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The 9^th Annual Kaua‘i Steel Guitar Festival was held on Sunday, May 4, 2025 at the Kukui Grove Center in Lihu‘e.

A ho‘olaule‘a concert was presented at the Kukui Grove Center and featured performances by Hawaiian steel guitar masters.

The Kaua‘i Steel Guitar Festival was 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. Additional support was provided by the Royal Hawaiian Center and the Festival Companies, the Hawai‘i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts (SFCA), through appropriations from the Legislature of the State of Hawai‘i or grants from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), and the Laurence H. Dorcy Hawaiian Foundation. Equipment was provided to NextGen steel guitarists by John Pearse Strings.See the Support Us page for information about additional supporters and sponsors.