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 ...

The Ukulele Guild of Hawai‘i returned to Bishop Museum this weekend with a special exhibition and workshops, highlighting ...

Jim Beloff, 66, recounts his experiences in a new book, “UKEtopia!: Adventures in the Ukulele World,” an extensively illustrated history of the modern ukulele. In 1997, the same year the company went ...

Rain or shine? A short history of the weather forecast Ida Pfeiffer: 19th Century globetrotter Throughout its 130-year-old history, the ukulele has often been underrated – for many, this tiny four ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - You don’t have to go very far to hear an ukulele in the islands. It’s an instrument that is as ubiquitous in Hawaii as it is beloved. But have you ever wondered where it ...

Oh, you grammar mavens are cringing over the possibility of an ‘ukulele, I just know it. But while you’ve probably known this tiny four-stringed instrument as a you-ka-lay-lee, that’s an anglicized ...

In 2014, Larry Bartram, a software company founder and archaeologist, was at C.F. Martin & Co. in Nazareth to have a guitar repaired. While waiting, he strolled into the factory museum. Tucked among ...

Throughout its 130-year-old history, the ukulele has often been underrated – for many, this tiny four stringed instrument is a musical joke, a plastic toy or a cheap airport souvenir, but in fact, ...