IN HAWAIIAN, the word “ukulele” roughly translates to “jumping flea.” Twenty years ago, the flea bit Greenbrae’s Andy Roth, who now has one of the most historically important collections in the world.

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Hawaiian culture has a rich oral tradition. But as State Archivist Adam Jansen notes, the Hawaii State Archives is largely a collection of written documents — government and ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Shawn Yacavone grew up surrounded by the ukulele. At home and at school, in parks and in friends’ houses — it was everywhere. “There’s always some music going on in the ...