The ukulele is a widely loved stringed instrument that has become synonymous with beautiful cover songs online, like the classic “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” and other famous tunes. Thanks to their ...

Sam Kamaka is showing me the original pineapple ukulele. It's oval, not the usual nipped-in-at-the-waist model. His father, Samuel K. Kamaka, designed this one around 1916, he tells me, and when it ...

Renowned for its usage in beautiful covers like “Can’t Help Falling in Love” by Twenty One Pilots and “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” by Israel Kamakawiwo?ole, it’s no surprise that the ukulele has made ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The legendary ukulele maker Samuel Kamaka Jr. passed away Tuesday morning. Kamaka’s father, Sam Kamaka Sr., created the patented Kamaka ukulele — otherwise known as the ...