Gates open at 1:30 pm

The MACC will be collecting non-perishable donations for the Maui Food Bank at this event for distribution to those impacted by the wildfires. The need continues, so please give generously.

THIS IS A FREE LIVE/IN-PERSON AND LIVESTREAMED EVENT FOR THE MAUI COMMUNITY AND VISITORS

Event emcee is Hawai‘i News Now's BILLY V.

Join us for one of Maui’s favorite family events. Some of Hawai‘i’s best slack key guitar players will perform selections of melodious Hawaiian music. This year's artist lineup will be Ledward "Led" Kaapana, Stephen Inglis, Kenneth Makuakāne, Kailua Moon (Danny & Nani Carvalho), Kevin Brown, Darrell Aquino, Dwight Kanae, Nāmaka Cosma-White, Walter Keale, Michael Kaawa, Shem Kahawaiʻi, Kahiau Lam Ho  & more! (artist list subject to change)

Kī hō`alu, translating literally from the Hawaiian as “loosen the key,” indicating the tuning in slack key guitar technique, is a musical tradition dating back to the 19th-century paniolo who played around the campfire after completing a day of ranch work.

Slack key has become known as one of the world’s great acoustic guitar methods, especially since the Grammy Awards at one time recognized Hawaiian music as a category all its own.
 

Come to the festival ready to shop!  A wide variety of Hawaiian arts & crafts vendors will be on hand selling their wares. 

In addition to beverages available for purchase, multiple food vendors will be available.  No outside food & beverages allowed.  Food and beverages from local Maui vendors will be available for purchase starting at 1:30 pm. 

The Kī hō`alu Festival is sponsored by the County of Maui, Office of Economic Development, and Kilohana by CNHA with additional aloha from the Kī Hō`alu Foundation, Ka-Hoku Productions, The Maui News, and KPOA.