The International Ukulele Festival of Hawaii is set to celebrate its 15th anniversary this Saturday, July 27th, 2024, at Kapiʻolani Park in Waikiki. This annual all-day ʻukulele event, founded in 2009 ...
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - In the bustling business district of Kaimuki, the sounds of keiki strumming their ukulele fill the halls of a concrete building that houses a tiny music studio. Walk inside ...
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - There’s something distinctly different about Mika Kane’s ukulele artistry. In his hands the four-stringed instrument takes on a different vibe. “I like to think my style is ...
Perhaps you have just recently come to realize that it is a pity your old ukulele is collecting dust in your attic so you decided to pick it up and start strumming its strings, which is probably what ...
The ukulele is one of Hawaii’s most beloved instruments. Along with the ipu — a percussion instrument made from gourds that has provided beats for hula dancing since the 18th century — the ...
SIKESTON, Mo. -- A group of area residents have banded together for their love of the ukulele. The small four-stringed guitar of Hawaiian origin has interested so many local residents, the Last ...
My passion for Hawaiian culture took almost 30 years to hit me like a wave on the Banzai Pipeline. I honeymooned in Hawaii and loved it, but my kids were already grown by the time that passion was ...
HONOLULU (KHON2) — The sweet sounds of singing and strumming have returned to Windward Oahu. This group, made mostly of kupuna, can be found every Monday morning in Kailua. Download the free KHON2 app ...
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 ...
As temperatures crept up into the high teens Friday afternoon after days of blistering cold, the music of the Hawaiian Islands wafted through the Isabella County Commission on Aging building. Sitting ...