar Association (HSGA)’s 2026 festival! We celebrate the music of Sol K. Bright and welcome special guest Alan Akaka! We will be at the Hotel Paradox.

Details, tickets, and player registration: https://www.hsga.org/2025-festival

08/18/2026

Be sure to listen to this audio from our sister club Aloha International Steel Guitar Club!

Wi******er, Indiana’s Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival brings together musicians from across generations and cultures. Kyle Long visited the festival and spoke with some of this year’s performers including the Williams Twins, 96-year-old twin sisters who have been singing and playing guitar togeth...

07/16/2026

Maile and Lei Bright, granddaughters of Hawaiian music legend Sol K. Bright, will be joining us at our Santa Cruz festival this October to help celebrate his legacy. Will you be there?

Festival Details: hsga.org/2025-festival

06/08/2026

Join us in Santa Cruz Oct. 22-24 for the Hawaiian Steel Guitar Association (HSGA)’s 2026 festival! We celebrate the music of Sol K. Bright and welcome special guest Alan Akaka! We will be at the Hotel Paradox. https://www.hsga.org/2025-festival

05/30/2026

https://www.tmj4.com/asian-american-heritage/the-milwaukee-musician-preserving-the-sound-of-the-hawaiian-lap-steel-guitar

The instrument that inspired blues, country, and rock music is slowly fading away. One Milwaukee musician wants to keep the sound of the Hawaiian Lap Steel Guitar alive.

05/28/2026

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cg03ne17qVg

Provided to YouTube by Smithsonian Folkways RecordingsPa'au'au Waltz · Tony KuOriginal Hawaiian Steel Guitar℗ 2004 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings / 1979 Fol...

05/20/2026

Get your Sol K. Bright tunes ready for our upcoming festival in Santa Cruz Oct 22-24! More details coming soon. 🎶

05/15/2026

We are excited to announce that our newly appointed Director Emeritus Alan Akaka will be joining us for our festival in Santa Cruz, CA October 22-24 as a special guest. He will help us feature and celebrate our annual artist Sol K. Bright. Alan has a personal connection to Sol. So he has stories to tell, and music and aloha to share. Join us!

https://www.hsga.org/2025-festival