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We’ll see you next year, Sept 3, 2026 at Parker Ranch!

Mahalo for Joining Us at the 2025 Paniolo BBQ & Slack Key Festival! Save the date for our 2nd year at Parker Ranch, September 3, 2026! Sign up for more updates below.

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Paniolo roots, flavors, and slack key magic

On August 28, 2025, we came together at Pukalani Stables for an unforgettable night of slack key, hula, paniolo storytelling, and Parker Ranch BBQ. Mahalo nui to everyone who joined us — it was a beautiful evening under the Waimea sky. We can’t wait to see you again in 2026!

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Live Slack Key Music

Paniolo BBQ Feast

Cowboy Games

Inside the Series

Mahalo to our 2025 performers!

MC

Billy v

3:30

Danny Almonte

4:15

Kimo Ho‘opai

4:35

Kumu Nani Lim Yap

Chant: Hana Waimea / Hole Waimea I ka Ihe a ka Makani

4:45

Eli Gallinger

Colten Kahulamu

Kamakani Kelekolio-Rivera

5:00

Kala’e + Kalena Parish

5:30

Ka‘ihi Kimokeo & Kamuela

5:45

Jerry Santos

Kamuela Kimokeo

Rhonda Burk – Hula

6:15

Makana

7:00

Kenneth Makuakane

7:30

Earl Deleon

Noe Noe Kekaualua-Deleon

Hula

8:00

Victor Chock

Ben Kaili

JJ Ahuna

Dwight Tokumoto

Christy Leina’ala Lassiter

8:45

Iolani and
Natalie Ai Kamauu

Chaz Kamauu

Hula

9:15

Sonny Lim

Kevin Kealoha

Ikaika Marzo

Sean Parks

Mahalo to our 2025 featured chefs!

A lineup of culinary storytellers brought bold flavors, cultural depth, and island soul to the table.

Jayson Kanekoa

Chef Jayson Kanekoa, Executive Chef at Waikoloa Marriott, is a Hawai‘i Island native with 39+ years in the kitchen. Known for his bold, local-forward flavors, he co-founded Pā‘ina by Ocean with his son and champions farm-to-table cooking rooted in culture.

Ocean Kanekoa

Ocean Kanekoa is a rising star on Hawai‘i Island, blending local tradition with fine dining technique. Founder of Pā‘ina by Ocean, he brings deep aloha for land and sea to every dish — shaped by his roots in Waimea and training at the Culinary Institute of America.

Roger Dikon

Roger Dikon is a pioneering force in Hawai‘i Regional Cuisine, shaping the islands’ dining scene since 1978. A founding member of the movement’s original 12, he’s opened and led celebrated kitchens from the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel to Kapalua Bay Hotel and Maui Prince Hotel — blending global experience with a lasting love for Hawai‘i’s flavors.

Kathy Morris

Kathy Morris infuses every dish with aloha, guided by her belief that “more love, the better.” A graduate of the Culinary Institute of America who began her career at the Mauna Kea Hotel, she went on to lead fine dining kitchens along the Kohala Coast before bringing her creative touch to luxury homes across Hawai‘i Island — where fresh, local ingredients remain at the heart of her cooking.