The 9th Annual Maui Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival features master Hawaiian steel guitar players performing and teaching at two venues on Maui.

This free event at the Kā‘anapali Beach Hotel features master Hawaiian steel guitar players from around the world performing and teaching students how to play the only instrument thought to be indigenous to Hawai‘i.

(Posted by Wendy OSHER © 2009) Maui’s George Kahumoku, Jr. and fellow musicians featured on The Spirit of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar album depart for Los Angeles today, bound for the 51st Grammy Awards ceremony. The Masters of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar have previously been honored with three consecutive Grammy Awards for their compilation CDs... Read more »

The nominees for the Best Hawaiian Music Album features three time award winner, George Kahumoku Jr. of Maui