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 ...

Two ukuleles used by George Formby are set to go to auction and could sell for just under £20,000. The instruments, including one which featured in the comedian’s first film Boots! Boots! in 1934, ...

Frank Skinner has revealed one of the perks of celebrity – being left an antique ukulele in a will. The George Formby fan was recently contacted by a firm of solicitors in the Cotswolds, who told him ...