Visiting the Hawaiian islands in 2014

[Joerg Schubert]

Hi,
I would like to visit the islands in 2014.
This journey should revolve around steel guitar, hawaiian music and culture.
I still have a couple of options timewise for starting the trip.

Do you have any suggestions concerning music festivals or such in 2014. Something a steel guitar player should not miss...

Mahalo nui loa
Joerg

[Steve Hamill]

Heres a good start:
http://www.mauisteelguitarfestival.com/

[Kevin Brown]

Hi Joerg, i shall be following your posts as i too would love to visit, maybe next year, best wishes.

[Jack Aldrich]

I'll be on Oahu from 1/7-23, jamming and gigging, and then on Oahu and Maui all of April and the first week in May. By all means. go to the Maui festival; it is always fabulous, lots of good steelers, both pro and am. On Oahu: Tuesday night - Greg Sardinha at the Halekulani, Wednesday night - Cyril Pahinui, featuring Jeff Au Hoy on steel, Thursday evening - The Keawe Ohana at the Moana Terrace, Waikiki Marriott, with Alan Akaka on steel, first Friday - the Ko'olau Serenaders with Derrick Mau on steel at Honey's at the Ko'olau country club in Kaneohe. I hear that the Hiram Olsen trio with Casey Olsen is back at the Halekulani, but I don't know what day. I'll be playing with Ramon Camarillo at Nico's on Pier 38 Friday noons while I'm there. Steel guitar is picking up in Waikiki.

[Jack Aldrich]

Oh - there's a Waikiki steel guitar festival in July. I haven't got a date for it yet. Last year it was at the Outrigger. Check out this link for more information.

[Joerg Schubert]

Mahalo for your posts!
Looks like that the Maui Festival should go to the top of my list.
But I also have to consider, all the fine players you mentioned are mostly working on the Ohau island. I probably have do some island hopping. Have no idea how complicated that is...

To the European steelers with Hawaii experience: is it possibe get an lapsteel as carry on luggage thru all the airport security into to the airplane?

[Jack Aldrich]

I travel a lot with lap steels. If it will fit in the overhead, then, with some cajoling, you can bring it on board. My D8 Stringmaster fits, so I carry it on, but my D8 Canopus does not. - Jack

[Joerg Schubert]

Fantastic, a double neck Stringmaster as carry on. I have a single neck SM. Do they allow to have the legs in the case? I would be extremly nice to have a console available. I thought of a lap steel with softcase on my back.
It's probably something else on international flights. They may take the steel bar away from you because its a bullet bar...

[Jack Aldrich]

Fantastic, a double neck Stringmaster as carry on. I have a single neck SM. Do they allow to have the legs in the case? I would be extremly nice to have a console available. I thought of a lap steel with softcase on my back.
It's probably something else on international flights. They may take the steel bar away from you because its a bullet bar...

It fits with an inch or two on either side, and suitcases can be put on top of it, I carry the legs in the case, as it was designed. No problem. btw, I have a medium scale (23 1/2, I believe) guitar. A long scale instrument will most likely not fit. The single 8, better known as a "Deluxe Eight", fits easily.