Steel guitar music started on the island of Oahu — and teachers there are working with the next generation of students to continue the tradition. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times) Quincy Cortez ...

The third annual Hawaii Island Steel Guitar Festival is set for Dec. 13 to 15. The free public event will be held at Mauna Lani, Auberge Resorts Collection, and features performances by masters of ...

Two days of steel-guitar artistry are on tap at the Sheraton Kaua i Coconut Beach Resort when the Kaua i Steel Guitar Festival opens at noon today. “Let There Be Peace” is the theme of the the Kauai ...

STEEL guitar may be the most endangered of the instruments associated with Hawaiian music. The ukulele is certainly alive and well; you see it everywhere, and Roy Sakuma is presenting his 40th Annual ...

When doors to E Kanikapila Kakou open on Feb. 27, the popular heritage program that is celebrating its 40th year will be themed around the steel guitar and its history, at the Jasmine Ballroom of the ...

KAILUA, Hawaii – Quincy Cortez plucks at a slim black box laid across his legs, his fingers flashing silver. Steel strings twang with each pull from the metal rings – wearable guitar picks – adorning ...