Dec. 28—Kamaka was less than two months short of what would have been his 99th birthday when he died July 23. The life and legacy of Frederick Ku Kamaka Sr., late president of Kamaka Ukulele Inc., ...
Chris Kamaka leans back in his chair, strumming an old tenor ukulele, an instrument that his family business, Kamaka Hawaii, has been building for 100 years. He’s been challenged to play a sad song on ...
Honolulu-based instrument maker Kamaka Hawaii is wrapping up a year of celebrations commemorating its 100th anniversary of making Kamaka ‘Ukulele. Founded in 1916 by Samuel Kaialiilii Kamaka, Sr. as ...
Stacks of handcrafted koa ukulele sit next to piles of boxes on shelves overflowing with unsorted papers and a mishmash of stuff. This is the two-story Kakaako home of Kamaka Hawaii, the ukulele ...
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - A dozen guitars belonging to late Hawaiian slack key master Cyril Pahinui have been stolen, and his wife wants them returned, no questions asked. The guitars were in ...
A centennial is almost by definition a “once in a lifetime” for almost anyone, and a monumental event for that reason alone. The centennial of Kamaka Ukulele is monumental for at least two other ...