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 ...

“I just love what I can get out of the guitar, the lilting sound and full-body richness of the tone,” says acclaimed Hawaiian steel guitarist Alan Akaka. “It conjures up Hawaii.” This esteemed ...

Is Hawaiian steel guitar the most endangered of the instruments associated with contemporary Hawaiian music? You wouldn’t know it from the number of CDs that Hawaii’s major steel guitarists have ...

From the lilting music of Hawaii to the wail of country and western, from the tropical islands to Kalamazoo, the Hawaiian steel guitar made its mark during the 20th century. But the history of the ...

“I’m talking to somebody from Hawaii Island. Let’s play the ‘Hilo March,’” said Alan Akaka when this writer called him for an interview. Alan is the brother of Danny Kaniela Akaka, and founder of the ...

Steel guitar, Hawaii sound good together Aside from the ukulele and slack key guitar, Hawaiian steel guitar is one of the iconic sounds of Hawaii. But where did it come from? How did Hawaii become ...

Celebrating its 10th year, the Maui Steel Guitar Festival will return to the Valley Isle April 13 to 15. The first two days of the free event are held at Kaanapali Beach Hotel in West Maui, and the ...

Sorry, ukulele. Hawaii won’t spurn the steel guitar to sound its love for you. Bills in the state Legislature that would’ve declared the friendly little guitar ...

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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 ...